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| Five volumes are available totalling over 300 refereed essays in the area of philosophy of education. | |
| This newsletter contains listings of research projects and publications and news from educational research across Scotland. Topics for features include educational policy, educational review, and learning in later life. | ||
| Collection of material on innovative teaching theories and models, searchable according to educational themes, level of instruction, states of the union, institutional settings, school type, and school organisation. | ||
| Project established to acquire and disseminate data collected by national, state, local and private organisations, to serve the needs of academics, policy makers and researchers in the field of education. Includes input to education (funding, personnel, teaching resources, facilities, teacher and student preparation), details of processes by which teaching and learning occur, and the output of education (graduation and matriculation rates, drop out rates, test scores, job placements, life histories and life assessments). | ||
| Set of annotated links to online courses, course descriptions, tutorials, assignments, tests and other materials used in the teaching of education. | ||
| Project funded under the Electronic Libraries programme to gather an electronic archive of preprints, grey literature and texts in education and training. | ||
| Index to journals relating to education, including those discussing research, technology, curricula, educational psychology, and sport. | ||
| A JISC funded project examining standards currently in place within information skills training programs. The aim is to consider the effectiveness of courses, with a view to improving the information literacy of UK FE and HE students. Provides details of the background and context of the project, progress reports, and key deliverables. | ||
| Database of educational research in Scotland, providing coverage of research projects from 1975 to the present day, and details of published findings. The database is searchable by project title, researcher, funder, keyword or date. | ||
| This journal publishes material form current research projects into the sociology of education, and offers opinion into how research should move forward. Themes have included social justice and educational policy, politics, gender, and changing values. | ||
| An independent body undertaking research and development projects on issues of current interest in all sectors of the public education system. Its membership includes all the local authorities in England and Wales, the main teachers' associations, and a large number of other major organisations with educational interests. | ||
| Set of links to selected, evaluated and annotated Internet resources about educational theory. | ||
| A non profit institution that helps improve public policy through research and analysis. RAND is an acronym for research and development. | ||
| Information on education in Britain from 1700 1960, including biographies of educationalists and politicians, details of significant developments in education, brief profiles of prominent schools, and information on relevant legislation. | ||
| Two bibliographic databases for education, supplied by Ovid Technologies. ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) is sponsored by the US Department of Education and corresponds to the printed indexes Resources in Education (RIE) and Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE). ERIC indexes over 775 periodicals and has over 700 000 records, dating from 1966 onwards. Coverage includes research documents, journal articles, technical reports, program descriptions and evaluations, and curricular materials. The British Education Index (BEI) is compiled and edited at the University of Leeds and provides bibliographic references to 350 British and selected European English language periodicals in the field of education and training, from 1986 onwards, plus developing coverage of national report and conference literature. Subscription required. | ||
| Provides research based information divided into four sections: 'Child', including resources tackling special needs, literacy, guidance and discipline, abuse, and health and safety; 'Youth', providing material dealing with sexuality, drugs and violence prevention; 'Parent and Family', offering information relating to aging, family policy, lifestyle and parenting education; and 'Community', a section addressing diversity, environmental health and welfare reform. Also includes a selection of resources aimed at professionals, and information about community projects. | ||
| Full text of international journal aiming to examine the links between educational research and practice. | ||
| An independent national body, aiming to conduct and communicate research to support policy making and practice in education. It aims to assist teachers and policymakers to make the most of research methods. Includes sections on teacher resources and 'Research in Education' newsletter. | ||
| The purpose of the Center is to collect and report statistics and information showing the condition and progress of education in the United States and other nations in order to promote and accelerate the improvement of American education. | ||
| Aims to sustain and promote a research culture in education by promoting cooperation and discussion with policy makers, other national educational research associations, international associations, and the European Educational Research Association. | ||
| UK publishers of international, fully refereed journals of interest to academic researchers, teacher trainers, and policy-makers. Tables of contents and abstracts available online. | ||
| Electronic resources for research and training in education and links to Internet resources for school teaching. | ||
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