Education Design & Development

The search box featured above takes you into a powerful search tool. This search allows you to get instant access to articles, eBooks and more. It is a great way to start a search!

Begin by typing in some words that describe your topic or by entering a journal article title.

The ERIC database is a great place to start your education research. You can search ERIC using keywords, or by using thesaurus terms. Here are some good subject headings from the ERIC thesaurus to get you started - just copy and paste any of these searches into the search box and click Search:

• descriptor:"medical education"
• descriptor:"allied health occupations education"
• descriptor:"clinical teaching (health professions)"
• descriptor:"problem based learning"
• descriptor:"active learning"
• descriptor:"professional continuing education"
• descriptor:"curriculum development"
• descriptor:"nursing education"
• descriptor:"program evaluation"
• descriptor:"teaching methods"
• descriptor:"simulation"
• descriptor:"simulated environment"
• descriptor:"instructional design"

Use the "Descriptors" sidebar to the left of your results to further narrow your search. For example, search the descriptor "clinical teaching (health professionals)" and then narrow your results to "curriculum development."