EDUCATION
TC Library's Subscription Databases and the World Wide Web offer a large number of valuable resources to educators teaching K-12 through post graduate school. We have gathered some of these here, together with resources of interest to those working with children in general. For books and other materials (print and electronic books) in the Tate Library collection, be sure to check our catalog.
These databases are the same as those found on the main "Research Databases" page but are grouped here to allow "one-stop" shopping for all interested in Education topics.
Specifically for Education Majors:
ERIC,
the Educational Resources
Information Center, is THE database for full text access to educational
documents (dissertations, theses etc) from 1993-present. Also contains
abstracts of articles found in major education journals and abstracts of
education documents published from 1966-2000 and housed in the TC Library's
microfiche collection. For assistance in retrieving ERIC documents on
microfiche, ASK a library staff member.
LEXIS NEXIS ACADEMIC UNIVERSE
a great database to locate full text of court cases related to Education both
state and federal. Choose Legal to search for the text of cases.
PROFESSIONAL COLLECTION, again a TEL resource via Infotrac I,
allows degreed and student teachers access to a large collection of full-text
professional education titles, including full-text journal articles.
PROQUEST EDUCATION JOURNALS offers complete information on hundreds
of educational topics, drawing full-text articles from over 260 leading
education journals for the period since 1988.
PsychARTICLES, from EBSCO, contains more than 25,000 articles from 42
journals published by the American Psychological Association and allied
organizations. Many of these have to do with Ed Psych and related topics.
What Do I Read Next? A great database on Infotrac II that can be
helpful in locating children's literature in a variety of genres, age groups and
with a variety of themes. Also has listed the Caldecott and Newberry Award
winners. A children's librarian's best friend!
Research Databases for Elementary and Secondary School Students (Also see Curriculum Resources)
Infotrac I Junior Edition K12
"This periodical database is designed for students in
junior high and middle school, with magazines, newspapers and reference books
(most are full-text) for information on current events, the arts, science,
popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more. "
Infotrac I Student Edition "this
database is designed for high school students, with access to a variety of
indexed and full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books for information
on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people,
government, history, sports and more. "
Kids Infobits "meets the
research needs of students in Kindergarten through Grade 5. It features a
developmentally appropriate, visually graphic interface, a subject-based topic
tree search and full-text, age-appropriate, curriculum-related magazine,
newspaper and reference content for information on current events, the arts,
science, health, people, government, history, sports and more."
Other General Databases that are Helpful:
GALE VIRTUAL REFERENCE I
Reference books only available in the Reference section of the library, now
availalbe electronically via Infotrac I. Includes Gale Encyclopedia
of Multicultural America, Beacham's Guide to the Endangered
Species of North America and several other valuable resources.
GALE VIRTUAL REFERENCE
II contains full text access to major Gale reference works including
The Encyclopedia of Education, Child Development and
Countries and their Cultures
CUSTOM NEWSPAPERS, from Infotrac
II, provides up-to-date full-text information on education topics in the news
from 40 national and international newspapers.
Ebrary another
electronic book database with over 20,000 e-books available on a variety of
topics. Includes a number of current education related materials that are
also accessible via records in the Online catalog.
EXPANDED ACADEMIC INDEX ASAP, from the Tennessee Electronic Library
(TEL) is part of Infotrac I on the main Research Databases page,
and provides full-text entry into academic journals in a variety of areas,
including education.
INFOTRAC ONEFILE, also from TEL in Infotrac I, includes full-text
citations to journals as well as popular magazines that are not as academic as those in
Expanded Academic.
JSTOR
(Journal Storage), available via our ACA proxy server,
contains full-text articles in the area of Higher Education. There is a
"rolling wall" of currency, meaning titles more recent than three to five
years old must be found in one of the other databases above.
NETLIBRARY
is a repository of full-text electronic books, including many recent education
titles. You may
access these, either via netLibrary or through a search of topics in the
Online
Catalog using your
personal Netlibrary username and password. For more information, Click
here.
