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 Internet sources for education - a guide to web-based resources

  Peter Newnham : Research Librarian for Education
Subjects

Alternative Education

Associations / Societies

Australia

*  South Australia

Bibliographies /Databases
Curriculum (Australia)
Discussion Lists
Distance Education

Educational Administration

Educational Psychology

Educational Technology
Electronic Journals

Government Depts.

*  Australia

*  Overseas

Higher Education

International Education

Language Education

Mathematics Education
Media Studies
Multicultural Education
News Groups

Online Education

Organisations

Philosophy of Education

Schools

Science Education

Special Education

Statistics

Teaching Resources
Unions

University Departments

Women & Education
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Directories / Search Engines

DiscoverEd  Find open source materials in education
Education : Social Sciences
(EINet)
Education page from Yahoo
The Educator's Reference Desk Guide to educational resources (ERIC)
Eldis - Education"ELDIS is a gateway to information on development issues, providing
free and easy access to a wide range of high quality online resources."
Intute: Social Sciences - Education
SOSIG:Education Social Science Information Gateway : UK Resource Discovery Network
SSDOO Education/Outreach Page Space Science Data Operations Office of NASA

Alternative Education

Montessori Connections
Montessori Online
Montessori Resources - Canadian Council of Montessori Administrators
Steiner Schools in Australia, also called Waldorf school

Associations / Societies

AAHE The American Association for Higher Education & Accreditation
Welcome to AAMT Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers
AARE Australian Association for Research in Education
AATE Australian Association for the teaching of English
AERA American Educational Research Association
AISWA  Association of Independent Schools of Western Australia
Ascilite  Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education
Association of American Colleges and Universities
The Association of Teachers of Mathematics (ATM)
Australian Association for Environmental Education
Australian Associations of Christian Schools
AVETRA Home Page Australian Vocational Education and Training Research Association
European Association for International Education
Geography Teachers Association of NSW
Geography Teachers Association of SA
ICP Online  International Confederation of Principals
ISTE International Society for Technology in Education
The Mathematical Association of Victoria
National Association for Gifted Children [United States]
Queensland Association for Gifted and Talented Children Inc.
Science Teachers' Association of Victoria
Society for Research into Higher Education [U.K.]

Australia

ACER Australian Council for Educational Research
Adult learning Australia 
Australian Correspondence Schools
Australian Council for Educational Leaders ACEL
Australian education system
Australian policy online
Australian Qualifications Framework  "The Australian Qualifications Framework (commonly known as the AQF) is a unified system of national qualifications in schools, vocational education and training (TAFEs and private providers) and the higher education sector (mainly universities)".
Colleges and Universities - Australia
EdNA Online 
Education in Australia - Definition
EDUCATION.AU home page [formerly the Open Learning Technology Corporation]
Film Australia
The Future of Schooling in Australia  - 2007 (pdf)
Global Learning Communities "...an independent educational organization committed to facilitating continuous and comprehensive change and growth in students, teachers and principals, schools, businesses and community skills, attitudes, learning outcomes and knowledge".
Indigenous Education  ACER
Literacy for all - Commonwealth Literacy Policies for Australian Schools
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education Website
National Action Plan for Environmental Education
NEAP - Educational resources for students and teachers "National Educational Advancement Programs (NEAP) aims to promote and assist the advancement of education in the most professional manner, by developing and providing first class lecture programs and resources for students, teachers & the wider community".
South Australia
SACE Board of South Australia (formerly SSABSA)
South Australian Department of Education & Children's Services
Bibliographies / Databases

CiNii (NII Scholarly and Academic Information Navigator) [ Japanese language ] The National Institute of Informatics has incorporated approximately 2.8 million full text articles (PDF) in NII-ELS, from 1,000 published academic journals . Currently NII has obtained permission of 271 academic societies.
Database of Research on International Education  ACER - Cunningham Library
"This searchable web database contains details of 4630 books, articles, conference papers and reports on various aspects of international education from publishers in Australia and overseas. The database covers material published from 1990 onwards, a period of major change in education systems around the world and in the trade in educational services."
Ed/ITLib  Digital Library for Information Technology and Education
EdNA Online  18,000 Australian quality assured education and training resources for school, early childhood, VET, ACE and higher education.
EdResearch Online A database of over 24,000 research documents and articles which can be purchased online. Some articles are available free of charge.
Education Line Education-line is developing a live collection of documents on the Internet. It is being established so that researchers and practitioners from the worlds of education and training can quickly access, display or discuss current research and opinion. "The BEI [British Education Index] specialises in the systematic description of literature in the fields of education and training and is responsible for the maintenance of the BEI database which provides regular information about the contents of over 350 core British journals".
EDUCAUSE : Resource Center
EURYDICE - The Information Network on Education in Europe - Homepage   "The Information Network on Education in Europe" provides a background to the educational systems of eighteen European countries.
ICDL - International Centre for Distance Learning (Distance Learning Databases) 
Talented and Gifted Bibliography
UNESBIB Bibliography of UNESCO documents, publications and Library collection.
UNESDOC UNESDOC database contains full texts of UNESCO Documents.
VOCED: UNESCO / NCVER Research Database (Vocational education & training research database)

