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Comparative Education
Course Guide
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For further research assistance, please contact Barb
Mann (libbjm@learnlink.emory.edu), Reference Librarian
and Division of Educational Studies Liaison, Woodruff Library,
Emory University.
Posted September 2002, last updated October 2003.
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The following is a sample list of Library of Congress subject
headings for researching the topic comparative education.
The headings that are hotlinked directly search EUCLID. The
headings that are not hotlinked allow for specific searching
on that topic and a particular country.
Comparative
Education
Education
Education [insert country name]
Education [insert country name] History
Education
and State
Education and State [insert country name]
Education
Cross Cultural Studies
Education
History
Education
Social Aspects
School
Management and Organization
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Access to most of the electronic resources listed below is
limited to Emory University faculty, students, and staff.
ABSEES
(American Bibliography of Slavic and East European Studies)
(1956-present)
Compiled continuously since 1956, ABSEES Online covers
North American scholarship on East-Central and Eastern Europe
and the former Soviet Union, and contains bibliographic citations
for journal articles, books, book chapters, book reviews,
dissertations, and selected government publications.
Academic
Press Journals
Provides full text access to 206 online journals published
by Academic Press, as well as access to table of contents
and article abstracts. A listing of journals to which Emory
has access is included.
Academic
Search Premier
(1984-present indexing and abstracts, 1990-present for full
text)
Provides abstracts and indexing for over 3,800, as well
as full text for over 3,200 scholarly journals and general
magazines.
AccessUN
(1942-present)
Provides fast access to current and retrospective United
Nations documents and publications. Articles appearing in
United Nations periodicals are individually indexed.
African
Studies (19th century-present)
An exclusive combination of databases providing access to
multi-disciplinary information on Africa. African Studies
includes information sources from Africa, Europe, and the
USA.
America:
History and Life (1950s-present)
Covers the history of the United States and Canada from
prehistory to the present. Includes information on articles
indexed since 1964, and on book reviews, media reviews, and
dissertations from 1974 to the present.
Annual
Reviews Online
Covering more than 20 review series in three major areas:
biomedical, physical and social sciences, and searchable by
author, keyword, volume citation. Annual Review titles available
directly online to Emory users are listed by journal title
in EUCLID.
Anthropological
Literature (late 19th centery-present)
One of the most important research tools available in the
fields of anthropology and archaeology. Anthropological Literature
indexes articles and essays two or more pages long in works
published in English and other European languages.
Bibliography
of Asian Studies Online (1971-present)
The standard bibliographical tool in the field of Asian
studies. The online version of the BAS contains references
to books, journal articles, chapters in edited volumes, conference
proceedings, anthologies and Festschriften
Current
Contents Connect
Covers recent publications in Agriculture, Biology &
Environmental Sciences (ABES), Arts & Humanities (AH),
Clinical Medicine (CM), Engineering, Computing & Technology
(ECT), Life Sciences (LS), Physical, Chemical & Earth
Sciences (PCES), and Social & Behavioral Sciences (SBS),
including journals and books selected for their relevance
to research.
Economic
Intelligence Unit
The Economist Intelligence Unit is the world's leading provider
of country intelligence.
Education
Abstracts
- A bibliographic database that indexes and abstracts articles
of at least one column in length from English-language periodicals
and yearbooks published in the United States and elsewhere.
English-language books relating to education published in
1995 or later are also indexed.
ERIC
(1966-present) (Information Gateway)
ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) is a national
education database sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education,
Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI). ERIC
covers all aspects of education and educational research and
indexes research documents, journal articles, technical reports,
program descriptions and evaluations, and curricular materials.
FRANCIS
(1984-present) (Information Gateway)
Contains records from more than 3,000 journals, books, dissertations,
and other American and European sources covering the humanities,
social sciences, and economics. FRANCIS is produced by the
Institut de l'Information Scientifique et Technique (INIST).
Handbook
of Latin American Studies (1935-present)
A bibliography on Latin America, consisting of works selected
and annotated by scholars.
Hispanic
American Periodicals Index (1970-present)
The premier online source for U.S.-Hispanic and Latin American
topics. HAPI cites articles published in English, French,
German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish from more than 400
scholarly journals worldwide.
Historical
Abstacts (1950s-present)
Covers the history of the world from 1450 to the present
(excluding the United States and Canada).