OXFORD REFERENCE ONLINE A
variety of ready reference resources on all subject areas including the social
sciences.
POLLING THE NATION
is a survey tool designed to let users see
raw data from various polls on a host of topics, including those in the
Social Sciences (e.g., education). It is recommended that you employ the
topics heading on the left hand side of the page.
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FREE EDUCATION LINKS: A CLASSIFIED LIBRARY
EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH and ASSESSMENT
Wisconsin Center for Education Research "The Wisconsin Center for
Education Research is one of the oldest, largest, and most productive education
research centers in the world. A part of the University of Wisconsin–Madison's
School of Education, WCER provides a productive environment where some of the
country's leading scholars conduct basic and applied education research. The
WCER roster includes research centers and projects that are currently
investigating a variety of topics in education."
School Matters Standard and
Poor's created School Evaluation Services in response to an expressed need by
the education community for an impartial, transparent analysis of the nation's
educational data. The webservice covers the following objectives a outlined on
their website:
" SchoolMatters gives policymakers, educators, and parents the tools they need
to make better-informed decisions that improve student performance.
SchoolMatters will educate, empower, and engage education stakeholders. The
information and analysis will educate Americans about how schools
and school districts are performing and help them understand the complex
relationships between achievement and investment. SchoolMatters will
empower educators and policymakers, giving them easy access to the
information they need to craft strong education policies. Finally, SchoolMatters
will engage the public in a widespread movement to improve our
nation's school systems. For the first time, parents and the general public will
have instant access to a wide range of data on local schools and schools
districts, enabling them to make informed decisions, ranging from policies they
advocate to the schools their children attend. "
UMI/Proquest Digital Dissertations, is an excellent source to review the first 24 pages of UMI dissertations published after 1996. You have the option of purchasing the entire dissertation in paper or digital form. Also, the University of Virginia has a directory and short abstracts of Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETDs) in the Humanities that are currently in progress or have been recently completed.
ERIC, the Educational Resources Information Center index of citations and abstracts as well as full text documents from 1993-present is available free through the Dept. Of Education.
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EDUCATION REFERENCE
Education Index, is not the Wilson periodical guide, but a searchable lists of 60 topics.
FindArticles.com is an index
to full-text magazines (including education titles) which appear
on the web (including a few not covered by the subscription databases noted
above), and is, surprisingly, overlooked on the links pages of most libraries
. Not to be taken lightly, it is recommended.
GEM: Gateway to Educational Materials "The
Gateway to Educational MaterialsSM
is a Consortium effort to provide educators with quick and easy access to
thousands of educational resources found on various federal, state, university,
non-profit, and commercial Internet sites."
INGENTA,
is a bibliographic and database service (formerly known as Carl Uncover) which
allows users to review its database of 5 million plus periodical articles. Users
may purchase articles from Carl or obtain them via traditional on site or
interlibrary loan requests.
Library in the Sky
Maintained by Northwest REgional Educational
Laboratory, this is a database of interesting and useful educational Web sites
for those involved in education. Find the information you want through the
Search, User Tabs, by Department, or Materials. It is organized by topics,
materials and audience.
Peterson's Education Resource Center is from the exciting distance learning support service, Blackboard, and offers links to many full-text articles, educational content, and other information. Click on the discipline desired and employ the search engine provided.
School Psychology Resources Online allows you to research learning disabilities, ADHD, functional behavioral assessment, autism, adolescence, parenting, psychological assessment, special education, mental retardation, mental health, and other topics.
NEWSPAPER RESOURCES: In addition to the Custom Newspapers Fulltext Database
Education
Week on the Web, is an excellent educational newspaper with a full archive
of past issues.
NIEOnline Newspapers
in Education, a service which provides newspapers with educational
information AND educators with educational information drawn from newspapers.
Be careful--backing out can be a problem. Opinion-Pages, provides access to a variety of current editorials, letters
to the editor, columns, and commentaries from small, mid-sized, and some metropolitan daily and weekly newspapers
from the US, Canada, and a few other countries; many contributions relate to education.