Curriculum (Australia)

Curriculum corporation "The Curriculum Corporation team of curriculum development, e-learning, assessment and publishing specialists provides services and creates resources for all learning needs".
SACE (formerly SSABSA)
Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA), Australia

Discussion Lists

Discussion group links (Deja forums)
Edublogs
Educational Listservs

Distance Education

American Center for the Study of Distance Education
The Commonwealth of Learning - Home Page
Distance Education at a Glance - Guide 1 (includes a glossary of terms)
The Open University Distance Learning Open University

Educational Administration

ASPA On-Line (Australian Secondary Principals Association)
National Association of Secondary School Principals (U.S.)

Educational Psychology

National Council on Measurement in EducationThe National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME) is a professional organization of about 2,300 members. Many members are involved in either the construction and uses of educational tests or the development and evaluation of measurement models and methods. NCME members are committed to the continual improvement of testing and measurement practices in education. This site contains information about the organization, general announcements, job postings, public domain software, links to other measurement-related organizations, and information about individual members.

School Psychology Resources Online "Research learning disabilities, ADHD, functional behavioral assessment, autism, adolescence, parenting, psychological assessment, special education,mental retardation, mental health, and more".

The Buros Institute of Mental Measurements The Buros Institute of Mental Measurements has a half-century history of serving the public interest and advancing the field of measurement. By providing professional assistance, expertise,and information to users of commercially published tests, the Institute promotes meaningful and appropriate test selection, utilization, and practice. The Buros Institute encourages improved test development and measurement research through thoughtful, critical analysis of measurement instruments and the promotion of an open dialogue regarding contemporary measurement issues.

Educational Technology

Ascilite  Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education
Ed/ITLib  Digital Library for Information Technology and Education
EDUCAUSE : Resource Center
EduTech Wiki

ISTE International Society for Technology in Education

Electronic Journals
The titles listed below do not necessarily link to full-text articles but are representative of the many journals to be found on the Web.
Click here for selected full-text education journals available through Library subscription. Search the Library catalogue by journal title (where known) for complete holdings.

 
ACCE - AEC Journal Australian Educational Computing
AHEIA Industrial Update
ALN Magazine Asynchronous Learning Networks
American Teacher
ARC  Discovery Newsletter Australian Research Council
Australia.edu magazine-online
Campus Review
CATALYST Community services
Conflict Management in Higher Education Report
Digest of Education Statistics, 2001--Home Page [U.S.]
Education Policy Analysis Archives
Education Review: A Journal of Book Reviews
Educational Insights
EDUPAGE [Archives] EDUCAUSE Publication
EQA (Education Quarterly Australia) "The quarterly magazine gives an overview of developments in areas such as assessment, testing, profiles and statements; provides practical help for classroom teachers; puts important education issues on the table for discussion and debate, and occasionally reports on overseas trends in education." Full text of selected articles
Farrago University of Melbourne student union magazine
FNO From now on
International Education Journal
International Journal of Education & The Arts
Journal of American Indian Education-Arizona State University
Language Teacher - JALT Publications
The Melbourne Age Education
NTEU: Australian Universities Review
Penn GSE Perspectives on Urban Education
Practice and Evidence of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
Synergy Index "Synergy is a publication produced by the Centre for Teaching and Learning as a means of discussing teaching and learning within the University of Sydney".  
TIEE - Teaching Issues and Experiments in Ecology Ecological Society of America

Government Departments

Australia

Commonwealth
Department of Education, Employment & Workplace Relations
States
Australian Capital Territory: Education & Community Services
Education Department of Western Australia
Education Queensland
Northern Territory: Department of Education - Corporate Web
NSW Department of Education and Training
South Australian Department of Education & Children's Services
Tasmanian Department of Education Online
Victoria. Department of Education and Early Childhood Development

Overseas

New Zealand Ministry of Education
U.K. Department for Children,School and Families
U.S. Department of Education

Higher Education

Australia

Going to uni
Our Universities: Backing Australia'sDepartment of Education and Early Childhood Development - Education Future - Policy Paper
Research Green Paper - New Knowledge, New Opportunities
Africa
African Higher Education Research Online
Resources on South African Higher Education
Asia (Japan)
Jguide
Europe
EUNI - List of European Universities
Latin America
Higher Education in Latin America - LANIC
United Kingdom
Colleges and Universities - United Kingdom
Dearing Report : U.K.
H.E. Archives Hub (UK higher education]
Higher Education Funding Council for England
Higher Education Policy Institute [ HEPI ]
Society for Research into Higher Education  [U.K.]
United States
American Universities
Peterson's Guide to U.S. colleges and universities
World
BrainTrack - University-Index World guide to universities
EDUCAUSE Home Page"The mission of EDUCAUSE is to advance higher education by promoting the intelligent use of information technology." 
Issues in higher education policy An update on higher education policy issues in 2004 in 11 Western countries [includes Australia]
Universities worldwide

