Research Guides: Public Policy: Education Policy

Education Databases

ERIC (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
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Covers: 1966-. Comprehensive database on educational topics from the Education Resources Information Center (ERIC). Indexes both journal articles and research reports.
Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
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Covers: mostly 1990s- with some content back to the 19th century. A general research database that includes both popular magazines and scholarly journals. Offers academic and trade journals, popular magazines as well as some books, reports, and websites. The database features PDF content going back as far as 1887, with the majority of full text titles in native (searchable) PDF format. Searchable cited references are provided for some journals.
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ProQuest Central This link opens in a new window
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Offering scholarly journal and magazine articles, newspapers, and other types of publications, ProQuest Central brings together 30 of ProQuest's most highly used databases. Includes scholarly journal articles, newspapers and trade magazines, books, and books.
Cabell's Education Directory This link opens in a new window
Provides a directory of journals in the fields of curriculum and methods, educational psychology and administration, and educational technology and library science. Cabell's gives in-depth information on acceptance rates, manuscript guidelines, relative prestige, and the intended audience.

Web Resources

US Department Of Education
The US Department of Education strives to increase student achievement by fostering education standards in the United States
Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education
Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education includes multiple departments that develop and advance education in Arkansas
New America
New America’s Education Policy program works to strengthen and improve the educational system so that all students have equitable access to high-quality learning that prepares them for college, careers, and civic life in a time of rapid technological and social change

Research Centers

Center for Education Policy Research
"The Center for Education Policy Research is a unique partnership among districts, states, foundations, and university-based researchers designed to leverage the overwhelming amount of newly available school-, teacher-, and student-level data to address previously intractable policy questions in education and improve educational outcomes for all students."
The Brookings Institute
"The research agenda and recommendations of Brookings's experts are rooted in open-minded inquiry and our 300+ scholars represent diverse points of view. Research topics cover foreign policy, economics, development, governance and metropolitan policy."
CPRS
"CPRS produces papers, issue briefs, & convenings that provide stakeholders with acute insight, rigorous analysis, and on-the-ground application. CPRS organizes its research around three forward-looking themes to help frame strong analysis, foster productive dialogue & inform good decision-making. These broad themes are: Re-imagining Diversity & Equity in Higher Education in the 21st Century -- Public Finance & Higher Education Systems -- Transformational Leadership"