Research Guide: Education
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Education-Related Databases
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Chronicle of Higher Education
- Online edition of the Chronicle. (more info)
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Professional Development Collection
- Designed for professional educators, this database provides a highly specialized collection of over 500 full text journals. (more info)
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PsycINFO
- Database of scholarly literature in the psychological, social, behavioral, and health sciences. PsycINFO covers journals, books, reviews, and dissertations. (more info)
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ARTbibliographies Modern
- Provides abstracts of journal articles, books, essays, exhibition catalogs, PhD dissertations, and exhibition reviews on all forms of modern and contemporary art, performance art, and the practice of art fields, including curating, arts education, and art therapy. Full coverage begins in 1974, but articles date back to the late 1960s. (more info)
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Multi-Disciplinary Databases
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Dissertations & Theses
- Link to abstracts or citations to dissertations and theses from around the world, from 1861 to the present day. Also includes full text of dissertations and theses produced by graduate students at Lewis & Clark. (more info)
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Social Sciences Citation Index
- A part of the Web of Science database, the SSCI tracks 'who's citing whom' in the social sciences. Coverage is 1980-present. (more info)
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K-12 Databases
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Student Edition - K12
- Periodical database designed for high school students. (more info)
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Junior Edition - K12
- Periodical database designed for students in junior high and middle school. (more info)
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Kids InfoBits
- Developed especially for beginning researchers in Kindergarten through Grade 5. (more info)
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OSLIS
- OSLIS (Oregon School Library Information System) is a K-12 web portal providing Oregon students and teachers access to quality licensed databases within an information literacy framework. (more info)
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Colleges & Careers
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LearningExpress Library
- Online guide to test preparation in academic and career advancement. Includes practice tests for: graduate school entrance (GRE, GMAT, LSAT, MCAT), teacher placement (CBEST, Praxis, more), career preparation exams, academic and workplace skills improvement, and more. (more info)
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College Navigator
- See and compare profiles of nearly 7000 colleges and universities across the nation courtesy of NCES.
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Colleges & Careers Research Guide
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Research & Statistics
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NCES Annual Reports
- This site brings together data from several NCES sources including: The Condition of Education, The Digest of Education Statistics, and Projections of Education Statistics. The current print editions of these sources are available in Watzek Reference. Older editions are in the stacks. Check the catalog for call numbers.
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National Center for Education Statistics - NCES
- NCES is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to American education.
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U.S. Department of Education
- Primary source for information on U.S. government policy and resources related to education. Includes links to teaching and learning resources from federal agencies.
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Oregon Department of Education
- This site includes full-text assessments, reports, surveys, and news releases regarding education in Oregon.
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OECD Statistics Portal
- Select the topic "Education and Training" to access international data from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The current print edition of "Education at a Glance: OECD Indicators" is available in Watzek's Reference collection at REF LB2846 .E247.
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UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Global and internationally comparable statistics on education, literacy, science & technology, culture & communication. Select print editions of the "UNESCO Statistical Yearbook" are available in the Watzek Stacks at HA40 .C8 U59.
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Test Information
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Mental Measurements Yearbook with Tests in Print
- Mental Measurements Yearbook is a comprehensive guide to over 2,000 contemporary testing instruments. Tests in Print is a bibliography to all known commercially available tests that are currently in print in the English language. (more info)
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ETS Test Link
- The Educational Testing Service (ETS) Test Collection includes an extensive library of 25,000 tests and other measurement devices from the early 1900s to the present.
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Test Reviews Online
- Test information online from the Buros Institute, as it appears in Mental Measurements Yearbook.
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Image Resources for Education
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Library of Congress American Memory Project
- American Memory is a gateway to rich primary source materials relating to the history and culture of the United States. The site offers more than 9 million digital items from more than 100 historical collections. Digital images for free in large resolution.
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Pics4Learning
- A copyright friendly image library for teachers and students. (more info)
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School Clip Art
- Free clip art for educational use. (more info)
