Education Studies Research

• Ethics in Human Research (Division of the Vice-President, Research & Innovation, University of Toronto)
• Research Ethics Board: Policies, guidelines and resources (Health Canada, Government of Canada)
• Submit a Human Ethics Protocol (Division of the Vice-President, Research & Innovation, University of Toronto)

As you evaluate the literature that you have gathered, it is important to engage in critical citation practices. You should consider who you are citing, and what implications stem from valuing one perspective over another in your research. Make sure that you cover a wide range of formats, consider studies that have alternate viewpoints, and include voices/identify gaps or silences. The following resources can help you consider the types of resources that you want to include.

Resources on Critical Citation Practices 

• Cite Black Women from the Cite Black Women campaign [website]: This resource links to podcasts and a blog that encourages scholars to reflect critically on the politics of who they do and do not cite. It provides resources to encourage greater engagement with, and acknowledgement of, Black women's transnational intellectual production.
• The politics of citation from CBC Radio: Is the peer review process biased against Indigenous academics? [news article]
• Making Feminist Points from feministkilljoys [blog post]: Written by feminist scholar and writer Sara Ahmed, this blog post discusses the dominance of white and male voices in academia and the structural implications of racism and sexism within feminist ideology.
• Critical Citation Practices—Research Roadmaps Podcast Episode (OISE Library)

Evaluating your literature and data is an essential part of the research process. The time that you spend reading, assessing, and analyzing your findings is important because it allows you to: 

• Identify whether your literature and data are relevant to your research topic 

• Determine whether your sources are reputable

Once you've determined your interest in an article, you should consider the article's merit based on research impact and overall relevance within your field of study. The following resources will help you assess the value of your research article as a scholarly source.

• Research Impact & Researcher Identity (Scholarly Communications and Copyright Office)

  Citation metrics are used evaluate the impact of an article within scholarly communities. This guide is intended to provide scholars with an introduction to measuring research impact. 

• Artificial Intelligence and Searching—Research Roadmaps Podcast Episode