Below are some education-specific databases that are good starting places for your research.
ERIC contains a mix of full-text articles, government reports, theses and dissertations. The library allows you to access ERIC through three different interfaces--EBSCO, FirstSearch and ERIC.ed.gov.
Don't let the name fool you. Educational Abstracts contains a mix of abstracts and full-text articles from over 600 education journals. This database, as well as the rest in this list, come from the EBSCO vendor (see side panel).
This database contains full text articles from children's magazines and pamphlets. This may be a useful source for finding examples of materials that you could use in the classroom.
PDC is another great source for full-text articles on educational topics, including reading across the disciplines.
Teacher Referencer Center also contains both abstracts and full-text articles on various education topics.
In addition to article databases tailored specifically for education, you may find useful information in the library's interdisciplinary databases. Below are some examples.
This EBSCO database covers a wide variety of topics, including education and child development.
Includes abstracts and full-text articles from over 2,000 periodicals in various disciplines.
Full-text access to major domestic and foreign newspapers, transcripts, legal periodicals, and other sources
This interdisciplinary database contains articles from over 130 education journals.