Research Guides: ECY 689: Advanced Topics in Special Education: Sources

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ERIC (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Documents and journal literature on education; sponsored by the US Department of Education.
OneFile: Educator's Reference Complete This link opens in a new window
Periodicals and reports covering education from preschool to college; includes technology, bilingual education, health education, testing, administration, funding, policy. Replaces Professional Collection. Content from 1980 - 2013.
Professional Development Collection This link opens in a new window
Journals and reports for professional educators.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Back issues of periodicals in economics, math and science, the humanities, and social sciences.
Dissertations & Theses Global This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive collection of dissertations and theses from around the world, offering millions of works from thousands of universities. Full-text coverage spans from 1743 to the present, with citation coverage dating back to 1637.

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Chronicle of Higher Education This link opens in a new window
News dedicated to covering colleges and universities, with articles by experts in higher education.

PsycARTICLES This link opens in a new window
Over seventy journal titles published by the APA, APA Educational Publishing Foundation, the Canadian Psychological Association and Hogrefe & Huber. 1894-present.
Social Sciences Full Text This link opens in a new window
Covers a wide range of interdisciplinary fields; includes a broad array of social sciences journals. Content from 1983 - present.
Communication & Mass Media Complete This link opens in a new window
Indexing and abstracting of more than 690 journals in communication studies and closely-related disciplines, plus full text from over 300 journals. Content from 1915 - present.
PubMed This link opens in a new window
Comprises more than 34 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites.

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AccessNeurology This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive online neurology resource that covers the entire spectrum of neurology from the basics to specialty-specific content.

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CINAHL Plus This link opens in a new window
Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature. Covers journals, legal cases, clinical innovations, critical paths, drug records, research instruments, and clinical trials. Content from 1937 - present.

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Social Sciences Full Text This link opens in a new window
Covers a wide range of interdisciplinary fields; includes a broad array of social sciences journals. Content from 1983 - present.

ICPSR This link opens in a new window
An archive of social science data for research and instruction.

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Department of Education: National Center for Education Statistics
Includes the
- National Assessment of Educational Progress
- National Household Educational Surveys Program
- Early Childhood Longitudinal Studies Program
- Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study
- Common Core of Data
- Online Codebook
RTI International
Among other things, coordinates the
- 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)*
National Institutes of Health
Includes the 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
Access to the Treatment Episode Data Set and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Data Archive ( as part of the Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality)
National Center for Health Statistics
Includes the
- 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
Includes access to
- Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) (ICSPR)
- Data & Documentation
- NYPANS

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