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GOVERNMENT
RESOURCES and STATISTICS:
Tennessee No Child Left
Behind
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
National Clearinghouse
on Child Abuse and Neglect Information
(NCCANCH) "was established in 1974 by the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment
Act to collect, organize, and disseminate information on all aspects of child
maltreatment. The legislation that established a
national clearinghouse for information relating to child abuse is available
online."
NCES (National Center for
Education Statistics) Search Engine, allows you to locate all kinds of
educational statistics.
U.S. Department of Education
or its handy search page, Topics
A-Z.
National
Science Foundation Division of Science Resources Statistics provides data
profiles on the state of math and science public education in the United States.
The
Institute of Education Sciences reflects the intent of the President and
Congress to advance the field of education research, making it more rigorous in
support of evidence-based education. The Institute consists of the National
Center for Education Research, the National Center for Education Statistics, and
the National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance.
Regional Educational Laboratories Network
(REL) The network of 10 Regional Educational Laboratories, serving
geographic regions that span the nation, works to ensure that those involved in
educational improvement at the local, state, and regional levels have access to
the best available information from research and practice.
Education Resource Organizations Directory (EROD) is intended to help you
identify and contact organizations that provide information and assistance on a
broad range of education-related topics.
NEW!
Access Excellence @ the National
Health Museum " originally developed and launched by Genentech Inc., and in
1999 joined the National Health Museum, a non-profit organization founded by
former U.S. Surgeon General C. Everett Koop as a national center for health
education. Access Excellence will form the core of the educational component of
the National Health Museum Website..." A good resource for curriculum materials
and teaching ideas for science and health educators K-12.
BlueWeb'n
is an online library of 1700+ outstanding Internet sites categorized
by subject, grade level, and format (lessons, activities, projects, resources,
references, & tools). You can search by grade level (Refined Search),
broad subject area (Content Areas), or
specific sub-categories (Subject Area). Each week 5 new sites are added.
Digital Education Network
Library in the Sky
Maintained by Northwest Regional Educational
Laboratory, this is a database of interesting and useful educational Web sites
for those involved in education. Find the information you want through the
Search, User Tabs, by Department, or Materials. It is organized by topics,
materials and audience.
NEW! Kids.gov
Website designed by US Government with links
to agency sites designed for kids as well as parents and teachers from learning
tools like games to assistance with subject research from sites like NASA and
the Library of Congress.
Lesson Plans Library
allows you to find hundreds of original lesson plans, all written by
teachers for teachers. Use the pull-down menus to browse by subject, grade, or
both
Scholastic Lesson plans,
teaching strategies from the children's literature publisher.
Study
Guides and Strategies, is designed to help students in and out of the
classroom
TeAchnology: The Artand Science of
Teaching with Technology Access to thousands of lesson plans, curriculum
guides, rubrics for teachers.
TeachersNet,a forum for
threaded discussions on educational topics
Teaching
and Learning on the Internet, links to over 640 "how to" sites
ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (ESL)
ESL Base for teachers and
employers includes job listings around the world and courses for those
interested in teaching. (British based).
ESL Resource Center Exercises
for teachers and students who are learning the English Language.
On-Line
Directory of ESL Organizations and Association Resources--Type in a
search on the page provided or specify location.
Using English is a
general English language site, specialising in ESL. (British Based) and contains
a variety of resources for teaching.
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature
Site is a collection of reviews of great books for kids, ideas
of ways to use them in the classroom and collections of books and activities
about particular subjects, curriculum areas, themes and professional
topics.
Children's Literature Web Guide
Children's Storybooks Online
KidLink
and Kid's Web are
both valuable...
National Geographic for
Kids
RESEARCH GUIDES in addition to the guide provided here on
the TC Library website
Education Review, a Journal of Book Reviews Reviews of recent books in
education and social sciences. Access is free and open to all.
