Social Science electronic resources: Education Policy

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Gateways and Portals | Bibliographic Databases
UK Government Sites | Organisations | Electronic Journals

Title	Brief description	Format
Gateways and Portals
Braintrack	Over 5,500 links to higher education institutions in 161 countries. This site is freely available on the Internet.
Ploteus	The section on education systems provides detailed information on the national education and training systems of all member states from primary to post-graduate level. This site is freely available on the Internet.

Title	Brief description	Format
Bibliographic Databases
A+Education	A+ Education includes articles from journals indexed in AEI, the Australian Education Index. It includes links to full text information freely available on the web, scanned articles and index information from over 130 Australian and New Zealand journals covering all levels of education (from early childhood to tertiary and adult learning); curriculum; educational history, planning administration and policy; educational psychology and sociology; educational systems and institutions; and research measurement techniques. Full text coverage is from 2000: index coverage from 1978. This is a subscription based service and can only be accessed from the reading room.
Australian Public Affairs - Full Text (APA-FT)	Australian Public Affairs - Full Text is an online collection of articles from more than 400 Australian journals indexed in APAIS, the Australian Public Affairs Information Service produced by the National Library of Australia. Subject coverage includes social science, education, current affairs, business, economics, humanities, health and law. Full text coverage is from 1995: index coverage from 1978. For help with this resource: see staff at the Asian & African Studies Reference Enquiry desk.
British Education Index free collections	Search Education-line full text, free internet resources and recently-published journal articles. This site is freely available on the internet
Education Abstracts	Providing indexing and abstracts over 680 periodicals plus books & yearbooks, covers subjects including adult education, continuing education, literacy standards, multicultural/ethnic education, teaching methods, etc from 1983. This is a subscription based service and can only be accessed from the reading room.
ERIC	Abstracting database consisting of two files: Resources in Education which covers research reports, teaching guides, conference papers and books and the Current Index to Journals in Education. This is a subscription based service and can only be accessed from the reading room.
EURYBASE	Database of reliable, readily comparable information on national education systems in Europe provided by Eurydice, The Information Network on Education in Europe. This site is freely available on the Internet.
International Eric	Comprises Australian Education Index and British Education Index, from 1976. This is a subscription based service and can only be accessed from the reading room.
International Review of Curriculum and Assessment Frameworks Project Archive	Contains descriptions of frameworks for 20 countries plus in-depth analysis. This site is freely available on the Internet.
Research Assessment Exercise	Papers relating to, and results of, the 2001/2008 Research Assessment Exercise. This site is freely available on the Internet.

Title	Brief description	Format
UK Government Sites
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills	BIS is the department for economic growth. The department invests in skills and education to promote trade, boost innovation and help people to start and grow a business. BIS also protects consumers and reduces the impact of regulation. This site is freely available on the Internet.
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills	Statistics The BIS statistics home page provides links to sources of statistical information on UK competitiveness, the construction industry, insolvency, regional and national economic performance, trade union membership, and higher and further education and skills. There is a handy link to all BIS national statistical releases This site is freely available on the Internet.
Department for Education	This site is freely available on the Internet.
	School Performance This site is freely available on the Internet.
	Statistics Official statistical publications from the Department. This site is freely available on the Internet.
Education Funding Agency	Provides revenue and capital funding for education for learners between the ages of 3 and 19, or the ages of 3 and 25 for those with learning difficulties and disabilities. Also supports the delivery of building and maintenance programmes for schools, academies, Free Schools and sixth-form colleges. This site is freely available on the Internet.
National Curriculum	Details of the national curriculum in primary and secondary schools in England. Includes programmes of study, level descriptions, assessment and teaching requirements. This site is freely available on the Internet.
National Curriculum Review	The Department for Education is conducting a review of the national curriculum, to be implemented in 2013 and 2014. This web page gives details of the remit and timetable of the review, plus news, statements and other resources. This site is freely available on the Internet.
Office for Fair Access	An independent public body that helps safeguard and promote fair access to higher education. The main way it does this is by approving and monitoring 'access agreements'. All English universities and colleges that want to charge higher fees must have an 'access agreement' with OFFA This site is freely available on the Internet.
Office of the Schools Adjudicator	Regulates school admission arrangements This site is freely available on the Internet.
Ofsted	Inspects and regulates to achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages This site is freely available on the Internet.
Skills Funding Agency	Funds and regulates adult skills training in England This site is freely available on the Internet.
Teaching Agency	Responsible for initial teacher training (ITT) in England. It provides a comprehensive programme of support to help you become a teacher, providing guidance all the way through the application process. This site is freely available on the Internet.

