Manderino Library: Education: Start Here

Education Research Databases

If you are looking for newspaper, magazine, or journal articles these databases are great places to start. Depending on what you need, you might need to look somewhere else, too.

Education Source
The premier education research tool, Education Source covers all levels of education, as well as all educational specialties such as multilingual education, health education, and testing. (EBSCO)

More info from EBSCO.
ERIC
ERIC is one of the standard databases for education research (and useful for communication studies and psychology research). ERIC covers two types of materials: documents [reports, papers, book chapters, etc.] and journal articles. (EBSCO)

Alternate Access from the Dept. of Education site: ERIC: Institute of Education Sciences
Note: Anyone can use the Dept. of Education site--which provides free access to many ERIC documents and articles.
Cal U patrons: Using EBSCOhost gives you access to more full-text articles.
Teacher Reference Center
Professional educators will find relevant articles from teacher and administrator journals and magazines--most of which are peer-reviewed--dealing with: assessment, pedagogical methods, curriculum, instructional media, literacy standards, administration, etc. (EBSCO)

Other Databases That Have Education Information

Just like the databases listed above, you can find a lot of newspaper, magazine, and journal articles here. The difference is that these are not made "specifically" for education research. If you don't find what you need, contact me, we have other resources that might be more helpful for you.

Academic Search Ultimate
A large and all-inclusive database that covers almost every academic subject. (EBSCO)

More info from EBSCO.
SocINDEX with Full-Text
An important resource providing extensive coverage of sociology, social work, anthropology, and related topics. (EBSCO)

Alternate Access: Combined Search of SocINDEX and Social Work Abstracts
More info from EBSCO.
Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection
This "collection" is subset of full-text resources from other EBSCO databases on psychological and behavioral sciences topics. (EBSCO)
JSTOR Journal Archive
A full-text archive of over 1,700 of the best scholarly journals in the social sciences, humanities, mathematics, life sciences, etc. Full-text is available from the first issue, but usually does not include the most recent 2-5 years. Note: A very small number of journals now include current content.
CQ Researcher Plus Archive
Get in-depth, non-biased reports on today's important issues (or use the archives for past issues, back to 1923!). Each lengthy report covers a single topic, and includes a bibliography.

You can search all of our CQ Press resources at one time using this link:
CQPress Library
Mental Measurements Yearbook with Tests in Print
MMY contains full-text reviews for testing instruments used in psychology, education, business and leadership. Includes all volumes since the first (1938). Note: MMY does NOT include the tests themselves. Also includes Tests in Print, a bibliography of commercially available tests currently in print, in English. From the Buros Institute. (EBSCO)

PECT and PAPA Information

Pennsylvania Department of Education
Information about all levels of education in the state of Pennsylvania, teacher certification, school districts, etc.; plus news about state initiatives, a "Kids Stuff" page, and access to Web-based bulletin boards.
Pennsylvania State Academic Standards
The approved Pennsylvania Board of Education State Standards for Education.

Web Resources of Interest for Education

Google Scholar @ Cal U
Google Scholar finds scholarly articles, books, papers, etc. Note: This link identifies you to Google Scholar as a Cal U person. This provides you with access to items that are available through the Library. Look for the "Full-Text @ Cal U" links.

Google Scholar Help: Google Scholar Search Tips
Learn more about Google Scholar @ Cal U
Google Books
Search the full-text of millions of books. Use as a "discovery" tool to find books on your topic. Books in the public domain (generally, pre-1923) are available full-text. Newer books offer limited viewing--from many pages to nothing.Note: This is just for books (and some magazines). To find scholarly articles, use Google Scholar.

Learn more About Google Books and the Google Books Library Project.
Additional info at: Google Books Wikipedia Article
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
NCES collects, analyzes, and reports statistics on the condition of American education; and reviews and reports on education activities internationally.

These NCES pages are particularly helpful: Online Data Search Tools and Fast Facts about Education

UNESCO
An excellent international education data and statistics resource.
College Insight
This site makes statistical data on college affordability, diversity, and student success easy to find, compare, and analyze. Search by college, state, topic, and more. From the Institute for College Access & Success.

Video Resources

If you are looking for media related to education these links may be a helpful place to start.

Films on Demand: Digital Educational Video
This video collection offers thousands of full-length programs and tens of thousands of video segments! Topics include: humanities, sciences, medicine, business, social sciences, and more!

TeacherTube
Free instructional video sharing site. Just like YouTube but for teachers!
YouTube EDU
Videos from colleges and universities on YouTube.
YouTube
Free online video sharing service. (As if I needed to tell you that.)
Psychology Channels
Counseling Channels

Lesson Plan Help

Federal Resources for Education Excellence (FREE)
K-12 Teachers: Find federally supported teaching and learning resources from dozens of federal agencies. Covers all disciplines. You can use an RSS feed to get new resources automatically delivered to you several times a week.

Lesson Plans Sites at the I Want To Teach Forever Blog
A listing of 40+ places to find lesson plans online.
National Science Digital Library
NSDL was created by the National Science Foundation to provide educators at all levels of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education with innovative teaching resources and tools.
Titlewave - Follett School Solutions
Follett's curriculum support tool will help you identify the reading and interest level for children's books. Use it to check books you find in the library's Curriculum Collection.