Scrawled Shortcuts through the Research Maze
Education Resource Information Center
No matter where you are, you can find out what’s been written on education. Free access to the ERIC index of journal articles and publications, plus some free full text (use Advanced Search and limit).
http://www.eric.ed.gov/
Education Research Complete
Want to know about steroids in school sports or teaching art in middle school? Drew subscribes to this database indexing journal articles and some reports; much like ERIC on steroids, but with lots of full text.
On the Research Resources page
Measuring Up 2008
Analysis of the performance of US education nationally and by state: NJ got an A- in benefits and F in affordability! From the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education (http://www.highereducation.org ).
http://measuringup2008.highereducation.org/
The Condition of Education
Nothing convinces like numbers. For statistics and analysis on everything from international educational comparisons, to paying for college and young children’s reading:
http://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/
Digest of Education Statistics
From 1974 to 2007, the public’s average grade for their local schools never went above C+! More education statistics:
http://nces.ed.gov/Programs/digest/
EdSpeak
“Chunking?” “Guided Reading Instruction?” “Funding formula?” “Mathematically correct?” What IS that teacher talking about? See:
Reference LB 15.R285
SAGE Handbook of Curriculum and Instruction
Teaching methods and materials vary widely. How do technology, culture, and a host of other subjects affect curriculum and instruction? Check out these essays:
Reference 375.001 S129s