Important Literature Databases for School and Counseling Psychology
Database Covers Search Interface Journal articles, Chapters in Books FirstSearch Journal Articles CD in Fairchild-Martindale Journal Articles National Library of Medicine Journal Articlesand ERIC reports (ED's) FirstSearch Periodical articles FirstSearch Books, journals owned, videos, Lehigh dissertations, curriculum materials WEBCAT Use PsycINFO, ERIC (a two part database that includes journal articles, EJ's and ERIC documents, indexed and summarized), Education Abstracts and ASA, Lehigh's Library Catalog to build your bibliography of monographs, books, journal articles, reports and conference papers on your topic.
PubMed, a powerful interface for the National Library of Medicine's database, MEDLINE, is also useful for school and counseling psychology.NOTE: All ED documents are in the FM Library in microfiche, FM-2-SOUTH form 1966 to present. ERIC Documents are now accessible for Lehigh students and faculty in PDF. Go the the EDRS Webstore to retrieve full-text of ERIC documents (ED's) from 1996 to present. Use the express search if you have the ED number; use the full search for retrieval by author, title and other search parameters.Databases that Include Full-Text of Some Publications Indexed and Abstracted
Periodicals Abstracts
Academic Index
| Encyclopedia of Educational Research | FM-1-REF 370.3 M75e |
| Encyclopedia of Psychology | FM-1-REF 150.3 E563 |
| Encyclopedia of Special Education | FM-1-REF 371.903 E56 |
| Handbook of Child Abuse Research and Treatment | FM-1-REF 362.76 H236 |
| Handbook of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry | FM-1-REF 618.9289 H23619 v. 1-7 |
| Handbook of Child Psychology | FM-1-REF 155.4 H2362 |
| Handbook of Classroom Assessment... | FM-3-NORTH 371.26 H236 |
| Handbook of Clinical Child Psychology | FM-4-NORTH 618.9289 H2362 |
| Handbook of Education and Human Development | FM-1-REF 370.15 H2362 |
| Handbook of Educational Psychology | FM-1-REF 370.15 H2361 |
| Handbook of Qualitative Research | FM-3-NORTH 3000.72 H2362 |
| Handbook of Reading Research | L-3-STACKS 428.4 H236 |
| Handbook of Research on Curriculum | FM-1-REF 375.00973 H236 |
| Handbook of Research on Educational Adminstration | FM-1-REF 371.200973 H236 1999 |
| Handbook of Research on Science Teaching and Learning | FM-4-NORTH 507.1 H236 |
| Handbook of School Psychology | FM-3-NORTH 370.15 H2360 1999 |
| Handbook of School-based Interventions: resolving student problems... | FM-3-NORTH 371.46 C678h |
| Handbook of Social Science Research | FM-3-NORTH 300.72 B764h |
| Handbook of Special Education: Research and Practice | FM-3-NORTH 371.9 H2363 |
| Interventions for Students with Learning Disabilities: A Meta-Analysis of Treatment Outcomes | FM-3-NORTH 371.926 S972i |
| Review of Educational Research | FM-3-SOUTH 370.5 R454 |
Note: A helpful guide to writing for publication is now available from the American Educational Research Association (AERA). See especially "Chapter 6 - Ideas and Support for Graduate Students."Click here to read the guide online.
To find test evaluations of a particular instrument, use the Test Locator. It indexes the Mental Measurements Yearbooks (and other test evaluation sources such as Tests Critiques) which provide critical reviews of a broad range of testing instruments.For the actual review, consult the MMY volumes (FM-1-REF 016.159 M529).
One can also search ERIC for test evaluations. Sometimes the test name is added to an ERIC record as an identifier or is mentioned in the abstract.
Consult the American Psychological Association's Finding Information About Psychological Tests. It is an excellelent guide to both published and unpublished tests.
See also Psychological/Educational Tests and Measurements for a comprehensive guide to test evaluation resources available at the Lehigh libraries.
Clearinghouses of Particular Interest to School or Counseling Psychology
The ERIC Clearinghouse on Adult, Career and Vocational Education "Covers all levels and settings of adult and continuing, career, and vocational/technical education."
The ERIC Clearinghouse on Assessment and Evaluation --"Seeks to provide balanced information concerning educational assessment and resources to encourage responsible test use."
The ERIC Clearinghouse on Counseling and Student Services --" Addresses preparation, practice, and supervision of counselors at all educational levels and in all settings and theoretical development of counseling and student services."
Often dissertations can be a rich source for research validated studies. To search the dissertation literature, click on Dissertations here or choose Dissertations from the A to Z list of databases on the library web page. There you will find abstracts of dissertations. Dissertations from other institutions must be ordered from our interlibrary loan service or purchased from UMI, the publisher of Digital Dissertations and Dissertation Abstracts International. Lehigh dissertations are fully catalogued on ASA, Lehigh's Library Catalog. Circulating copies are on Level 3 NORTH of the Fairchild-Martindale Library from 1989 to present; all Lehigh dissertations are available in Special Collections, Linderman Library also. From 1997 to present Lehigh dissertations are available in digital format without cost to Lehigh users directly from UMI.
ERIC Digests
ERIC Slide Show
ERIC Home PageElectronic Reference Formats Recommended by the American Psychological Association (8/99)
electronic journals, ERIC documents, scanned course readings and other books and publications distributed online. It's on the Lehigh Personal CD available at the bookstore and at the Fairchild-Martindale Library Circulation Desk (2 day loan). The reader also may be downloaded from Adobe for free.
Download Acrobat Reader for free here.
Jean M. Johnson
jean.johnson@lehigh.edu
Librarian for Education
Client Services Team for the College of Education
Information Resources: Libraries, Computing and Telecommunications at Lehigh University
296 Fairchild-Martindale Computing Center #8B 610-758-4889
Fall 2000 Office Hours: Mondays 1 to 5 FM Library Information Commons; Tuesdays/Thursdays 2 to 5 Iacocca Hall Room A-325; By appointment
R 9/20/1999; 10/6/99; 10/21/99; 01/06/00; 02/01/00; 05/12/00; 05/24/00; 6/1/00; 8/21/00