A.C. Buehler Library: EDU 104 Cultural Foundations of Education: General Resources

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ERIC (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
ERIC is a key source for education information. Allows users to access articles from scholarly as well as professional periodicals, in addition to ERIC documents back to 1966 - more than 1.4 million records in all. Many articles are available in full-text, and there are links to full-text ERIC documents available.
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Provides abstracts from over 12,500 periodicals in the social sciences, humanities, general science, multicultural studies, and others, with full text articles from 8,500 titles, including more than 7,300 that are peer-reviewed. Almost every topic of study is covered. The database is updated daily, and includes searchable cited references from more than 1,400 journals.
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Provides indexing for over 280 of the most popular education trade journals. Linked full text is available.
Professional Development Collection This link opens in a new window
Designed for professional educators, provides full text of articles from over 500 peer-reviewed journals and 200 educational reports.
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An electronic archive of journal titles in a variety of disciplines, often going back to the first issue of a journal's existence. In addition, a collection of over 1.8 million digital images of paintings, photos, architectural works, sculptures, and design pieces from around the world from all time periods.
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A collection of over 700 peer-reviewed journals in full text, covering such subject areas as business, the humanities, social sciences, and science, technology and medicine.

Inequities in the Workplace

Employment Equality Laws

Equitable Funding in Schools

Inequitable Opportunities for Advancement

LGBTQ+ Issues in School

Perceptions of Inclusion

Prejudice Reduction

Promotion Practices

Recruitment and Hiring Practices

Retention of a Diverse Workforce

School Discipline and Race

Skill Gap Challenges

Social Issues in the Workplace

Social Justice Education

Student Achievement Gap and Race

Teacher Hiring Practices

Unconscious Bias

Wage & Benefit Inequities

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Sample Library of Congress Subject Headings:

Affirmative action programs -- Law and legislation
Discrimination in education
Discrimination in education - Law and legislation- United States
Discrimination in employment
Discrimination in employment-- Law and legislation
Discrimination in higher education
Educational law and legislation--United States--Cases
Multicultural education
Ability grouping in education
Racism
Racial segregation
Segregation in education
Minority group students

Online Reference Sources

Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
An online collection of over 1000 reference books, covering a wide range of subjects, from art to technology. Credo Reference also includes a selection of specialized reference books from Sage Publishing.

In Credo, look specifically for entries in these e-books:

Encyclopedia of African American Education
Encyclopedia of Bilingual Education
Encyclopedia of Special Education
Encyclopedia of the Social and Cultural Foundations in Education
Gender and Education: an Encyclopedia
Key Concepts in Education
Praeger Handbook of Latino Education in the U.S.

Issues & Controversies This link opens in a new window
Issues & Controversies offers extensive, exclusive, and objective analysis of hundreds of today’s hot topics
Sage Knowledge This link opens in a new window
A variety of encyclopedias and other reference materials from SAGE publications.