Library Home Page > Research Topics prayer in public schools This guide is an introduction to the research process that, while not being an exhaustive list of information resources available, should be helpful in getting started in your research about prayer in public schools.  Below you will find pointers to suggested research terms about prayer in public schools, materials in the library catalog about prayer in public schools, websites relevant to prayer in public schools, and links to library databases that contain information about prayer in public schools.  Please use our email reference service, contact us at (310) 434-4254, or visit us in the library at the reference desk if you need further assistance. Go to:    Suggested Research Terms    Materials in the Library Catalog     Websites    Library Databases Suggested Research Terms One of the really helpful things when searching for information about a topic is a short list of terms related to a topic.  We think the following terms will help with your research about prayer in public schools: church and state education and state freedom of religion prayer in public schools Back to top of page Materials in the library catalog about prayer in public schools We have the following materials in the library catalog about prayer in public schools: church and state freedom of religion prayer in public schools Back to top of page Websites on prayer in public schools The following websites will help you with your research on prayer in public schools: Prayer in U.S. Public Schools - includes excerpts from the Constitution, landmark court decisions, and more. ACLU: Constitutional Amendment on School Prayer School Prayer - pro and con articles from the Secular Web. First Amendment Center: School Prayer - from the First Amendment Center. ADL Resources - Religion in the Public Schools Education. Religon in the Public Schools Introduction The issue of the proper role of religion in the public schools continues to Archived: Religion in the Public Schools: A Joint Statement of federal Constitution on student-initiated prayer at graduation. Until the issue ... be taught about religion, but public schools may not teach religion. As Back to top of page Library Databases relevant to prayer in public schools The following Santa Monica College Library online databases may contain material relevant to prayer in public schools.  Databases may include magazine, newspaper and journal articles.  Off-campus users, please note: you must be a Santa Monica College student, faculty or staff member to use these services. ERIC ERIC, the Educational Resource Information Center contains more than 2,200 digests along with references for additional information and citations and abstracts from over 980 educational and education-related journals. Professional Development Collection Over 550 full-text journals of interest to professional educators, librarians and education researchers. Offers information on a wide variety of educational topics ranging from children's health and development to pedagogical theory and practice. This database also contains more than 200 educational reports. Academic Search Premier, MasterFile Premier Academic Search Premier and MasterFile Premier provide full text for over 6200 periodicals including full text for more than 3,500 peer-reviewed journals. Coverage spans virtually every area of academic study and offers information dating as far back as 1975. Philosophy and Religion Collection Covers such topics as epistemology, political philosophy, philosophy of language, moral philosophy and the history of philosophy, world religions, biblical studies, religious history. Includes more than 300 full text journals. National Newspapers (U.S.) Searchable index for recent issues of the Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal and the Christian Science Monitor. Full-text for newer issues and citations for older materials. More information on coverage Newspaper Source (Regional, National and International) Provides selected full text for 25 national (U.S.) and international newspapers. The database also contains full text television & radio news transcripts, and selected full text for more than 200 regional (U.S.) newspapers. Encyclopedia Americana Includes 45,000 articles, plus thousands of hypertext links to web sites featuring additional data. It is updated quarterly. Encyclopedia, Funk and Wagnalls New World Provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subject areas. RAND California An extensive database on California and its cities and counties. Includes information on California public policy issues, statistics on business, employment, population, real estate, and crime rates, school test scores and monthly reports on the California economy. JSTOR Back issues of over 300 scholarly journals in a wide variety of disciplines: African American Studies, African Studies, Anthropology, Archeology, Art and Architecture, Asian Studies, Ecology, Economics, Education, Finance, Geography, History, Language & Literature, Latin American Studies, Mathematics, Music, Middle East Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, Population Studies, Slavic Studies, Sociology and Statistics. ABI/INFORM Business news and information from more than 410 full text journals. Coverage includes all subject areas related to business. Business Source Premier Business Source Premier provides full text for nearly 8200 serials. Coverage includes all subject areas related to business. Regional Business News Regional Business News provides full text coverage for regional business publications. Includes coverage of 75 business journals, newspapers and newswires from all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States. Researched and evaluated by: <Ken Lee>, Librarian <25 May 2002> Back to top of page