Articles chop up your topic into little, narrow questions. If you find 5 articles, each presenting a narrow study, it's often hard to see how they fit together and what question they are all trying to answer. But encyclopedias and handbooks
Use associations to find out about conferences and hot issues in your field (i.e., topics for your papers).
This resource is a combination of "an annotated bibliography and a high-level encyclopedia". Articles are written by renowned scholars in the fields and resources are reviewed for scholarly accuracy.
The handbook of student affairs administration by 
Handbook of Education Policy Research by Find these in the reference section of Keffer Library!
Encyclopedia of Educational Leadership & Administration by 
Psychology of Classroom Learning: An encyclopedia