Finding Web Resources - Educational Leadership - Ed.D. and Ph.D. - Research Guides at Southern New Hampshire University

General Education Sites

Check out these sites. If you have any suggestions for sites to add, please contact the library by calling 844.684.0456 (toll-free) or email ask@snhu.libanswers.com and specify that you have a suggestion for the Finding Web Resources tab of the Educational Leadership-Ed.D. guide!

NH Educators Online This link opens in a new window
A collaborative project between the New Hampshire Department of Education and New Hampshire educators, NHEON is a resource for curriculum planning and professional development with emphasis on NH activities.
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Also provides way to search NH standards, under "NH Curriculum Frameworks."
Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) This link opens in a new window
Sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of the U.S. Department of Education, this is a public Web site for searching nearly 1.2 million citations going back to 1966.
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If permitted by the contributor, there is no charge for the materials. Use the library database version of ERIC for more full-text linking options.
National Center for Education Statistics This link opens in a new window
The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education.

Education Portals

Portals are sites that offer organized, sometimes annotated access to other websites and resources. Below is a list of education portals that might be useful to your research.

Department of Education This link opens in a new window
The portal to education information on the Internet. The home page includes links to departmental offices such as ERIC and the National Center for Education Statistics, as well as to programs and to the full-text of selected government publications.
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Includes education laws.
EdSitement This link opens in a new window
A project of the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Trust for the Humanities, and the Verizon Foundation, this provides links to humanities resources from museums, libraries, cultural institutions, and universities.
HGSE - WebSites for Educators This link opens in a new window
A large, well organized collection of links created and maintained by the staff of the Harvard Graduate School of Education’s Gutman Library Research Services.
Discovery Education This link opens in a new window
Ignite student curiosity and inspire educators to reimagine learning. Unlock the power of discovery with standards-aligned, digital curriculum resources and easy-to-use technology.
The Educator's Reference Desk This link opens in a new window
Gives access to lesson plans, education management resources, links to other online education information sources. Serves as a search interface for ERIC and GEM. Created and maintained by the Information Institute of Syracuse.
Global SchoolNet (GSN) This link opens in a new window
“Founded in 1984 by teachers who believed that in a connected world students need a global perspective, brings together youth online from 194 countries to explore community, cultural and scientific issues..."
Child Care & Early Education Research Connections This link opens in a new window
Free, full text childcare and early childhood education resources. "Includes scholarly research, policy briefs, government reports, data, and instruments from a wide range of disciplines and sources, including multiple federal agencies."
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named an Outstanding Academic Website for 2007 in CHOICE Magazine.
also "compiles and distributes bibliographies, develops issue briefs, and synthesizes research on key topics."
Encyclopedia of Educational Technology This link opens in a new window
The SAGE Encyclopedia of Educational Technology examines information on leveraging the power of technology to support teaching and learning.