Humanities
Abstracts
- A bibliographic database that cites articles from English-language
periodicals. Periodical coverage includes some of the best-known
scholarly journals and numerous lesser-known but important
specialized magazines.
International
Bibliography of the Social Sciences (1981-present )
A bibliographic database compiled by the British Library
of Political & Economic Science of the London School of
Economics & Political Science. This database contains
bibliographic information from an international selection
of publications (including over 2600 journals) in the fields
of economics, political science, sociology, and anthropology.
JSTOR:
Arts * Sciences Collections I and II, General Science Collection
The Journal Storage Project provides access to digitized
versions of key journals in various fields.
LEXIS-NEXIS
Academic Universe
Provides full-text access to over 13,000 news, business
and legal sources. The sources include international, national
and regional newspapers; magazines; trade journals; newsletters;
wire service reports; transcripts of television and radio
news programs; law reviews; company reports, etc.
Project
MUSE
Provides worldwide, networked, subscription access to the
full text of more than 150 scholarly journals in the humanities,
social sciences, and sciences, including many files going
back to the mid-1990's.
Social
Sciences Abstracts
- A bibliographic database that indexes and abstracts articles
of at least one column in length from English-language periodicals
published in the United States and elsewhere. Coverage includes
a wide range of interdisciplinary fields covered in a broad
array of social sciences journals.
Sociological
Abstracts (1963-present)
The premier online resource in the field of sociology and
related disciplines. Print edition is available at HM1 .S6
(1952-present).
SourceOECD
The online publications portal of the Organisation for Economic
Co-operation and Development.
Web of
Science (1975-present)
A collection of multidisciplinary citation databases, including
Science Citation Index (print edition available at
Reference Z7401 .S365 (1961-present), Social Sciences Citation
Index (print edition is available at Reference Z7161 .S65
(1969-1993)), and the Arts & Humanities Citation Index
(print edition is available at Reference Z5937 .A795 (1975-2000)).
World
Development Indicators Online
Contains statistical data for over 550 development indicators
and time series data from 1960-2000 for over 200 countries
and 18 country groups. Data includes social, economic, financial,
natural resources, and environmental indicators. Results can
be scaled, indexed against a particular year, viewed by percentage
change, and charted.
World
News Connection (1994-present)
An online news service that offers an extensive array of
translated and English-language news and information. Particularly
effective in its coverage of local media sources, WNC provides
you with the power to identify what really is happening in
a specific country or region. Compiled from thousands of non-U.S.
media sources, the information in WNC covers significant socioeconomic,
political, scientific, technical, and environmental issues
and events. To locate which country is in which region click
here.
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The following list is a sampling of possible sources for
locating background information and additional sources as
well as building a search vocabulary. A good one way to locate
additional sources is to browse titles in the same general
area, both in the Reference collection and in the Stacks.
- Country Studies/Area Handbooks
D101.6/6: (Government Documents Stacks according to country)
D101.22: (Government Documents Stacks according to country)
- Continuing series prepared by the Federal Research Division
of the Library of Congress under the Country Studies/Area
Handbook Program sponsored by the Department of the Army.
Electronic access is also available through Library
of Congress Country Studies.
Education at a Glance: OECD Indicators
Reference LB2846 .E2472 2002
Issued by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and
Development. Back issues in Stacks under call number LB2846
.E2472 (1992, 1995-1998, 2000)
Educational Research , Methodology and Measurement:
An International Handbook , 2nd Edition
Reference LB1028 .E3184 1997
The Educator's Desk Reference
Reference LB1028.27 .U6F74 2002
Of special interest are chapters 3 (Finding Educational
Information on the Web: the International Domain) and 4 (Descriptive
Profiles of International Web Sites).
Encyclopedia of Education, 2nd edition
Reference LB15 .E47 2003
Although mainly pertaining to United States topics, some
entries include information regarding itnernational education
initiatives and issues.
Europa World Yearbook
Reference Desk D2 .E821 2003
Comprehensive country information arranged alphabetically
by country. Education is a short narrative section. Back issues
in the Stacks under call number D2 .E821 (1989-2002).
