Library: Psychology: Educational Psychology

Online resources

Education Database
Articles from scholarly and trade journals, plus dissertations and popular periodicals on education topics.
ERIC (education)
Database of scholarly journals and reports on education. (Use "Full text available on ERIC" to find only articles available at no charge; however, some remotely-hosted free content may also be hidden.)

Education, United States
Article on the history of education in the United States (plus links to related articles) from the Encyclopedia of Children and Childhood (Macmillan 2004), via Gale Virtual Reference Library.
TEDTalks: How We Learn
Video lectures and presentations on various aspects of learning and education systems.
Learning theory
Entry from the encyclopaedia of informal education (YMCA George Williams College), with links to entries on theorists and four approaches.
Montessori
Video introduction to Maria Montessori and Montessori method. 4.5 minutes, from Films on Demand.
New Horizons for Learning
Free e-journal from the Johns Hopkins University School of Education.
American Educator
Quarterly magazine from the American Federation of Teachers with back issues available to 1994.
Child Research Net: Papers and Essays
Research on children in the digital age, language development, multicultural education, and other topics from a Japanese nonprofit.
Project Zero
Website of the educational research group at Harvard Graduate School of Education. Includes brief descriptions of several projects investigating teaching, learning, and assessment approaches.

Learning Styles and Strategies
Basic introduction to types of learners, with links to further information. From faculty at NCSU.
Learning Styles: Auditory, Visual, Kinesthetic (PDF)
Brief overview of three basic learning styles. From University of Toronto – Scarborough.
What Is Active Learning?
Overview and tips for teachers. From University of Minnesota Center for Teaching and Learning.
Misunderstood Minds
Companion site to PBS series of the same name features information on various learning disabilities and Flash-based interactive simulations.

American Medical Association: Childhood Bullying
Report on bullying implications and prevention strategies from the American Medical Association (2004).
Bullying – House of Commons Report (PDF)
Definitions, effects, policies, and recommendations from U.K. Parliament education committee (2007). PDF.
Bullying: MedlinePlus
Guidelines, reports, and news from National Library of Medicine.
StopBullying.gov
Basic information and prevention tips from the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services.