Research Guides: Education: Library Resources

Databases & Professional Associations

CLCD (Children's Literature Comprehensive Database) This link opens in a new window
CLCD is the premier academic resource for courses needing to locate Children’s and Young Adult books and other media. The content includes millions of fiction/non-fiction titles, thousands of awards and quality reviews including author/title links, lesson plans and teaching guides. The search engine offers multiple options including 50 search filters to find materials for determining interest & reading levels; selecting trade books based on standards; creating thematic, annotated biographies; interpreting reviews; developing classroom collections and more.
Education Full Text This link opens in a new window
Provides full text of articles from over 350 journals as far back as 1996, in addition to indexing of more than 770 periodicals dating back to 1983. Subject coverage includes adult education, multicultural/ethnic education, special education, teaching methods, and educational tests.
Education Research Complete This link opens in a new window
Index, abstracts and full text of articles and other publications in education research.
Electronic Journal Center (OhioLINK) This link opens in a new window
Full text of over 7,000 research journals.
ERIC This link opens in a new window
Educational Resources Information Center. Index and abstracts of articles, books, and documents covering education research and practice.
Middle Search Plus This link opens in a new window
Middle Search Plus provides full text for more than 140 popular, middle school magazines. All full text articles included in the database are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles). Full text is also available for thousands of biographies and historical essays. Middle Search Plus also contains 84,774 biographies, 105,786 primary source documents, and a School Image Collection of photos, maps and flags.
Professional Development Collection [Educators] This link opens in a new window
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.
Teacher Reference Center This link opens in a new window
Provides indexing and abstracts for 280 of the most popular teacher and administrator journals and magazines to assist professional educators.

Franklin's Juvenile Collection
Browse children's books, ebooks, and more that are available through Franklin Library.
Search the Library for Books & eBooks
Find print books, ebooks, CDs & DVDs.

Electronic Book Center This link opens in a new window
Thousands of scholarly and reference e-books covering the humanities, sciences and social sciences. Contains content from Chadwyck-Healey, Oxford Scholarship Online, Wiley, Springer, Sage, ABC-CLIO, and Oxford Reference. Unlimited use titles with no digital rights management.
Ebook Central This link opens in a new window
A collection of almost 150,000 EBooks on business, computer science/IT, humanities, nursing/allied health, and more. Additional functionality such as bookmarking, note taking and printing/copying features are available by creating an Ebook Central account. Contains single use, multi-use and unlimited use titles.

National Council for Social Studies (NCSS)
The largest professional association in the country devoted solely to social studies education. NCSS engages and supports educators in strengthening and advocating social studies.
National Association of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)
Founded in 1920, the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) is the world's largest mathematics education organization
National Science Teaching Association (NSTA)
It is the largest organization in the world committed to promoting excellence and innovation in science teaching and learning for all. NSTA's current membership of 40,000 includes science teachers, science supervisors, administrators, scientists, business and industry representatives, and others involved in and committed to science education.
National Council of Teachers of English
Through collaboration and community, shared stories and shared experiences, NCTE supports teachers and their students in classrooms, on college campuses, and in online learning environments.

Recommended Education Journals

American Journal of Distance Education
Focuses on program ideas and developments in methods and systems for delivering higher and continuing education, and military, corporate, and public schools education through all forms of communication media. (NOTE: Coverage only from 1997 - 2021)
American Journal of Education
Original articles and book reviews about the theory, methodology, and philosophy of education. (12 month delay on articles)
Cambridge Journal of Education
Original contributions on all aspects of education with a particular emphasis on articles that span the divide between academic researchers and teachers. (12 month delay on articles)
Early Childhood Education Journal
Publishes articles on curriculum, child care programs, administration, staff development, family-school relationships, equity issues, multicultural units, health nutrition, facilities, special needs, employer-sponsored care, and infant/toddler programs.
Educational Leadership
Articles presenting a variety of viewpoints aimed at leaders in elementary, middle and secondary education, those interested in curriculum, instruction, supervision and leadership in schools.
Education Journal
Original investigations and theoretical papers dealing with worthwhile innovations in learning, teaching and education at all levels and in every area of education and learning.
Elementary School Journal
Original studies, reviews of research and conceptual analyses for researchers and practitioners interested in elementary schooling. (12 month delay on articles)
Information Systems Management
Presents problem solving strategies and techniques for managers of corporate information systems. (12 month delay on articles)
International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education
An international, multi-disciplinary, peer-reviewed, open-access journal. IEJEE aims to provide a platform for the publication of the most advanced high-quality research in the areas of learning, development, instruction, and teaching at elementary level.
Journal of Teaching and Learning
The JTL is an international, peer-reviewed journal. The journal seeks manuscripts that provide a critical examination of education, and publishes original research that contributes to questions in teaching and learning.
Teaching and Teacher Education
Committed to no single approach, discipline or paradigm, but devoted to all concerned with teaching.

Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions
Peer reviewed articles on positive behavioral support in school, home, and community settings for people with challenges in behavioral adaptation. Includes empirical research reports, commentaries, program descriptions, & discussions of family support.
Psychology in the Schools
Research and opinion articles dealing with theoretical and other problems of the school psychologist or of interest to teachers, counselors, administrators and other personnel workers in schools and colleges, public and private organizations.
Behavioral Disorders
Articles, reports and reviews focusing on the education of students with emotional and behavioral disorders. (Peer Reviewed)

Journal of Public Affairs Education
Publishes articles on curricula and pedagogical issues in public affairs education. (NOTE: Coverage only from 2018 - 2021)
Journal of Social Studies Education Research
Focuses on theories, methods and applications in Social Studies Education. Its purpose is to serve as a forum for social studies educators to present and discuss common concerns in local, national, global, international and transnational issues.
The Journal of Social Studies Research
Designed to foster the dissemination of ideas and research findings related to social studies; it is the official publication of the International Society for the Social Studies (ISSS).
Social Education
Contains a balance of theoretical content and practical teaching ideas. The award-winning resources include techniques for using materials in the classroom, information on the latest instructional technology, reviews of educational media, research on significant social studies-related topics, and lesson plans that can be applied to various disciplines. (NOTE: Coverage only from 3/21 - 2/23)
Social Studies and the Young Learner
The goal of Social Studies and the Young Learner is to capture and enthuse elementary teachers across the country by providing relevant and useful information about the teaching of social studies to elementary students.The teaching techniques presented are designed to stimulate the reading, writing, and critical thinking skills vital to classroom success.
Social Studies and the Young Learner
The goal of this publication is to capture and enthuse elementary teachers across the country by providing relevant and useful information about the teaching of social studies to elementary students. The teaching techniques presented in this peer-reviewed journal are designed to stimulate the reading, writing, and critical thinking skills vital to classroom success.
Theory and Research in Social Education
Aim is to foster the creation and exchange of ideas and research findings that will expand knowledge and understanding of the purposes, conditions, and effects of schooling and education about society and social relations. (NOTE: Coverage only from 2021 - 2023)

Educational Studies in Mathematics
Refereed articles reflecting the variety of research concerns within the field of mathematical education dealing with didactical, methodological and pedagogical subjects.
International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education
Includes articles on various topics and research methods in both science and mathematics education addressing common issues, including cross-curricular dimensions.
Journal for Research in Mathematics Education
Articles for teachers of mathematics including reports of research, case studies, surveys, philosophical studies and historic studies, literature reviews, critiques of articles and books and brief commentaries pertaining to research.
Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education
Devoted to research that seeks to improve the education of mathematics teachers and develop teaching methods that better enable mathematics students to learn.
Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12
This journal reflects the current practices of mathematics education, as well as maintains a knowledge base of practice and policy in looking at the future of the field. Content is aimed at preschool to 12th grade with peer-reviewed and invited articles. (NOTE: Coverage only from 2021 - 2022)
Mathematics Teaching
Concerned with classroom approaches to mathematics teaching. Contains articles written by primary & secondary classroom teachers as well as advisors & other with links with mathematics education.

Connected Science Learning
Read NSTA's journal highlighting STEM education experiences that bridge the gap between in-school and out-of-school settings. (NOTE: Coverage only from 3/21 - 2/22)
Journal of College Science Teaching
Articles, interviews, profiles, notes on research and teaching, favorite demonstrations, and news of note for college teachers of science.
Journal of Research in Science Teaching
Original articles on experimental studies, correlation studies, studies of new instruments, critical reviews of the literature, position papers, theoretical formulations and ethnographic studies.
Journal of Science Teacher Education
The flagship journal of the Association for Science Teacher Education. It serves as a forum for disseminating high quality research and theoretical position papers concerning preservice and in service education of science teachers. (NOTE: Coverage only from 3/89 - 12/16)
NSTA Reports
News, information, and resources on science teaching and learning. (NOTE: Coverage only from 10/06 - 5/20)
Science and Children
Feature articles selected through peer review, commentary, software reviews, product reviews, on preschool through middle school science teaching.
Science Educator
Focuses primarily on K-16 STEM issues, especially those topics associated with science education reform, outreach to schools, and the professional development of K-16 science teachers.
Science Scope
Features articles, news notes, and recent happenings for middle and junior high school science teachers.
Science Teacher
Features articles, interviews, mentoring, recent news notes, book reviews, and National Science Teachers Association news.

Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy
Peer-reviewed, intended as an open forum for the literacy & language arts education of older learners. Goals are to encourage innovative ways of teaching & studying literacy & to address problems & faced by educators.
Ohio Journal of English Language Arts
Includes contributions pertaining to all aspects of language arts learning and teaching.
The Reading Teacher
Peer-reviewed, for those involved with literacy education up to age 12. Takes active stance on issues of education today.
Research in the Teaching of English
Original research and scholarly essays on the relationships between language teaching and learning at all levels, preschool through adult published by the National Council of Teachers of English.

Featured Books & eBooks

Educating for the 21st Century by Suzanne Choo (Editor); Deborah Sawch (Editor); Alison Villanueva (Editor); Ruth Vinz (Editor)
ISBN: 9789811016714
Publication Date: 2016-11-03
Compassion and Education by Andrew Peterson
ISBN: 9781137548375
Publication Date: 2016-12-16
Intersectional Pedagogy by Gal Harmat
ISBN: 9780429319518
Publication Date: 2019-10-08