EHS 497/597 Special Problems in Education: Resources

Country Studies - project of the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress.  Includes, continually, if somewhat sporadically, updated information.  Most recent updated editions are on Sudan, Indonesia, and Columbia.  Downloadable as PDFs. 

CIA World Factbook - provides information on the people, society, government and economy for 267 nations.  Each year is available for download as a zip file.

UN Data - statistical tables, country and regional profiles. 

BBC News Country Profiles - instant guide to history, politics and economic background.  Includes video clips from BBC archive. 

Human Rights Watch - Reports of various human rights issues throughout the world. Topics include humanitarian aid, refugee crises, and food security.

CrisisWatch - Internal Crisis Group's global conflict tracker

OECD - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, international organization that works with governments, policy makers, and citizens to build better lives. 

On Our Own: A Survival Guide for Independent LGBTQ Youth - Human Rights Campaign

US Census Bureau – National Survey of Children’s Health

Data.gov – Education – Data Catalog

U.S. Dept of Education – Institute of Education Sciences

• National Center for Education Statistics*
  • National Household Educational Surveys Program
  • Early Childhood Longitudinal Studies Program
  • Common Core of Data
• ED Data Inventory

RTI International:

• National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health), 1994-2008 [Public Use] (ICPSR 21600)*
• National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health) Parent Study: Public Use, [United States], 2015-2017 (ICPSR 37375)*

U.S. Department of Justice – Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

Annie E. Casey Foundation – Kids Count Data Center

ICPSR (the following are examples of data sets):

• Compendium of National Juvenile Justice Datasets
• General Social Survey – University of Chicago
• Resource Center for Minority Data
• Child and Family Data Archive
• Archive of Data on Disability to Enable Policy

US Department of Health and Human Services:

• National Institutes of Health
  • National Institute of Child Health and Development Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development* (ICPSR 21940, 21941, 21942, and 22361)
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration – Treatment Episode Data Set
• Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality – Substance Abuse and Mental Health Data Archive
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • National Center for Health Statistics*
    • National Health Interview Survey
    • National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
    • Vital Statistics Online
    • National Survey of Family Growth
    • Longitudinal Studies of Aging
    • NCHS-HUD Housing Assistance Program Data (available by request)
  • Division of Adolescent and School Health - Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS)*
    • Data & Documentation
    • NYPANS

*also found in ICPSR (Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research) provided through www.library.uab.edu