Research Guides: Educational Leadership: Other Web Resources

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Databases

CMU Libraries Digital Collections
CMU graduate students' theses and dissertations can be freely accessed in the university's institutional repository. The category to search is "Central Michigan University Scholarly and Creative Works."
Dissertations & Theses (ProQuest)
This resource includes 2.7 million searchable citations to dissertation and theses from around the world from 1861 to the present day together with 1.2 million full text dissertations that are available for download in PDF format. Over 2.1 million titles are available for purchase as printed copies. Digital Dissertations offers full text for most of the dissertations added since 1997 and strong retrospective full text coverage for older graduate works. More than 70,000 new full text dissertations and theses are added to the database each year through dissertations publishing partnerships with 700 leading academic institutions worldwide.

Education Statistics

Chronicle of Higher Education Almanac
Provides "a look at the nation's college enrollment trends, demographics, faculty pay, tuition and fees, and more."
Community College Survey of Student Engagement
The Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE), a product and service of the Center for Community College Student Engagement, is a well-established tool that helps institutions focus on good educational practice and identify areas in which they can improve their programs and services for students.
U.S. Data and Statistics
Find data about the U.S., such as maps and population, demographic, and economic data.
National Center for Education Statistics
The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education in the U.S. and other nations. NCES is located within the U.S. Department of Education and the Institute of Education Sciences.
National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE)
Through its student survey, The College Student Report, NSSE annually collects information at hundreds of four-year colleges and universities about student participation in programs and activities that institutions provide for their learning and personal development. The results provide an estimate of how undergraduates spend their time and what they gain from attending college. There are also links for the Faculty Survey of Student Engagement (FSSE) and Beginning College Survey of Student Engagement (BCSSE).
NEA Almanac of Higher Education
Published annually, provides NEA higher education members with current information on the entire scope of American higher education. It contains up-to-date information on faculty salaries and benefits, the economic conditions in the states, faculty workload, trends in bargaining, and information on non-faculty professionals on campus.
US Department of Education Research & Statistics Links
This site provides links to a variety of reliable reports, studies, research organizations and government statistics in the field of education.
UNESCO Institute for Education Statistics
From pre-primary school enrollment to tertiary graduation rates, the UIS is the leading source for international education statistics. Covering more than 200 countries and territories, the UIS database covers all education levels and addresses key policy issues such as gender parity, teachers and financing.
World Bank Education Data
Education is one of the most powerful instruments for reducing poverty and inequality and lays a foundation for sustained economic growth. The World Bank compiles data on education inputs, participation, efficiency, and outcomes. Data on education are compiled by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics from official responses to surveys and from reports provided by education authorities in each country.

Education Law

Council on Higher Education Law
School Safety and School Security
U.S. Code Title 20
This is from Cornell University's Law School website.
US Department of Justice Americans with Disabilities Homepage

Internet Gateways

Institute of Educational Sciences
From the site: "Our mission is to provide rigorous and relevant evidence on which to ground education practice and policy and share this information broadly. By identifying what works, what doesn't, and why, we aim to improve educational outcomes for all students, particularly those at risk of failure. We are the research arm of the U.S. Department of Education, and by law our activities must be free of partisan political influence."