"The Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (CJSoTL) is a peer reviewed, trans-disciplinary, open-access electronic journal...
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"These indicators enable governments to see their education systems in the light of other countries' performances and, together with OECD's country policy reviews, are designed to support and review the efforts that governments are making towards policy reform. (p. 3)"
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"The major aim of this encyclopedia is to describe the most important concepts, theories, research, policies, case studies, and programs at the pre-school through the postsecondary levels and their implications for educational reform. Diversity is defined broadly in this encyclopedia and includes race, ethnicity, social class, gender, sexual orientation (LGBT), religion, language, and exceptionality, which encompasses giftedness and disability." p. xlviii
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Provides "a description of the specialty of psychology devoted to the provision of services to children and youth, their teachers, and parents." Section I contains chapters on individual countries, while Section II has synthesis chapters.
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"explores worldwide convergences and divergences in national higher education systems resulting from increased global co-operation and competition."
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"provides a unique and comprehensive guide, including an inventory of 199 centers, programs, and institutes in the field, an essay analyzing the emergence and current status of higher education as an area of study, and a listing of 191 journals focusing on higher education."
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"provides an in-depth analysis of the scope of postsecondary education worldwide, combining a series of overarching comparative essays with analytic chapters focusing on key countries and regions."
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"By examining some of the major education policy issues, particularly in the light of recent shifts in education and policy research, the editors aim to provide a comprehensive picture of the intersecting and diverse discourses of globalisation, education and policy-driven reforms. (p. xi)"
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"The first part discusses new developments in social theory and methodology in the sociology of education. The second part offers a sequence of snapshots of the practice of sociology of education in different countries and regions of the world, as well as a focus on how the educational process is being analyzed by diverse audiences. The third part offers an appraisal of critical issues in sociology of education, including some of the thorniest debates in the field."
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"The Handbook brings together authors (experienced researchers in their own right) from eighteen different countries across seven continents. The ten themes under which their work is grouped represent critical dimensions of teacher and school development."
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The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Children's Issues Worldwide covers "all major aspects of children's lives, including educational provision, legal status, family life, health, abuse and neglect, play and recreation, and religious affiliation" in country chapters. Each of the 6 volumes covers a region of the world.
2007
"This handbook analyzes the origins, contributions and interpretations of international education."
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Databases
Indexes and abstracts articles of English-language periodicals and books on education from 1983 on. Abstracting coverage begins with January 1994....
Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) from the US Department of Education. Bibliographic database of educational resources including articles...
This is a search engine for those doing research into topics of interest to Intergovernmental Organizations (IGOs). The IGO Search searches across...
Access to more than two million records, including South Africa studies and African studies and a number of other multi-disciplinary databases....
Provides extensive worldwide indexing of journal articles, reports, etc. in the fields of social, cultural, physical, biological, and linguistic...
"The Australian Education Index is a comprehensive collection of educational research documents relating to educational trends, policy, and practices...
Provides citations to articles in western-language periodicals and some books pertaining to East, Southeast, and South Asia. Covers 1971 to the...
1975+ "The British Education Index provides information on research, policy and practice in education and training in the UK. Strengths include...
A comprehensive source for theory and research in international affairs. It publishes a wide range of scholarship from 1991 on that includes working...
Contains full text of reports, articles, and newsletters on issues affecting women.
Contains records describing books, book chapters, articles, and conference papers published in the field of Latin American studies. Coverage includes...
Over 265,000 journal article citations about Central America, South America, the Caribbean, Mexico, Brazil, and Hispanics/Latinos in the United...
Contains bibliographic information from an international selection of publications (including over 2600 journals and books, book reviews, and book...
"The Index Islamicus database indexes literature on Islam, the Middle East and the Muslim world." "Material cited in the Index Islamicus includes...
"Index to Jewish Periodicals is the definitive index on Jewish history, activity and thought. This database provides a comprehensive guide to English...
"The IDS Information Department supports a large and diverse international community through its family of Knowledge Services and knowledge sharing...
Abstracts and indexes the international literature in linguistics and related disciplines in the language sciences.
"The NZET database is funded by the Ministry of Education, through the Iterative Best Evidence Synthesis (BES) Programme."
The OECD's online library of statistical databases, books, and periodicals.
Indexes selected books, government documents, and periodical articles on contemporary public issues and the making of public policy.
Provides online access to abstracts and full-text articles on public policy research and analysis from think tanks, university research programs,...
Searchable database of full text journals published in South Africa in the areas of social sciences and humanities.
Abstracts and indexes the international literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences.
Teachers College Record Books Reviews (2006+)
Data Portal to all of the major statistical sources from the United Nations and UN Specialized Agencies. Freely available.
Includes documents of the General Conference and the Executive Board, main and working series documents, documents of meetings organized by Unesco,...
The electronic repository for official documents published by the United Nations. Comprehensive, though not complete, coverage of all types of...
Contains over 1,200 World Bank titles, searchable by keywords, title, and author
from the World Bank. See also their EdStats.
Provides citations, abstracts, and indexing of the international serials literature in political science and its complementary fields, including...
