education resources askaway brown bag session june 25, 2007
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Education Resources Education Resources
AskAway Brown Bag Session
June 25, 2007
AskAway Education Librarian ReferralsAskAway Education Librarian Referrals
UBC Library [email protected] 604-822-8783
[email protected] 604-822-0940
Questions in EducationQuestions in Education
JOURNAL ARTICLESGoogle Scholar
Indexes and Databases
STATISTICSBC (Ministry of Education)
Canada (Statistics Canada)
World (UNESCO)
Questions in EducationQuestions in Education
LEARNING RESOURCESChildren’s LiteratureTextbooks
TEACHING RESOURCES Unit plansTeacher guidesCurriculum guides
TESTS AND MEASURES
FINDING JOURNAL ARTICLESFINDING JOURNAL ARTICLES
Choosing an Education IndexChoosing an Education Index
→ then try some of these Indexes and Databases
ERIC (EBSCO) Biggest education index, many links to full text—includes journals and ERIC Documents
ERIC (Free) http://www.eric.ed.gov
Same index (links to full-text for ERIC Documents only)
Education Index Full Text Articles in journals and yearbooks, mostly U.S. Some full text.
PsycINFO Major index for psychology, including educational topics. Some full text.
CBCA Education (part of CBCA Complete)
Canadian content from over 150 education journals not available elsewhere
Education (Sage) A Full-text Collection
Articles in 26 Sage education journals
Tried Academic Search Elite or Premier and didn’t find what you need . . .
ERIC (Ebsco) ERIC (Ebsco)Covers articles (EJ) from over 900 journals—1966
to presentIncludes ERIC Documents (ED)
--special research reports--conference presentations --curriculum documents--abstracts of books
Thesaurus of terms
TIP: Limit search to journal articles only
ED493763 Book AbstractED493763 Book Abstract
Refine Search to Journal ArticlesRefine Search to Journal Articles
ERIC Thesaurus of TermsERIC Thesaurus of Terms
Education Full TextEducation Full Text
Wilson index covering back to 1983 Includes different journals than ERIC Good for book reviews For early articles use Education Index
Retrospective 1929-1983
TIP: Use Keyword search not All-Smart Search
Education Full TextEducation Full Text
PsycInfoPsycInfo
Includes book chapters and dissertations
Psychology and counseling journals
Covers learning, special education, at-risk kids, child and adolescent development
TIP: After you search click All Journals or Peer Reviewed Journals to limit your search.
PsycInfoPsycInfo
CBCA Education CBCA Education
Canadian content from over 150 journalsMuch smaller databaseArticles in French and EnglishTeacher publications such as ATA
Magazine, Teacher, etc. & gov’t reportsPart of CBCA Complete
TIP: Limit results to “scholarly journals, including peer-reviewed”
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CBCA Education CBCA Education
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STATISTICS IN EDUCATIONSTATISTICS IN EDUCATION
BC Ministry of Education StatisticsBC Ministry of Education StatisticsReporting on K-12 Education --Report Catalogue
http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/reporting/levels/catalogue.php
Canadian StatisticsCanadian StatisticsStatistics Canada Education Page
http://www40.statcan.ca/l01/ind01/l2_1821.htm
World StatisticsWorld StatisticsUNESCO Institute for Statistics
http://www.uis.unesco.org/
LEARNING RESOURCESLEARNING RESOURCES
Children’s LiteratureCanadian Children’s Book Centre
Burnaby Public Library Book Lists (by Grade)
National Library of Canada Read Up On ItCM: Canadian Review of Materials
Textbooks BC Ministry of Education Grade Collections
Children’s LiteratureCanadian Children’s Book Centre
Burnaby Public Library Book Lists (by Grade)
National Library of Canada Read Up On ItCM: Canadian Review of Materials
Textbooks BC Ministry of Education Grade Collections
TEACHING RESOURCESTEACHING RESOURCES
Lesson Plans and Teacher GuidesUBC Education Library Lesson Plans
BCTF Teaching Resources
Curriculum GuidesBC Integrated Resource PackagesCanadian Curriculum Guides (CanGuide Database)
Lesson Plans and Teacher GuidesUBC Education Library Lesson Plans
BCTF Teaching Resources
Curriculum GuidesBC Integrated Resource PackagesCanadian Curriculum Guides (CanGuide Database)
TESTS AND MEASURESTESTS AND MEASURES
Mental Measurements Yearbook (Buros)Reviews of published tests
Health and Psychosocial Instruments (HaPI)
Reviews and abstracts of tests