BIS 300: Interdisciplinary Inquiry (Nitta): Workshop 3 - Tuesday, November 8

Course research guide for BIS 300 with Keith Nitta at UW Bothell, Fall 2022.

Annotated Bibliographies

Annotated Bibliography Guide
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Criminal Justice Abstracts with Full-Text
Publications in criminology and related disciplines; international in scope.
Education Source
Education related scholarly articles and books
ERIC (EBSCO)
Education-related literature, from pre-K through adult education.
Hein Online
Digitized legal journals, reviews, U.S. government documents, regulations, laws, and treaties.
PAIS Index
Social and public policy literature from periodicals, government documents, books, and other sources.
Project Muse
Collection of humanities & social sciences electronic journals & 20,000+ ebooks.
PsycInfo
Academic, research, and practice literature in psychology and related disciplines, 1872 to present.
Social Work Abstracts
Journal articles in social work and social welfare.
Sociological Abstracts
Journal articles in the field of sociology, including international literature and other related disciplines.

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Gillespie article
Gillespie, Diane, Sally Rosamond and Elizabeth Thomas. "Grouped Out?: Undergraduate Default Strategies for Participating in Multiple Small Groups." Journal of General Education, 55.2 (2006): 81-102.
California Students Are Struggling in Math. Will Reforms Make the Problem Worse?
By Rivka Galchen

Google Scholar

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