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Resources for Doctoral Research in Education

A resource guide to support doctoral-level research in education

Research methods and design

Sage Research Methods database

Books

Qualitative, Quantitative, Mixed methods

Participatory, Action Research, Decolonizing Methodologies, Testimonios

Systematic Reviews

Systematic Reviews
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Data and statistics

California Department of Education
DataQuest, California School Dashboard
SageData CORE
Large repository of data on business, education, economics and many other subjects
ICPSR: Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Science Research
LAUSD Fingertip Facts
Mapping L.A. - Los Angeles Times
Data on Los Angeles neighborhoods
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Annual Reports
SimplyAnalytics
Web-based data mapping
Survey of Earned Doctorates
United States Census - Education

Conducting research at Cal State LA

Office of Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activities

Statistical software and analysis tools

Cal State LA ITS - Software Installed on University Computers
Sage Research Methods (database)
Includes practice datasets and guides on using statistical packages
NCES DataLab

Examples of fee-based computer-assisted qualitative data analysis software (CAQDAS):

Cal State LA University Library
California State University, Los Angeles
5151 State University Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90032-8300
323-343-3988