Education Policy Subject Guide

Databases

• Academic Search Elite
  Multi-disciplinary database offers full-text, dating from 1985 to present, for nearly 1,850 scholarly journals, including more than 1,250 peer-reviewed titles. Covering virtually every area of academic study- EBSCOhost
• ERIC
  Contains digests along with references for additional information and citations and abstracts from over 980 educational and education-related journals- EBSCOhost
• Education Full Text
  Full-text articles from English-language periodicals and yearbooks published in the U.S. and elsewhere. Includes administration, teaching methods and curriculum, literacy, government funding, and mores- WilsonWeb
• PsycINFO
  Contains citations and summaries of journal articles, book chapters, books, dissertations and technical reports, all in the field of psychology. Includes international material selected from periodicals in over 30 languages- EBSCOhost
• PsycARTICLES
  Provides full text articles on current issues in psychology from respected sources, spanning from 1988 to the present. Includes in this database are indexed in PsycINFO- EBSCOhost

Books

• Educational Restructuring in the Context of Globalization and National Policy / by Holger Daun (Editor)
  (LC71 .E348)
  Presents that globalization is transforming educational systems, showing that while change may not yet be showing up at the classroom level, at the macro level globalization is deeply impacting the way the world's public sector delivers schooling- Publisher  Look inside!
• Tilting the Playing Field: Schools, Sports, Sex and Title IX / by Jessica Gavora
  (GV709.18 .U6)
  Argues that the rise of great female sports figures and teams owes to a profound social revolution that changed America's mind about women's destiny, not to Title IX. Title IX's greatest impact on American life may lie ahead as the bureaucracies, judges and radical feminists who have shaped the statute's interpretation seek to expand its reach into sexual harassment and other areas where boys and girls must conform to their notion of "gender equity" - Publisher
• Schooling Students Placed at Risk: Research, Policy, and Practice in the Education of Poor and Minority Adolescents / by Mavis G. Sanders (Editor)
  (LC4069.4 .S35)
  Examines historical approaches and current research and practice related to the education of adolescents placed at risk of school failure as a result of social and economic conditions. Presents theoretical and methodological approaches to think about issues of educational equality and opportunity in the US. An ongoing premise is that school success is possible for poor and minority adolescents if adequate support from school, family, and community is available- Publisher   Look inside!
• In Schools We Trust: Creating Communities of Learning in an Era of Testing and Standardization / by Deborah Meier
  (LA217.2 .M44)
  Critiques the ideology of testing and puts forward a very different positive vision, forged in the success stories of small public schools created in Boston and New York. These nationally acclaimed schools are built, famously, around trusting teachers to use their own judgment, inviting parents into a close relationship with the school, and surrounding children with adults who know them well- Publisher   Look inside!
• Additional Books

Journals

• Arts Education Policy Review
  Aimed at educators and deals with the role of the arts in education and curriculum development- EBSCOhost
• Brookings Papers on Education Policy
  Analyzes policies intended to improve student performance. Reviews the current situation in education and consider programs for reform- Project Muse
• Journal of Education Policy
  Comments on current international educational developments in a broad range of areas, providing a forum for wider historical & comparative analysis of policy- EBSCOhost
• Journal of Higher Education Policy & Management
  Publishes papers in all areas of post-secondary education policy and management, from macro systemic issues to the implementation of specific programs of interest within institutions and departments- EBSCOhost
• Theory Into Practice
  Journal on the field of educational research. Features multiple perspectives and scholarly, yet accessible discussions of current and future concerns of interest to today's educators- Project Muse

Websites

• AACTE Education Policy Clearinghouse
  Provides information on education policy at the national, regional, or state level. Enhances access to data from four policy fulcrums: government, policy centers, research centers, and the press, for research, discussion, and analyzing state policy.
• The Brown Center on Education Policy
  Conducts research on topics in American education, focusing on efforts to improve academic achievement in elementary and secondary schools- Librarian's Index to the Internet
• Education Policy Studies Laboratory
  Conducts original research, analyzes the research of other organizations and individuals, and facilitates the implementation of innovations in areas such a student performance standards, assessments, and curriculum.