Special Education research crosses a number of disciplines such as education, medicine, psychology, sociology, and even business. If someone needs medicine articles, they may not be interested in chemistry or biology sources. So each of the library databases focuses on a specific area of interest. For the best results, choose a database that would best cover your topic. A full list of our databases is sorted by topic on the Databases and Galileo page.
Education databases cover most topics that focus on the classroom and school experience. Examples:
Covers all aspects of education and educational research and provides access to education-related resource such as conference proceedings and selected presentations; Congressional hearings and reports; reports on federal/state standards, testing, and regulations.
Excellent full text coverage of a wide variety of education and related topics. Covers not only the literature on primary, secondary, and higher education but also special education, home schooling, adult education, and hundreds of similar themes.
Psychology databases cover most topics that focus on mental health issues, diagnoses, causes, and treatments. It focuses on the well being of the subjects rather than their practices within the classroom. Examples:
PsycINFO, American Psychological Association's (APA) resource for abstracts of scholarly journal articles, book chapters, books, and dissertations. The database also includes information about the psychological aspects of related fields such as medicine, psychiatry, nursing, sociology, education, and pharmacology.
Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection includes articles from 410 full-text journal covering information concerning topics in emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational & experimental methods.
Full-text coverage from top psychology and related publications, this database meets the needs of both students and mental-health professionals.
Sociology databases covers the social life and issues that may affect your students at home and in school. Examples include:
CSA Sociological Abstracts abstracts and indexes the international literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. The database provides abstracts of journal articles and citations to book reviews drawn from over 1,800+ serials publications.
Sociological Collection includes more than 475 full-text titles. It provides information on all areas of sociology, including social behavior, human tendencies, interaction, relationships, community development, culture, and social structure.
Business databases cover the financial cost and programs for special needs students and supporting staff. They can also include articles on things like grant funding, personnel issues like burnout and recruitment, and tuition costs. Examples include:
A comprehensive business database covering business and economic conditions, corporate strategies, management techniques, and competitive and product information. Its international coverage gives researchers a complete picture of companies and business trends around the world.
A scholarly business database that provides full-text access to many peer-reviewed business related journals, including disciplines such as marketing, management, accounting, finance and economics. It provides detailed company information for some of the world’s largest public and private companies ss well as conference proceedings, case studies, investment research reports, industry reports, market research reports, country reports, company profiles, SWOT analyses and more.
