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Background Info for Clinical Research

Much of the background information you might need will be about the topic of your specific project, but here are some more general sources about clinical research.

HHS Office for Human Research Protections
The Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) provides leadership in the protection of the rights, welfare, and wellbeing of human subjects involved in research conducted or supported by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Learn how to protect human subjects with their education resources and regulations.
ClinicalTrials.gov
Explore existing clinical research projects in the U.S. to see what other researchers are doing.
NIH Office of Science Policy, Clinical Research Policy
The Clinical Research Policy Program focuses on the regulatory and policy issues related to research involving human subjects, biospecimens, participant data, and the integration of bioethical considerations across the NIH research portfolio.

Designing Clinical Research by Stephen B. Hulley; Warren S. Browner; Steven R. Cummings; Deborah G. Grady; Thomas B. Newman
ISBN: 9781608318049
Publication Date: 2013-07-10
Foundations of Clinical Research by Leslie G. Portney
ISBN: 9780803661134
Publication Date: 2020
Clinical Research in Occupational Therapy by Martin Rice; Franklin Stein; Susan K. Cutler
Call Number: RES METH CLINICAL
ISBN: 9781111643317
Publication Date: 2012-02-06

Background Info for Educational Research

Better understand educational research with these background information sources.

Pre-K-12

Education Endowment Foundation Toolkits
Evidence summaries for preschool and K-12 education.
IRIS Center EBP Summaries
Evidence summaries from the IRIS Center at Vanderbilt University. K-12 focused.
Great Teaching Toolkit
An evidence toolkit of effective teaching practices. K-12 focused.

Adult Education

CALPRO Resources
Research, links, resource guides and more from the California Adult Literacy Professional Development Project.
LINCS Adult Education and Literacy
Resources for adult educators and learners from the U.S. Department of Education.
National Academies Press
Adult education reports from the National Academies Press.
AERTAC: Adult Education Research and Technical Assistance Center
Resources from AERTAC, a center of the American Institutes for Research.
National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy
Reports from NCSALL on adult learning. Please note, the Center shut down in 2017.

All Ages

What Works Clearing House
The What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) reviews the existing research on different programs, products, practices, and policies in education.
Institute of Education Sciences
The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) is the statistics, research, and evaluation arm of the U.S. Department of Education. Parent organization for National Center for Educaiton Research (NCER), National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance (NCEE), National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), and National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER).
IES Data Repository
Data files and tools from the Institute of Education Sciences.
Center for Educational Research and Innocvation (CERI)
A division of The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), CERI provides and promotes international comparative research, innovation and key indicators, explores forward-looking and innovative approaches to education and learning, and facilitates bridges between educational research, innovation and policy development.