Title	Brief description	Format
Organisations
Association of School and College Leaders	ASCL is the professional association for leaders of secondary schools and colleges. The web site is very rich and includes full text of policy, guidance and information papers and issues of the Leader magazine. This site is freely available on the Internet.
British Educational Research Association	Site is aimed at educational researchers. Includes a good selection of the Association's academic reviews in full text. This site is freely available on the Internet.
Evidence for Policy and Practice Information and Co-ordinating Centre (EPPI-Centre)	This research centre of the Institute of Education at London University addresses the need for a systematic approach to the organisation and review of research on interventions in health promotion and education. The site contains the full text of systematic reviews and access to bibliographic databases of research reports and journal articles in these fields. This site is freely available on the Internet.
Higher Education Funding Council for England	The Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) distributes public money for teaching and research to universities and colleges. Follow links from the publications page to view the full text of HEFCE reports, including those containing statistical data such as Performance Indicators in Higher Education. This site is freely available on the Internet.
Higher Education Funding Council for England	Performance Indicators in Higher Education, 1996-97 to 2001-02. From 2004 Performance Indicators are published by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) This site is freely available on the Internet.
Higher Education Statistics Agency	This site contains a publications list, selected free online tables, details of the Agency's information provision service, and a link to the HESA Higher Education Information Database for Institutions (HEIDI). This site is freely available on the Internet.
Higher Education Statistics Agency	Higher Education Information Database for Institutions (HEIDI) - Heidi is a web-based management information service that provides easy access to a rich source of quantitative data (pdf, 108kb) about higher education.
NASUWT	Education news and details of the union’s responses to various government policy initiatives. This site is freely available on the Internet.
National College for Leadership of Schools and Children's Services	Works to develop and inspire great leaders of schools, early years settings and children’s services This site is freely available on the Internet.
National Consortium for Examination Results	Independent organisation funded by Local Education Authorities which receives and analyses GCSE and A/AS level results to assist schools in target setting and raising achievement. This site is freely available on the Internet.
National Foundation for Educational Research	Site includes a description of current research projects, and research summaries and full text reports free to download. This site is freely available on the Internet.
National Union of Teachers	Provides information about the NUT’s major policies and initiatives, and its responses to government white and green papers. This site is freely available on the Internet.
NIACE	Site provides information about the NIACE organisation and the services and publications it provides as well as the latest news relating to adult education. This site is freely available on the Internet.
Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education	Full text of subject and institutional review reports. This site is freely available on the Internet.
Scottish Council for Research in Education	The SCRE site provides detailed information on research projects, and users can read full reports and articles written by teacher researchers. A huge range of articles are offered, on topics such as assessment, behaviour, literacy and numeracy. The Spotlight Papers provide fascinating briefing papers on other issues of policy and research. This site is freely available on the Internet.
Sutton Trust	Aims to improve educational opportunities for young people from non-privileged backgrounds and increase social mobility. Website includes full text of research reports. This site is freely available on the Internet.
Workers’ Educational Association	Site contains information about the WEA’s research publications about effective teaching and learning strategies in adult education and links to the websites of other organisations working in the field. This site is freely available on the Internet.

Title	Brief description	Format
Electronic Journals
Cairn Collection	Collection of high quality, full text peer reviewed academic journals from France and Belgium. The collection includes journals in the fields of history, literature and linguistics, psychology, sociology, political science, education, law and economics. Text and search interface in French. This is a subscription based service and can only be accessed from the reading room.
Current Issues in Education	An interactive scholarly journal from Arizona State University, featuring articles in a variety of categories. This site is freely available on the Internet
ECRP: Early Childhood Research and Practice	Bi-annual peer-reviewed journal featuring articles on development, care and education of young children from birth to age 8. This site is freely available on the Internet
Journal for Critical Education Policy Studies	Publishes articles that critique global, national, neo-liberal, New Labour, Third Way and postmodern analyses and policy, together with articles that report on socialist/Marxist policy for education. This site is freely available on the Internet.
Phi Delta Kappan	Addresses policy issues for educators at all levels. Advocating research-based school reform, the Kappan provides a forum for debate on controversial subjects. This site is freely available on the Internet
Practical Assessment, Research and Evaluation	Provides access to peer-reviewed journal on assessment, research evaluation and teaching practice. This site is freely available on the Internet.
Teachers' College Record	Major articles include research, analysis and commentary covering the full range of contemporary issues in education, education policy and the history of education. Internet access is restricted to members only, but registration is free.
Teaching Times	Offers news and analysis This site is freely available on the Internet.
Times Educational Supplement	Website includes a reviews and resources bank, current news articles, blogs, a discussion forum and events list This site is freely available on the Internet.