Education: Web Resources
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In searching the Web you may find research and policy recommendations published by "think tanks," many of which have political/ideological affiliations. An organization called SourceWatch can help you identify such ties and alert you to any political agenda the research was intended to serve.
Higher Education Research Institute: from UCLA, this site offers many reports and publications. Under "Publications" check out the "Free Publications" section or go to the "Publications Archive" where you can run a handy Title-Keyword search. Note that some of these publications must be purchased for download, but most are free.
U.S. Department of Education: The gatekeepers of all the facts and figures you may need in your research. In particular check the Research & Statistics section where you can access Facts about Education, where you need to click on those little + signs beside Elementary/Secondary and Postsecondary to see the extent of the information available here.
National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE): The annual report is the definitive source for data about how college students spend their time, including their engagement with course work, peers, and community. For similar information about High School students see the High School Survey of Student Engagement "News & Publications."
Digest of Educational Statistics: What it says. One approach is through the Subject Index, or take a look at the Annual Reports.
State Educational Departments and Boards: handy gateway to state education departments.
Education: Issues and Groups: from Vanderbilt University Libraries, this is an excellent gateway to a wide range of online resources.
National Education Association (NEA): A good deal of information here under Issues and Action.
Education Next: Sponsored by Stanford, Harvard, and Fordham, this site provides some wide-ranging full text, especially under Topics.
Editorial Projects in Education (EPR): Research Center: Open the Education Week tab and note the Topics index at the top.
National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education: This site also treats secondary education in the form of college readiness. Look under "Reports by Subject."
DocuTicker: Article Categories: Postsecondary Education: This Web site collects articles and reports from government agencies, NGOs, and think tanks.
Public Agenda: A respected think tank, you can browse the research reports for both K-12 Education and Higher Education.
Rand Corporation: Education: A wide range of online issue-related documents from a leading think tank. Scroll down to scan by year.
Brookings Institute: Education: A liberal think tank that publishes a good deal of research and policy recommendations in this field. Also try the Brown Center on Education Policy at the Brookings Institute. See in particular the Research & Commentary section.
Heritage Foundation: Education: This is a leading conservative think tank which will supply conservative public policy approaches to educational issues. Note "Topics" at the upper right.
Cato Institute: Education and Child Policy: Conservative/Libertarian think tank with a wide range of position papers on issues in education. Note the handy "Issues by Topic" index that allows you to target "Higher Education," "School Choice," etc.
U.S. Department of Education: The gatekeepers of all the facts and figures you may need in your research. In particular check the Research & Statistics section where you can access Facts about Education, where you need to click on those little + signs beside Elementary/Secondary and Postsecondary to see the extent of the information available here.
National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE): The annual report is the definitive source for data about how college students spend their time, including their engagement with course work, peers, and community. For similar information about High School students see the High School Survey of Student Engagement "News & Publications."
Digest of Educational Statistics: What it says. One approach is through the Subject Index, or take a look at the Annual Reports.
State Educational Departments and Boards: handy gateway to state education departments.
Education: Issues and Groups: from Vanderbilt University Libraries, this is an excellent gateway to a wide range of online resources.
National Education Association (NEA): A good deal of information here under Issues and Action.
Education Next: Sponsored by Stanford, Harvard, and Fordham, this site provides some wide-ranging full text, especially under Topics.
Editorial Projects in Education (EPR): Research Center: Open the Education Week tab and note the Topics index at the top.
National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education: This site also treats secondary education in the form of college readiness. Look under "Reports by Subject."
DocuTicker: Article Categories: Postsecondary Education: This Web site collects articles and reports from government agencies, NGOs, and think tanks.
Public Agenda: A respected think tank, you can browse the research reports for both K-12 Education and Higher Education.
Rand Corporation: Education: A wide range of online issue-related documents from a leading think tank. Scroll down to scan by year.
Brookings Institute: Education: A liberal think tank that publishes a good deal of research and policy recommendations in this field. Also try the Brown Center on Education Policy at the Brookings Institute. See in particular the Research & Commentary section.
Heritage Foundation: Education: This is a leading conservative think tank which will supply conservative public policy approaches to educational issues. Note "Topics" at the upper right.
Cato Institute: Education and Child Policy: Conservative/Libertarian think tank with a wide range of position papers on issues in education. Note the handy "Issues by Topic" index that allows you to target "Higher Education," "School Choice," etc.
Web Directories differ from search engines like Google in that all the online resources have been selected and annotated by editors, thereby promising a much higher degree of quality control.
- Open Directory Project: Education: K-12: Use the subheadings here--especially Education Reform and School Improvement.
- Open Directory Project: Education: Colleges and Universities
- IPL2: Education: A good range of subheadings here.
Think Tanks & Research Institutes: A short collection of resources that can access these often influential contributions to public policy debate.
Google Advanced Search: When doing research on the Web, always use the Adanced Search version of Google. This not only provides more flexibility in entering search terms, but more importantly it allows you to target the Web domains that are likely to provide the most authoritative information.
Under "Narrow Your Results" you will find the "Search within a site or domain" slot. You may enter only one domain at a time, but it's worth targeting each of the three domains likely to supply the best information: colleges and universities (enter the "edu" tag), nonprofit organizations (enter the "org" tag), and the United States government (enter the "gov" tag).
Under "Narrow Your Results" you will find the "Search within a site or domain" slot. You may enter only one domain at a time, but it's worth targeting each of the three domains likely to supply the best information: colleges and universities (enter the "edu" tag), nonprofit organizations (enter the "org" tag), and the United States government (enter the "gov" tag).
MLA is the citation style used by most disciplines in the Humanities. The guides below use the most recent 2008/9 standards.