Kathy Schrock's Guide for
Educators Sponsored by Discoveryschool.com a comprehensive and well
known site useful for curriculum and professional growth in the areas of
technology and instruction.
Internet Public
Library Education Links
EDUHOUND Specific to
educational resources on the web, it tends to be advertising heavy and
slow to load but contains some good links by topic.
SEARCH.EDU limited to searching
for web content under the .edu domain. Uses Google as a basis.
NEW!
All Kinds of Minds
"All Kinds of Minds has developed a variety of programs to help parents,
educators, clinicians, and kids understand and manage learning issues. All are
based on a neurodevelopmental approach to learning and a search for recurring
themes in a student’s learning and performance, themes upon which we can build
an individualized management plan."
Blindness
Resource Center This annotated directory includes links to websites
containing information on access, braille, deaf-blindness, eye conditions, low
vision, organizations, research, and more. From the New York Institute for
Special Education.
Connects: Learning
Disabilities Portal "This website is designed for anyone with an
interest in learning disabilities. It enables thousands of members to share news
items and information about events, websites and organisations."
NEW!
Disability Info Government site offers information on educational
programs and resources available throughout the federal government, including
Individualized Education Programs; college opportunities; school-to-work
transition and tools for educators.
National Center for Learning
Disabilities "NCLD provides essential
information to parents, professionals and individuals with learning
disabilities, promotes research and programs to foster effective learning, and
advocates for policies to protect and strengthen educational rights and
opportunities."
National Dissemination Center for
Children with Disabilities "... a central source
of information on: disabilities in infants, toddlers, children, and youth, IDEA,
which is the law authorizing special education, No Child Left Behind (as it
relates to children with disabilities), and research-based information on
effective educational practices."
The Special Ed Advocate - Special Education Law
This site, by a special education attorney, provides parents, educators, and
attorneys with advocacy information and special education law for children with
disabilities. It provides the texts of case laws, statutes, and federal
regulations, including the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
Also includes an online bulletin board and free online newsletter (archived on
the site). The author's books and consultations are for sale on site.
From now on :the educational
technology journal This publication highlights uses of technology in the
classroom.
Electric Teacher "This site is designed to help teachers in
their quest for learning how to use technology effectively in their
classrooms..."
Learning Science Non profit that
provides innovative ideas and examples of using technology or "learning tools"
in teaching science. Organizational site bases its content on the National
Science Education Standards.
Teach-nology
"offers a wide variety of
resources intended to bring educators into the world of teaching with
technology."
National Education Association
National PTA
The Education Alliance at Brown University
We help schools and school districts provide equitable
opportunities for all students to succeed. We apply research findings and
develop solutions to problems in such areas as school change, secondary school
restructuring, professional development, first and second language acquisition,
educational leadership, and cultural and linguistic diversity.
DISTANCE, ADULT EDUCATION and HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT:
American Society
for Training and Development (ASTD)
"is the world’s
largest association dedicated to workplace learning and performance
professionals.
ASTD has widened the profession’s focus to
link learning and performance to individual and organizational results, and is a
sought-after voice on critical public policy issues."
ASTD Smoky Mountain Chapter
ASTD Chattanooga Chapter
ASTD East Tennessee
Chapter
Dr. Allen's Web Space
Dr. Jeff Allen's recommended reading list of HRD related publications.
Performance, Learning, Leadership,
and Knowledge a flowchart of links to information on HRD.
Always
Improving Performance: Human Performance Technology Links Links provided by
Bill Lowthert
Distance-Educator.Com...
Distance
Education Clearinghouse...
Literacy.org
covers adult literacy and learning...
ERIC Higher Education Guides(Distance Education) from the Educator's Desk
Reference...
TENNESSEE
Tennessee Educational
Association
Tennessee Educational Technology Association
Tennessee Department of Education
Maryville College Lamar Alexander Internet Resources for Education
Home School World
Jon's
Home school Resource Page
Page last updated: 09/13/2007