Handbook of World Education: A Comparative Guide to
Higher Education and Educational Systems of the World
Reference LB43 .H36 1992
Alphabetical listing of countries with descriptions divided
into the main topics of background, primary and secondary
education, higher education, issues and trends, and a bibliography.
International Dictionary of Education
Reference LB15 .P34 1977
Alphabetical listing of terms and their definitions.
International Encyclopedia of Education, 2nd Edition
Reference LB15 .I569 1994
Provides a llist of entries, followed by narrative descriptions,
arranged alphabetically. References are also included.
International Encyclopedia of National Systems of Education,
2nd Edition
Reference LB43 .I584 1995
Overview of 152 systems of education.
International Higher Education: An Encyclopedia
Reference LB15 .I59 1991
Divided into two main sections: Topics and Regions and Countries,
with a narrative essay for each entry.
Statistical Yearbook=Annuaire Statistique (UNESCO)
Reference Desk HA42 .U45 (1999)
Statistical data on population, education, science and technology,
culture and communication arranged alphabetically by country.
Back issues in Stacks under call number HA42 .U45 (1963-1998).
World Education Encyclopedia: A Survey of Education
Systems Worldwide, 2nd Edition
Reference LB15 .W87 2001
"Comparative, in-depth essays on the education systems
of 233 countries and/or terrorities" (p, xiii).
The World of Learning 2003
Reference Desk AS2 .W6 2003
Contains brief descriptions of learned societies, research
institutes, libraries and archives, museums and art galleries,
universities and colleges arranged alphabetically by country.
Back issues on Stacks under call number AS2 .W6 (1948-2002).
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There is no authorative control on the Internet. Therefore,
it is necessary to be very selective in what you choose. Thinking
Critically about World Wide Web Resources provides insight
in how to properly evaluate the resources available via the
Internet.
Council
of Europe. ECC: The Europe of Cultural Cooperation: Education
Web Site
Encompasses the education programs of the Council of Europe.
Educational Portal of the
Americas (Organization of American States)
"The main objectives of the Portal are to promote new
educational methods, such as distance learning, and to disseminate
training opportunities of high academic quality. Our commitment
is to promoting the continuing education of students of all
ages as well as the professional development of teachers so
they can develop more flexible teaching methods and strategies.
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European
Commission. Directorate-General for Education and Culture
Source of information for various education programs sponsored
by the European Union. Full-text of some publications also
available here.
Foreign
Country/Governments Research Guide (Emory University)
This annotated research guide includes reference books and
databases available at Emory University, and relevant internet
resources.
International
Archive of Education Data
"The Archive acquires, processes, documents, and disseminates
data collected by national, state or provincial, local, and
private organizations, pertaining to all levels of education
in countries for which data can be made available." Sponsored
by the National Center for Educational Statistics and hosted
by the ICPSR at the University of Michigan.
International Bureau
of Education
An intergovernmental organization under the UNESCO umbrella.
A useful site for locating information regarding the comparison
of national education systems, especially via the databanks
Country Dossiers, World Data on Education, INNODATA,
IBEDOCS, and RelatED.
Portals
of the World: Links to Electronic Resources Around the World
(Library of Congress)
Contains links to electronic resources on various subjects
for individual countries, arranged alphabetically by country
name. The links were compiled by subject specialists at the
Library of Congress.
Social Science
Information Gateway: Education
Sources have been compiled from the Institute of Education,
University of London. Of particular interest are the sections
on Bibliographic Databases, Data, Education Materials, and
Government Bodies.
UNESCO:
Education
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization is an intergovernmental organization devoted
to "collaboration among nations through education, science
and culture..."
Of particular interest on this website is the Education for
All section (under Themes), which includes country reports,
and UNESCO Databases (under Quicklinks).
World Bank:
Education
Includes country education data and reports.
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For assistance in how to cite your research, in using Endnote
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please see: Citation
Styles, Style Manuals, and Plagariasm
American Psychological
Association
APA
Documentation Style (University of Wisconsin)
Electronic
References: APA
Guide
for Writing Research Papers: Capital Community College
Using
APA Format: Purdue University
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association,
5th Edition
Reference Desk BF76.7 .P83 2001
Plagiarism
Plagiarism-The
Do's and Dont's: Guidelines for Avoiding Plagiarism (University
of California-Davis)
Plagiarism:
What it is and How to Recognize and Avoid it (Indiana University)
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