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Kansas State Library

Hover over Kansans from the top menu. Drop down to Online Databases and click. (Don't select fly out menu items.)

Under General Research try these, but there are a ton that could be helpful depending on your topic.

  •  Issues & Controversies
    • Provides articles, primary sources, court cases and editorials.
  •  Explora Multi-Search
    • Type in search terms
    • Be sure to select full text filter

Under Library & Educator Research

  •  ERIC
    • Journal articles and research specific to education topics

JStor

More in-depth, research-oriented journal articles. Type in a search term  or phrase to find info.

Integrates with NoodleTools

Websites

Kansas Department of Education

Search topic in top right.

Attendance Works

Research, policies and strategies to improve attendance.

Google Scholar

If you want to Google, do it with Google Scholar. Use the filters on the left to limit date, relevance etc. A lot of these take you to JStor, so start there.

The EdAdvocate

A site that offers articles about reimagining education policy and organization. Start by looking at the Pre-K-12 Tab.

Edutopia

Founded by filmmaker George Lucas, Edutopia focuses on what is working in education and innovative ways to fix current issues.

Education Week

Up-to-date info on K-12 education and innovative solutions to current problems. Type your terms in the search bar, i.e. school start time

U.S. Department of Education

You can put terms in the search box on top right, or click on Data and look at the K-12 links available.

PowerSchool

Provides articles about all aspects of educational problems and solutions.

EdResearch for Action

Research-based articles about education topics

 

Databases for Research

ABC/CLIO Databases (citations integrate with NoodleTools)

Username: shawnee1

Password: resource

Type in search term using ALL Databases to get the broadest perspective and background.

 

 

InfoBase

Username: SMSouthhs

Password: raiders

Select whatever country you are interested in, or search all of them with Education and get a quick overview of most education systems around the world.

 

Research & Works Cited Made Easy

 

 

Librarian

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Julie Fales
Contact:
913-993-7515