Education

Searches the full text of scholarly research, policy briefs, government reports, and other resources in the field of child care and early education.

Examines the fundamental psychological aspects of learning such as cognition, motivation, and emotion, as well as individual and environmental factors at work in the classroom. Explores how instruction and learning are affected by factors such as classroom management, multiculturalism, learning styles, home schooling, peer relationships, school culture, discipline, self-esteem, socioeconomic status, and more.

2009 edition

Combines three citation indexes--Arts & Humanities, Science Expanded, and Social Sciences--which permit searching for articles that cite a known author or work, as well as searching by subject, author, journal, and author address. Covers 12,000+ journals.

1900 - (1900 - for Social Sciences; 1975 - for Arts & Humanities, 1900 - for Science)

Indexes journal articles, government publications and unpublished materials such as conference papers, reports, theses and more. (Unpublished materials are available on microfiche in the Graduate Library.)

Over 2,000 titles. Incorporates all full text documents from the former E*Subscribe service. 1966 -

America: History & Life is an index of literature covering the history and culture of the United States and Canada, from prehistory to the present. The database indexes 1,700 journals from 1964 to present and also includes citations and links to book and media reviews. Strong English-language journal coverage is balanced by an international perspective on topics and events, including abstracts in English of articles published in more than 40 languages.

1954-

The largest available faculty expertise directory, with searchable profiles covering more than 2 million active full-time university faculty in over 200 disciplines at institutions in 31 countries. Content is editorially controlled and regularly reviewed for accuracy and currency. Profiles include key biographical information, research interests, publications, patents, grants, honors/awards, and contact information, enabling users to identify, assess, and contact relevant scholars based on their research, publishing, and professional credentials. Also provides links to profiles of co-authors and departmental colleagues.  (Incorporates all data formerly available in COS Expertise.)

Current edition, continuously updated.

Global coverage of language and education, with special emphasis on multicultural and bilingual education. Second edition, published 2008, originally in 10 volumes. Edited by Nancy H. Hornberger.

Indexes journal articles that describe or utilize tests and measures used in health care, psychosocial sciences and organizational behavior. Also provides some information about the tests.

1985 -

Offers a complete view of the institutions, people, processes, roles, and philosophies in educational practice in the United States and throughout the world. Features biographies of influential educators; profiles of historic colleges and universities and of organizations active in the field; and an appendix of full text source documents, including education related legislation, international treaties, and testing methods. 8 vols in print. Included as part of the Gale Virtual Reference Library.

Second edition, 2003

The Proceedings of the Board of Regents are the permanent historical record of actions taken by the University of Michigan Board of Regents from 1837 to the present. Proceedings volumes are organized on a fiscal year basis, so that volumes begin with the July meeting of one year and end with the June meeting of the next year. Beginning in July 1987, the Proceedings have been published in one-year volumes (e.g., July 1987-June 1988). Prior to that, they were normally published in three-year volumes.

1837 - present