Highlighted Databases: History and Education

July marks several federal holidays in countries around the world: Canada Day on July 1st, in recognition of the The Constitution Act, 1867 (originally the British North America Act, 1867); Independence Day, in the United States, when Congress passed the Declaration of Independence, ending rule by England on July 4, 1776; Bastille Day, the beginning of the French Revolution and end of French monarchy on July 14, 1789; and Nelson Mandela Day, created in 2009 by the United Nations and celebrated since 2010 to honor the life and legacy of Nelson Mandela through participation in voluntary work and community service. 

In July we highlight databases and research resources of relevance to study and research in History and Education. Through an historical lens we can explore broad questions in education and apply them to salient topics of today, as we continue to make history and impact change.

Academic Search Premier 
This multidisciplinary database provides active full text for more than 3,100 journals, including active full text for nearly 2,750 peer-reviewed journals. In addition to the full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for more than 8,500 journals. The collection offers information in nearly every area of academic study including: computer sciences, engineering, physics, chemistry, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, ethnic studies, and many more.

America, History and Life with Full Text
America, History and Life with Full Text is an index of literature covering the history and culture of the United States and Canada, from prehistory to the present. The database indexes journals from 1964 to present and includes citations and links to book and media reviews.

Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Ebook Central provides authoritative, full-text e-books in a wide range of subject areas along with powerful tools to find, use, and manage the information.

ERIC (EBSCO)
ERIC, the Education Resource Information Center, provides access to education literature and research. The database provides access to information from journals included in the Current Index of Journals in Education and Resources in Education Index. Content includes journal articles, research reports, curriculum and teaching guides, conference papers, dissertations and theses, and books dating back to 1966.

Education Full text (Wilson)
Education Full Text™ provides full text of articles from over 350 journals as far back as 1996, in addition to indexing of over 770 periodicals dating back to 1983. Content includes in-depth coverage of special education, with over 50 journals dedicated to this important topic, and more than 100,000 controlled and cross-referenced names of educational tests. Subject coverage includes adult education, continuing education, literacy standards, multicultural/ethnic education, teaching methods, and much more.

Education Index Retrospective
Education Index Retrospective™: 1929-1983 indexes more than 800 periodicals and yearbooks, and cites approximately 850,000 articles, including book reviews. The database provides information on societal trends affecting education, including segregation, multiculturalism, feminism, and economic developments. Subject coverage includes adult education, continuing education, literacy standards, multicultural/ethnic education, teaching methods, and much more.

Education Research Complete
Education Research Complete is the definitive online resource for education research. This massive file offers the world's largest and most complete collection of full-text education journals. It is a bibliographic and full-text database covering scholarly research and information relating to all areas of education. Topics covered include all levels of education from early childhood to higher education, and all educational specialties, such as multilingual education, health education, and testing.

Essay and General Literature Index
Indexes essays and articles contained in collections of essays and miscellaneous works published in the United States, Great Britain, and Canada; areas covered include the humanities and social sciences, with subject coverage ranging from economics, political science, and history to criticism of literary works, drama, and film.

Historical Abstracts with Full Text
Historical Abstracts with Full Text covers the history of the world (excluding the United States and Canada) from 1450 to the present, including world history, military history, women's history, and history of education. Provides selective indexing of historical articles from more than 1,800 journals in over 40 languages back to 1955 as well as the full text of more than 300 journals and over 130 books.

Humanities Full Text
Humanities full text brings full text (starting 1995) plus abstracts and bibliographic indexes (starting 1984) of noted scholarly sources in the humanities, as well as lesser known specialized magazines. The database indexes, abstracts and delivers the full text of feature articles, interviews, obituaries, bibliographies, original works of fiction, drama, and poetry, book reviews, and reviews of ballets, dance programs, motion pictures, musicals, operas, plays, radio and television programs.

JSTOR Arts & Sciences 
JSTOR provides access to more than 12 million scholarly academic journal articles, books, and primary sources in 75 disciplines, categorized under Area Studies, Arts, Business and Economics, History, Humanities, Law, Medicine & Allied Health, Science & Mathematics, and Social Sciences. It can be browsed by subject, by title, by collections, and by publisher.
 
Professional Development Collection
Designed for professional educators, this database provides a highly specialized collection of nearly 520 high-quality education journals, including more than 350 peer-reviewed titles. This database also contains more than 200 educational reports. Professional Development Collection is the most comprehensive collection of full-text education journals in the world.
 
Proquest (CU) 
Provides broad multidisciplinary coverage to a wide range of resources including books, articles, news, and more.
ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Full Text

ProQuest Dissertations and Theses: Global (PQDTGlobal) is the world's most comprehensive collection of full-text dissertations and theses. As the official digital dissertations archive for the Library of Congress and as the database of record for graduate research, PQDTGlobal includes millions of searchable citations to dissertations and theses from 1861 to the present day together with over a million full-text dissertations that are available for download in PDF format. Over 2.1 million titles are available for purchase as printed copies. The database offers full text for most of the dissertations added since 1997 and strong retrospective full-text coverage for older graduate works. It also includes PQDT UK & Ireland content.

Social Sciences Full Text
Social Sciences Full Text™ provides access to a wide assortment of the most important English-language journals published in the social sciences. This resource provides detailed indexing for over 625 periodicals dating back as far as 1983—nearly 400 of which are peer-reviewed

Teachers College Digital Collections
The Teachers College Digital Collections reflect our historic commitment to advanced study in education, psychology, and the health professions in their local, national, and international dimensions. They hold great potential for promoting scholarship and educational progress through a unique historical lens: one that represents the work and scholarly contributions of our faculty, staff, and students, as well as the College's affiliated schools, centers, and institutes.

Teachers College Record [Journal] 
The Teachers College Record is a journal of research, analysis, and commentary in the field of education. It has been published continuously since 1900 by Teachers College, Columbia University.

World History in Video
World History in Video is an online collection of streaming video that gives users access to critically acclaimed documentaries from filmmakers worldwide. Upon completion the collection will include more than 1750 documentaries that offer a survey of human history from the earliest civilizations to the fall of the Berlin Wall. World history in video covers Africa and the Americas, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and Oceania.

Women and Social Movements in the United States, 1600-2000
The Scholar's Edition includes all features of the Basic Edition that have been published since March 2004. It currently includes document projects, additional full-text documents, and primary authors. It includes as well book, film and website reviews, notes from the archives, and teaching tools. This edition also includes the Women's Commission reports collection, an archive of the publications and documents of local, state, and federal Commissions on the Status of Women from 1963 to the present. A future release of the Scholar's Edition will also include the full text of the complete five volumes of Notable American Women: A Biographical Dictionary, available for the first time in electronic form.

Also check out our History and Education Research Guide for additional resources.