SOC 470: The Sociology of Higher Education
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- Scholarship on Higher Education
Discovering & Accessing: Scholarly Articles
- ERIC/Education Resources Information Center This link opens in a new windowIndex to journal articles, government studies, books, dissertations, and other material on education and related fields that combines citations of sponsored reports and over 1000 journals. The ERIC database is an initiative of the U.S. Department of Education. Covers 1966 to the present.
- Education Full Text (H.W. Wilson) This link opens in a new windowIndexes more than 400 domestic and international English-language periodicals and yearbooks. Subjects include administration, teaching methods and curriculum, literacy, and government funding. Covers 1984 to the present.
- Social Sciences Citation Index (Web of Science) This link opens in a new windowIndex to content from core journals in all areas of the social sciences. Provides lists of sources cited, plus publications citing the original article. Also known as SSCI. Covers 1900 to the present.
- Sociological Abstracts This link opens in a new windowCovers the international literature of sociology, social work, and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. Publications from 1952 - present.
- Annual Reviews This link opens in a new windowFeatures critical reviews of the most significant primary research literature in several fields of study. Begin publishing in 1932.
Higher Education Organizations in the U.S.
- American Association of Colleges & Universities: "A voice and force for liberal education."
- American Council on Education/ACE: "Convenes, organizes, mobilizes, and leads advocacy efforts that shape effective public policy and help colleges and universities best serve their students, their communities, and the wider public good."
- Higher Education Research Institute/HERI: Home of the Cooperative Institutional Research Program/CIRP, "... a national longitudinal study of the American higher education system. It is regarded as the most comprehensive source of information on college students.
EZBorrow (EZB)/Interlibrary Loan (ILL)
Use EZBorrow (EZB)/Interlibrary Loan (ILL) to request articles, book chapters, books, and other materials not available at F&M.
SOC 470 Librarian
Lisa Stillwell
she/her/hers
Contact:
Shadek-Fackenthal Library #204
717-358-3844
lisa.stillwell@fandm.edu
717-358-3844
lisa.stillwell@fandm.edu