International Education

African Educational Research Network
Apsira (Indian education portal)
China Education and Research Network
Database of Research on International Education  ACER - Cunningham Library
Education for All : Country Reports : Access by country
Education worldwide
Eldis - Education (Useful for information on education in developing countries)
European Association for International Education
EURYDICE - The Information Network on Education in Europe - Homepage   "The Information Network on Education in Europe" Provides a background to the educational systems of eighteen European countries.
French education [in French]
German Education
Global Education AusAID
International Baccalaureate Organisation
Japanese Education
NordenEdu - Your Gateway to Higher Education in the Nordic Countries Denmark;Finland;Iceland;Norway;Sweden
Resources on South African Higher Education

Language Education

The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
CILT home page National Centre for Languages (U.K.) includes Lingu@NET: a virtual language centre
EFL / ESL Lessons and Lesson Plans from The Internet TESL Journal
English Language and Improvement Service (ELLIS)  (State Library of SA
Internet Resources for Language Teachers and Learners
Internet Resources for TESOL - teaching english to speakers of other languages  (UniSA)
Language-Learning.net - directory of schools
The Language Teacher - TLT

Mathematics Education

Australian Mathematical Society - Welcome Page
Collaborative Group for Research in Mathematics Education  [School of Education : University of Southampton] 
CSME Centre for the Study of Mathematics Education "This is the home page for the New Centre for the Study of Mathematics Education which is located in the School of Education at Nottingham University(U.K.)"
Teaching and Learning Mathematical Association of America: MAA Online

Media Studies

ATOM Australian Teachers Of Media
Media and Communications Studies Site

Multicultural Education

Multicultural Education
Promising Programs and Practices in Multicultural Education

News Groups

Master List of Usenet Newsgroups

Online Education

Commonwealth of Learning - The Development of Virtual Education: A global perspective
Education podcast network

Organisations

Becta British Educational Communications and Technology Agency
Carrick Institute for Learning & Teaching in Higher Education Australia
Center Research Web site [Research reports from the] National Education Research and Development Center (U.S.)
CIDE Center for International & Development Education
Education Resource Organizations Directory (EROD) [Directory of U.S. educational organisations]
Higher Education Policy Institute [ HEPI ] [U.K.]
National Foundation for Educational Research [U.K.]
New Zealand Council for Education Research
OECD education
UNESCO home page - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
UTS : Institute for Interactive Media and Learning University of Technology,Sydney

Philosophy of Education

Educational philosophy  Classic Texts and Manuscripts in Education
PES Homepage  Philosophy of Education Society 

Schools

Australian schools [Non-government schools]
BBC Schools Online
Education of Boys [ACER]
The Future of Schooling in Australia  - 2007 (pdf)
Global SchoolNet Foundation Home Page
Project Appleseed, the National Campaign for Public School Improvement Project Appleseed is a national campaign advocating improvement in public schools by increasing parental involvement in all 15,000 public school districts in the United States of America.
South Australian government schools (eduCONNECT) [links]
Teachers@Work
Welcome to the European Schoolnet

Science Education

NASA Headquarters Education Program
The Lab - Australian Broadcasting Corporation's gateway to online science
Trends in Science Education (in Australia) ACDS

Special Education

LD OnLine: Learning Disabilities Information & Resources
SERI - Special Education Resources on the Internet

Statistics

Australia
Education Resources Australian Bureau of Statistics
Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth ( LSAY )
Statistics relating to higher education
Japan
Guide to Official Statistics
United Kingdom
Higher Education Statistics Agency
Statistics: Dept. for Education & Skills 
United States
Digest of Education Statistics (U.S.)
Education Statistics Quarterly The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) (U.S.)
Encyclopedia of Education Statistics [As above]
World
Eurostat database

Global Education Digest
Comparative education statistics [UNESCO]
International Bureau of Education (IBE) home page [UNESCO]
      See in particular : World Data on Education
Statistical Resources on the Web/Education

Teaching Resources

Curriculum corporation
(Australia) Lesson plans
Earth Science Success: 50 lesson plans for grades 6-9 (EBSCOHost)
The Gateway to Educational Materials
Lesson plans,etc.
Lesson planning

Unions

Education Unions and Associations (Australia)
Federation of Education Unions Information Centre
NSW ACT Independent Education Union: : Home
NTEU: Australian Universities Review

University Departments

ACU National - Faculty of Education Australian Catholic University
Central Queensland University - Faculty of Arts, Humanities & Education
Charles Sturt University : Faculty of Education
Curtin University : School of Education
Deakin University : Faculty of Education
ECU - School of Education homepage Edith Cowan University
Flinders University School of Education
Griffith University :  Faculty of Education
Institute of Education - University of London Home Page
James Cook University : Faculty of Arts,Education & Soc. Sciences
Macquarie University : School of Education
Monash University : Faculty of Education
University of Adelaide : School of Education
University of Melbourne : Faculty of Education
University of Sydney : Faculty of Education
University of Tasmania : Faculty of Education
UNSW Education Studies

Women & Education

Association of Women Educators Home Page
IFUW - International Federation of University Women -
 

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