Sources are the origins of content (e.g., data, information and knowledge) that the writer uses to inform their own ideas.
Sources: Where did you find that?
For example, the Persuasive Essay Example sources a journal article (i.e., Bouchard, 2004) for a statistic on the hereditary of intelligence and a textbook (i.e., Churchill et al., 2010) for an idea about neurological development and nature and nurture.
The Education Guide contains links to databases* like ERIC and Informit A+ Education and other resources that are best suited to undertaking education research.
* Databases are searchable repositories of scholarly information sources such as journal articles and eBooks.
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