EDLP6030: Educational Research: Getting Started

By phone

Call 973-720-2116

The Reference Desk is staffed until 10PM Sunday-Friday and until 8:00pm on Saturday.

By e-mail

Send your question to the Reference Desk via email - refdesk@wpunj.edu   Allow 24 hours for a response. 

Schedule a Research Appointment

Contact the library for an appointment with a Reference Librarian: Schedule Research Help  

• Start with a topic that interests you.
• Get Background Information
• Note keywords, names, places, organizations
• Develop your research question
• Is your research question too broad or narrow (some prelimary searching/reading will help you determine this)
• Develop a thesis statement

For example,

Topic keywords: Literacy, school librarians, school library media center

Your Research Question/Interest might be: How can a certified school librarian help create a culture of literacy in my school?

Thesis Statement: Students in schools with a certified school librarian and a well supported school library have better reading test scores than students in schools without a certified school librarian and school library.