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- APA PsycInfo (EBSCOhost) (1887+)American Psychological Association's (APA) renowned resource for abstracts of scholarly journal articles, book chapters, books, and dissertations, is the largest resource devoted to peer-reviewed literature in behavioral science and mental health.
- Education Source (EBSCOhost)“This database provides scholarly research and information to meet the needs of education students, professionals, and policy makers. It covers all levels of education — from early childhood to higher education — as well as all educational specialties such as multilingual education, health education, and testing.”
See also Education Index Retrospective (1929-1983) - ERIC (EBSCOhost) (1966+)ERIC is the most complete index to articles and reports on educational topics.
- ERIC Thesaurusa carefully selected list of education-related words and phrases assigned to ERIC records to organize them by subject and make them easier to retrieve through a search.
- Health and Psychosocial Instruments (HaPI) (1985+)Information about behavioral measurement instruments, such as checklists, coding schemes, indexes, interview schedules, projective techniques, questionnaires, rating scales, surveys, tasks, tests, and vignettes/scenarios.
- Mental Measurements Yearbook with Tests in Print (EBSCOhost) (1985+)Information about and reviews of English-language standardized tests covering educational skills, personality, vocational aptitude, psychology, and related areas.
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- Buros Center for TestingFind test reviews online
- ETS Test CollectionSearch library of over 20,000 tests & other measuring devices from the early 1990s to the present.
- Florida Department of Education (FLDOE)Offers directories of schools and colleges by district and name along with press releases, publications, statistics, and employment opportunities.
- Social Sciences Index (H.W. Wilson) (1974-2004)[online access cancelled due to budget cuts]
paper index available: UCF ARC Main General Collection -- AI3.R492
"Subject coverage includes addiction studies, anthropology, community health & medical care, communications, economics, environmental studies, ethics, family studies, gender studies, geography, international relations, law, mass media, minority studies, political science, psychiatry, psychology, public welfare, social work, urban studies and much more." - Sociological Abstracts (ProQuest) (1952+)
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Sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. Includes information from an international selection of over 2,600 journals and other serials publications, plus conference papers, books, and dissertations.
- U.S. Department of EducationReports policies on federal financial aid for education, collects and disseminates research, focuses national attention on key educational issues, and promotes equal access to education.
