Subject Guides
Online Encyclopedias
- Points of View Reference Center
Covers current issues in the news and society. Contains point and counterpoint essays, articles, news transcripts, and more. POV also includes helpful guides for developing arguments, writing position papers, and preparing for debates. - Psychology of Classroom Learning (GVRL)
Examines the fundamental psychological aspects of learning such as cognition, motivation, and emotion, as well as individual and environmental factors at work in the classroom. Explores how instruction and learning are affected by factors such as classroom management, multiculturalism, learning styles, home schooling, peer relationships, school culture, discipline, self-esteem, socioeconomic status, and more.
Key Databases
- Education Research Complete
Over 1,400 full text education journals. Covers areas of curriculum instruction as well as administration, policy, funding, and related social issues, across all educational levels. - ERIC
The pre-eminent database of published research in education, ERIC contains nearly 1.5 million records and over 450,000 full text documents. Indexes both journal articles and grey literature like conference papers, government reports, policy papers, etc. - ProQuest Education Database
Full text access to over 600 titles and indexing to 300 additional titles covering all aspects of education.
Streaming Video
- Films on Demand Education Videos
Over 600 films related to education. Each video is broken down into 2-6 minute clips, called segments.
Other Resources
- Google Scholar
Can be useful for discovering articles. Full text not always available/free - look up the journal title on library home page to see if the University subscribes to full text. - ProQuest Research Library: Social Sciences
Multidisciplinary database with education journals and titles for children/teens. - PsycINFO
Psychological and behavioral aspects of education, 98% peer-reviewed. - Science Direct
Multidisciplinary database of scholarly journals. Includes some journals on education, psychology, and childhood development. - ProQuest Sociological Abstracts
Key database of the social and behavioral sciences. Searches abstracts of journal articles, book chapters, dissertations, and conference papers.
LibGuides
LibGuides are resources that are built by scholarly professionals with content specifically related to a given subject.
Citing Sources
- APA Style Guide
- MLA Style Guide
- Zotero
A citation generator and management tool, Zotero can help you keep all of your citation information together and generate a bibliography for you.
Books
Books on education have call numbers in the 370. We also have a Juvenile Reading Collection.
Legal Resources
- Google Scholar Case Law
Free case law library includes state cases from 1950; federal, appellate, tax, and bankruptcy cases from 1923; and US Supreme Court opinions from 1791.
Websites
Curriculum and Lesson Plans
Requirements
Research Centers
- Education Commission of the States
- Institute of Education Sciences
- American Educational Research Association
- CALDER Publications
- Teacher Policy Research
- National Center for Research on Education and Access
- National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards & Student Testing