A resource guide for those enrolled in the Doctor of Professional Practice course. This course is designed for experienced practitioners to develop advanced knowledge and skills relevant to their professional context.
Methodology. European Journal of Research Methods for the Behavioral and Social SciencesMethodology is the official organ of the European Association of Methodology (EAM), a union of methodologists working in different areas of the social and behavioral sciences (e.g., psychology, sociology, economics, educational and political sciences). The journal provides a platform for interdisciplinary exchange of methodological research and applications in the different fields, including new methodological approaches, review articles, software information, and instructional papers that can be used in teaching. Three main disciplines are covered: data analysis, research methodology, and psychometrics. The articles published in the journal are not only accessible to methodologists but also to more applied researchers in the various disciplines.
Research for allEngagement with research goes further than participation in it. Engaged individuals and communities initiate research, advise, challenge or collaborate with researchers. Their involvement is always active and they have a crucial influence on the conduct of the research – on its design or methods, products, dissemination or use.
Research for All focuses on research that involves universities and communities, services or industries working together. Contributors and readers are from both inside and outside of higher education. They include researchers, policymakers, managers, practitioners, community-based organizations, schools, businesses and the intermediaries who bring these people together. The journal highlights the potential in active public engagement for robust academic study, for the development of involved communities, and for the impact of research. It features theoretical and empirical analysis alongside authoritative commentary to explore a range of themes that are key to engaged research including the development of reciprocal relationships, sector-specific communication and participatory action research. It explores engagement with different groups and their cultures, and contains a balance of topics from across academic disciplines, professional sectors and types of engagement.
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AtlaSerials PLUS® (Atlas PLUS® ) includes more than 530+ full-text journals in many diverse areas of religion and theology, with full-text content in more than 20 languages from more than 35 different countries. Atlas PLUS includes all of the titles in Atla’s original full-text product, AtlaSerials® (Atlas®) and 170+ additional full-text titles.
Coverage dates from 1949 to the present with retrospective indexing for some journal issues as far back as the nineteenth century. Journals are selected for inclusion according to their scholarly merit and scope.
ATLA RDB contains more than 1.8 million records, including:
1,800+ journal titles in total (646 which are currently being indexed)
672,200+ journal article records
267,300+ essay records
18,000+ multi-author works
612,100+ review records
301,900+ book records
Academic OneFile is a comprehensive, subscription-based database of peer-reviewed, full-text journals and reference sources.
It currently contains 14,000 indexed journals offering extensive coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and others.
In addition to Academic OneFile the Gale subscription includes Gale PowerPack. The PowerPack includes numerous subject-based collections of periodical and unique high-quality reference content. These include:
Religion & Philosophy Collection is a customised selection of over 200 magazines and academic journals covering religion, philosophy, and the related areas of archaeology and anthropology.
Expanded Academic ASAP provides access to scholarly journals, magazines, and newspapers across disciplines. The database meets research needs in subject areas including the arts and humanities, social sciences, and science and technology.
Psychology Collection provides access to academic journals and magazines that cover the study of emotions, personality, and the human mind. The database offers content of interest to both researchers and general users.
RMIT Publishing produces a range of online resources that offer multidisciplinary collections of unique Australasian content covering the Arts, Business, Cultural Studies, Social Sciences and Theology.
Informit's multidisciplinary collections include the following:
Australian Public Affairs Full Text (APAFT) is a leading Australian scholarly database covering a broad range of subject areas including social sciences, business, economics, health, law, and sociology. It provides access to thousands of full-text articles from over 560 journals.
Humanities & Social Sciences Collection is a multi-disciplinary collection which covers subjects including the arts, communication, education, history, law, linguistics, literary studies, media, political science and sociology.
Literature & Culture Collection provides access to a range of publications covering Australia's literary and cultural heritage. This collection is a rich source of fiction, poetry, cultural politics and ideas, and is an essential resource for libraries and for teachers and students of Australian literature, history and society.
Families & Society Collection provides up-to-date research on family wellbeing and the place of families in society. This multi-disciplinary collection covers a wide range of subjects including ageing, child development and psychology, family dynamics and the many social problems relating to families.
A+ Education contains in-depth coverage of the learning, teaching and management issues facing all teaching professionals. Key subjects include classroom dynamics, education policy, student learning, teaching methods and teacher training.
Business Collection covers all broad business fields including accounting, career development, corporate governance, employment, human resources, management, marketing, and occupational health.
Engineering Collection provides access to full-text resources across all engineering disciplines.
Health Collection provides cover-to-cover full-text access to content related to Australasian health information, including research articles, reports and case studies.
Indigenous Collection offers a variety of content on both historical and topical issues within Indigenous studies. The multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary framework encompasses anthropology, community development, cultural studies, economics, education, health, history, human geography, law and land rights, literature, politics and policymaking, (post)colonial studies, psychology, race studies, sociology and visual and performing arts.
JSTOR is one of the most popular databases allowing you to search full-text scholarly journals on all subjects areas from 1700 onwards. I
t is a continually expanding multi-disciplinary archive of scholarly material in the social sciences and humanities and the sciences. It includes the archives of over 1,000 journals, monographs, newspapers and selected conference proceedings. Access is provided to the complete scanned image of the item. Journals are available from volume 1, issue 1, however the most recently published journal issues are not available.
This database offers full-text articles for journals published by the American Psychological Association, the APA Educational Publishing Foundation, the Canadian Psychological Association and Hogrefe & Huber.
The database includes all material from the print journals. Many titles go back to volume 1, issue 1.
SAGE Research Methods is the ultimate methods library, with more than 1,000 books, reference works, journal articles, and instructional videos by world- leading academics from across the social sciences, including the largest collection of qualitative methods books available online from any scholarly publisher.