Websites
"The International Comparative Education (ICE) concentration is a multidisciplinary, international, cross-cultural program of training that places educational problems into an international and comparative framework. "
Africa South of the Sahara - Education is Karen Fung's extensive list of Web links to online resources.
"This data base is jointly developed by the Asia/Pacific Cultural Centre for UNESCO (ACCU) and UNESCO Bangkok - Asia and Pacific Bureau for Education in co-operation with government and non-government literacy agencies in the region. It may be freely used and copied for educational and other non-commercial purposes, provided that any reproduction of data be accompanied by an acknowledgement of ACCU and UNESCO as the source."
"ACEI is a global community of educators and advocates who unite knowledge, experience, and perspectives in order to exchange information, explore innovation and advocate for children."
"The Center for International Higher Education defines its mission to be advancing knowledge about the complex realities of higher education in the contemporary world."
"EDC is a global nonprofit organization that develops, delivers, and evaluates innovative programs to solve some of the world’s most urgent challenges in education, health, and economic development."
"The Institute of Development Studies (IDS) is a leading global charity for international development research, teaching and communications."
"The Institute of International Education (IIE) fosters mutual understanding, develops global leaders, and protects academic freedom worldwide through educational exchange and training programs that advance the vision of Opening Minds to the World®."
International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement-"a unique network of scholars, researchers and policy-makers working together to prepare and conduct studies on educational achievement worldwide."
"IAU, founded in 1950, is the UNESCO-based worldwide association of higher education institutions. It brings together institutions and organisations from some 120 countries for reflection and action on common concerns and collaborates with various international, regional and national bodies active in higher education. Its services are available on the priority basis to Members but also to organisations, institutions and authorities concerned with higher education, as well as to individual policy and decision-makers, specialists, administrators, teachers, researchers and students."
"The IBE's main mission is to act as UNESCO's centre specialized in contents, methods and structure of education. It builds networks to share expertise on curriculum development in all regions of the world and aims to introduce modern approaches in curriculum design and implementation, improve practical skills and promote informed policy dialogue at national, regional and international levels."
"The mission of the International Children’s Digital Library Foundation is to excite and inspire the world's children to become members of the global community – children who understand the value of tolerance and respect for diverse cultures, languages and ideas -- by making the best in children's literature available online."
"The Latin American Network Information Center (LANIC) is affiliated with the Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies (LLILAS) at the University of Texas at Austin....LANIC's mission is to facilitate access to Internet-based information to, from, or on Latin America."
"NAFSA: Association of International Educators is a member organization promoting international education and providing professional development opportunities to the field. Hundreds of NAFSA members volunteer to serve the Association and thousands advocate for international education."
"The Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) provides reliable and timely data on the mathematics and science achievement of U.S. 4th- and 8th-grade students compared to that of students in other countries. TIMSS data have been collected in 1995, 1999, 2003, and 2007. TIMSS 2007 results were released on December 9, 2008."
"The National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) is Australia's principal provider of vocational education and training (VET) research and statistics."
National Center for Education Statistics - International Activities Program
"NCES supports a variety of activities to provide statistical data for cross-national comparisons of education. These activities focus on 2 major areas: indicators and assessments."
"'Building Character through Cornerstone Values' is an indigenous New Zealand approach to the development of character which had its origins at the Waihopai School, Invercargill, following the 1989 reforms known as "Tomorrow's Schools" and the provision for local learning objectives in a school charter."
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Education portal.
"The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) is an internationally standardised assessment that was jointly developed by participating economies and administered to15-year-olds in schools."
"Pratham is the largest non governmental organization working to provide quality education to the underprivileged children of India. Pratham was established in 1994 to provide education to the children in the slums of Mumbai city. Since then, the organization has grown both in scope and geographical coverage."
"The Right to Education Project aims to promote social mobilisation and legal accountability, looking to focus on the legal challenges to the right to education. The cornerstones of the Project is this wide-reaching website, ongoing research and a wide network of human rights and education activists. It is a partial continuation of the groundbreaking older Right to Education Project of the former UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education, Katarina Tomaševski."
"USAID’s goal in education is to improve lives and create opportunity. To achieve this goal, USAID is implementing a five-year Education Strategy, Education: Opportunity though Learning, that focuses resources, encourages innovation, and strives to meet the global need for improved access to a quality education for children, youth, and adults."
"The UK Council for International Student Affairs (UKCISA) is the UK’s national advisory body serving the interests of international students and those who work with them."
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
"The Organization aims to help build a sustainable world with just societies that value knowledge, promote peace, celebrate diversity and defend human rights, achieved by providing Education for All (EFA)."
"Global and internationally comparable statistics on education, science, culture and communication."
Includes link to UNESCO Portal on Higher Education. "This portal offers access to on-line information on higher education institutions recognized or otherwise sanctioned by competent authorities in participating countries."
"Your comprehensive data and analysis source for key topics in education."
Projects, statistics, on all aspects (Girls' Education, Education Technology, Early Child Development, Tertiary Education, Effective School and Teacher Secondary Education, Adult Education, Global Education Reform, School Health, Economics of Education) with many full text reports

