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• American Educational Research Journal - 1964-2003 JSTOR | 1999-present Highwire
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• Review of Educational Research - 1931-2003
• Teachers College Record - 1990-1 year ago ASP | 1999-present (publisher)

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• tip: use an encyclopedia for a quick overview, to develop vocabulary for searching, & for further sources
• Condition of Education (1975 +) - Clapp Ref L112 .N377a
• Encyclopedia of American Education - Clapp Ref LB17 .U54 1996 - 3 vols.
• Encyclopedia of Education - Clapp Ref LB15 .E47 - 10 vols
• International Encyclopedia of Education, 2nd ed. - Clapp Ref LB15 .I569 1994 - 12 vols.
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  • education civil rights
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Librarians for Education

Jacqueline B. Fitzpatrick
Research & Instruction, x3497

Pamela Bristah
Collections, x2076

Course Guides

Education 216: Education, Society, & Social Policy

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