LibGuides: Sociology: Sociology of Education

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Credo Reference
Credo is an easy-to-use tool for starting research. Gather background information on your topic from hundreds of full-text general and subject-specific reference titles, as well as 500,000+ images and audio files and over 1,000 videos.

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Encyclopedia of Special Education, Volume 1
The highly acclaimed Encyclopedia of Special Education addresses issues of importance ranging from theory to practice and is a critical reference for researchers as well as those working in the special education field.
The Praeger International Handbook of Special Education [3 Volumes]
This handbook provides a concise overview of special education services in countries across the world, using the Article on Education in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities as the analytical frame.
The SAGE Encyclopedia of Higher Education
This encyclopedia focuses on the key concepts, debates, approaches and schools of thought on higher education, and brings together the best thinking about the role of universities.
Sociology of Education: An A-to-Z Guide
Introduces students to the social constructions of our educational systems and their many players, including students and their peers, teachers, parents, the broader community, politicians and policy makers.

Education Database
Articles on education across all levels of education, including early childhood education, primary and secondary education, and higher education.

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ERIC
Scholarly and popular journal articles and reports from all areas of education.

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Proquest Sociology Collection
Scholarly articles from sociology and related disciplines. Also searches Sociological Abstracts.

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JSTOR
Scholarly articles from all subject areas.

Most journals have extensive past coverage with access to current articles typically delayed 3-5 years post publication.
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Academic Search Complete
Large, multidisciplinary article database that is a good starting point for research in many areas.

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CBCA Complete
Multidisciplinary scholarly and popular articles from Canadian journals and magazines.

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Selected Journals

American educational research journal

British journal of educational psychology

Canadian and international education

Canadian journal of native education

Contemporary issues in education research

Education enquiry

Education process: international journal

Education research international

Educational research quarterly

International journal of education and literacy studies

The Journal of experiential education

Journal of adolescent & adult literacy

Journal of research and practice for adult literacy, secondary, and basic education

Literacy research

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Education -- History.

Education -- Social aspects

Educational tests and measurements.

Education and globalization.

Motivation in education.

Women -- Education -- Canada

Early Childhood Education.

Education, Elementary.

Education, Secondary

Education, Higher -- Social aspects.

Education, Higher -- Canada

Universities and colleges -- Admission.

Adult education

Special education

Students with disabilities -- Education.

Inclusive education

Learning disability

Internet literacy.

Information literacy.

Literacy programs -- Canada.

Education -- Philosophy.

Philosophy & theory of education.

Cognitive learning theory.

"Constructivism (Education)"

Critical pedagogy.

Computational learning theory.

Experiential learning.

Active learning

Student-centered learning.

Indigenous Pedagogies

Native peoples -- Education

Indigenous peoples -- Education

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National Film Board
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