Literature research in the subject of educational science
Are you a first-year student of educational science and need to conduct a literature search? On this page you will find a selection of our reference works and search tools for the subject of educational science, which are particularly interesting and suitable for first-year students. Further search tools, contact details, etc. can be found on our Educational Science Subject Information website.
Specialized reference works
Online reference works on educational science (selection)
- A dictionary of education
- Beltz Lexikon educational science
- EEO [= Encyclopedia of Educational Science Online]
- Dictionary of Educational Science
- Handbook of educational psychology
- Historical dictionary of education
- International encyclopedia of education
- Learning: basics of learning psychology
- Educational psychology
- Dictionary of education
Printed / online reference works
RUB Primo catalogue
Search in the catalog of the RUB libraries (advanced search): (lexicon* OR handbook OR reference work* OR dictionary) AND a keyword/keyword in your subject/subject area
Note: Licensed services can only be accessed on the campus network. Remote access from home is possible for university members via VPN client.
Specialist databases: articles, reviews, current research literature, books, journals and much more
Specialized databases
FIS Education Literature Database
The FIS Education Literature Database offers literature references on all areas of education. The database lists monographs, collected works and articles from specialist journals. Access to the full texts is partially possible. The database is freely accessible.
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Bibliographical references and abstracts of mainly English-language literature and audio-visual media on all areas of Education.
PsycINFO
PsycINFO lists journal articles, books, book chapters, book reviews, research reports, case studies etc. on psychology and related fields such as psychiatry, sociology, educational sciences ...
PSYNDEXPlus
Bibliographic database on psychological literature and test procedures from German-speaking countries as well as psychologically relevant audiovisual media from all areas of psychology including psychologically relevant aspects from neighboring disciplines such as psychiatry, medicine, educational science, sociology, sports science, linguistics, business administration, criminology.
Full text databases
JSTOR
JSTOR offers access to over 12 million journals, books and source material in 75 subject areas.
Academic Search Premier
The multidisciplinary, comprehensive EBSCOhost database analyzes more than 18,000 scientific journals from all subject areas (including education). Around 4800 of these journals are accessible in full text.
Further subject databases: Subject information of the University Library
RUB subject databases and subject-related reference works on various subjects
Note: Licensed services can only be accessed on the campus network. Remote access from home is possible for university members via VPN client.
Subject-related web portals
Education portal
The education portal is the central access point to educational science information for pedagogues from research and practice.
OECD iLibrary
OECD iLibrary is the portal for online publications (studies and statistics) of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
SocioHub
SocioHub, the portal of the Sociology Information Service (FID), was launched in 2018 with a BETA version. Here you can also find literature on topics from educational science.