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Key Databases

Education Database This link opens in a new window
Gives users access to over 900 educational publications, including more than 600 of the titles in full text from 1988 to present. Coverage spans the literature on primary, secondary and higher education as well as special education, home schooling, and adult education.
Tutorial for the Education Database.
Education Research Complete This link opens in a new window
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Covers all aspects of education including multilingual education, health education, testing, curriculum instruction, administration, policy, funding, and all levels of education from early childhood to higher education. Provides indexing for over 1,800 journals, as well as full-text for over 900 journals, 81 books, and numerous education-related conference papers. Tutorial for the Education Research Complete database.
ERIC This link opens in a new window
References to thousands of educational topics. Indexes journal articles, books, theses, curricula, conference papers, standards, guidelines and more. ERIC documents (non-journal literature) are available full-text, 1993 to the present. View a tutorial on this database here.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
JSTOR is a collection of core scholarly journals in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences digitized in most cases back to the first date of issue. Includes selected books, primary sources and other materials for academic work.
Tutorial for the JSTOR database.
Teacher Reference Center This link opens in a new window
Provides indexing and abstracts for more than 270 of the most popular teacher and administrator journals and magazines to assist professional educators.
Tutorial for the Teacher Reference Center database.

American Mathematical Society (AMS) Journals This link opens in a new window
Access full-text to all 8 journals published by the AMS.
Tutorial for AMS Journals.
MathSciNet This link opens in a new window
Provides access to reviews, abstracts and bibliographic information for the mathematical sciences literature. Includes access to Mathematical Reviews and Current Mathematical Publications from 1940 to present. Note: To access database from EBSCOhost, click here.

ScienceDirect This link opens in a new window
Access (searching and browsing) journals and eBooks published by Elsevier and its partners. Covers most disciplines, including science, medicine, economics and the social sciences.
Tutorial for the ScienceDirect database.
Web of Science: Core Collection This link opens in a new window
Contains citations and searchable author abstracts, covering scholarly literature in journals, books and conference proceedings. Includes: Science Citation Index Expanded, Social Sciences Citation Index, Arts and Humanities Citation Index, Book Citation Index, Conference Proceedings Citation Index, Current Chemical Reactions, Index Chemicus, and Emerging Sources Citation Index. Additional resources available by selecting from the dropdown list next to the Core Collection heading. Tutorial for the Web of Science: Core Collection database.

eHRAF World Cultures This link opens in a new window
Multi-cultural database of books, articles & dissertations organized by cultures, ethnic groups & traditions. Provides in-depth information on all aspects of cultural social life for selected cultures. Formerly called eHRAF Collection of Ethnography.
Global Issues (Gale In Context) This link opens in a new window
Formerly Global Issues in Context. Offers global perspectives on issues, topics, and current evens of international importance. Features frequently updated issue and country portals focusing on social, political, military, economic, environmental, health, and cultural issues.
ProQuest Social Sciences Collections This link opens in a new window
Provides global indexing of the scholarly literature in the social sciences, including full-text scholarly journals and key non-periodical sources such as dissertations and working papers, covering political science, sociology, the applied social sciences, criminal justice, education, and other areas. Search one or more of these databases, from Alt-PressWatch to Worldwide Political Science Abstracts. Tutorial for the ProQuest Social Sciences Collection database.

Key Journals

American Educational Research Journal
Featuring articles that advance the empirical, theoretical, and methodological understanding of education and learning.
1999 to the present
Coverage back to 1964 is available in JSTOR Arts & Sciences IV
Educational Researcher
Articles that are of general significance to the education research community and that come from a wide range of areas of education research and related disciplines.
from 01/01/1972 to present
Learning and Instruction
Provides a platform for the publication of the most advanced scientific research in the areas of learning, development, instruction and teaching.
1991 to the present
Review of Educational Research
Publishes critical, integrative reviews of research literature bearing on education. Coverage from 1931 to the present

Educational Studies In Mathematics
Presents new ideas and developments of major importance to those working in the field of mathematical education.
from 5/1/1968 to the present
Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education
Seeks to improve the education of mathematics teachers and develop teaching methods that better enable mathematics students to learn
from 01/01/1998 to present
Journal of Urban Mathematics
Fosters a transformative global academic space in mathematics that embraces critical research, emancipatory pedagogy, and scholarship of engagement in urban communities.
2008 to present
Mathematics Educator
Its purpose is to promote the interchange of ideas among the mathematics education community, locally, nationally, and internationally and to present a variety of viewpoints on a broad spectrum of issues related to mathematics education.
1990 to present
Research In Mathematics Education
Publishes original refereed articles on all aspects of mathematics education.
from 04/01/2000 to present
Mathematics Teacher Education & Development
Focuses on mathematics teachers education in the broader sense. Includes research reports, papers addressing general issues and perspectives, successful pathways, discussions on recent and potential policy decisions, curriculum developments, etc.
from 07/01/2005 to present

Journal of Research in Science Teaching
Publishes reports for science education researchers and practitioners on issues of science teaching and learning and science education policy.
from 1996 to present
Journal of Science Teacher Education
Serves as a forum for disseminating high quality research and theoretical position papers concerning preservice and inservice education of science teachers.
from 03/01/1989 to present
Science Activities
Publishes innovative manuscripts that will provide teachers and educators with the best classroom-tested projects, experiments, and curriculum ideas that promote science, inquiry through active learning experiences.
from 1997 to present
Science Education
Original articles on the latest issues and trends occurring internationally in science curriculum, instruction, learning, policy and preparation of science teachers with the aim to advance our knowledge of science education theory and practic
from 1996 to present
Science Educator
Focuses primarily on K-16 STEM issues, especially those topics associated with science education reform, outreach to schools, and the professional development of K-16 science teachers.
from 4/1/2006 to present

Journal of Social Studies Research
Designed to foster the dissemination of ideas and research findings related to the social studies.
from 01/01/2013 to present
Social Education
Contains a balance of theoretical content and practical teaching ideas. The award-winning resources include techniques for using materials in the classroom, information on the latest instructional technology, reviews of educational media, research on significant social studies-related topics, and lesson plans that can be applied to various disciplines.
from 2009 to present
The Social Studies
Peer-reviewed journal that publishes articles of interest to educators at all levels. Suitable topics include those concerned with the social studies, the social sciences, history, and interdisciplinary studies.
from 1997 to present
Social Studies & the Young Leaerner
"The goal of Social Studies and the Young Learner is to capture and enthuse elementary teachers across the country by providing relevant and useful information about the teaching of social studies to elementary students.
from 2009 to present
Social Studies Research and Practice
Focuses on providing a venue for P-16 social studies research and practice manuscripts, lesson plans, reviews and issues related to higher-level learning outcomes.
from 04/01/2009 to present
Social Studies Review
"Offers cutting edge commentary and ideas for classroom teachers, curriculum consultants, and college-university educators."
from 10/1/2008 to present
Theory & Research Social Education
Its purpose is to foster the creation and exchange of ideas and research findings that will expand knowledge and understanding of the purposes, conditions, and effects of schooling and education about society and social relations.
from 1997 to present

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