Databases for teaching school subjects
These databases have material, mostly academic journal articles, specific to the disciplines listed. They may be useful to plan and find resources for your professional placement.
English
In these databases, you can find novels and literary criticism useful for teaching English. You can also consult the English Literature & Writing guide for more.
AustLit An information resource and research environment for Australian literary, print, and narrative cultures. Focuses on Australian literature and storytelling, with biographical and bibliographical information, full-text, and exhibitions. You can look up an author or text, and find works about them. Use the Advanced Search function for the most targeted search.
See these videos and tutorials on how to use AustLit.
Reading AustraliaUse Reading Australia, created by the not-for-profit Copyright Agency, to find Australian books and teaching resources suitable for teaching primary and secondary school students. Contains a list of over 250 books chosen by a panel from the Australian Society of Authors.
MLA International Bibliography A leading international subject index of scholarly books, journal articles and websites. Includes material on the history, theory and practice of teaching language and literature. Use the Advanced Search options to search by author's work or publication title.
The Arts & Music
In these databases, you can find resources useful for teaching the arts and music. You can also consult the Performing Arts, Visual Arts & Music guide for more.
Oxford Music Online For music research, charting the diverse history and cultures of music around the globe. You can search by topic, instrument, era, region and occupation to find material useful for teaching music.
Art & Architecture Complete (EBSCOhost) A database that looks like the main Library SEARCH, covering fine, decorative and commercial art.
Health & Physical Education
In these databases, you can find resources for teaching health and physical education. You can also consult the Medicine and Health guide for more.
SPORTDiscus with Full Text (EBSCOhost) Find resources for teaching health topics like nutrition, physical therapy, occupational health, exercise physiology, sports medicine and sports psychology.
History, Geography, Society & Culture
In these databases, you can find resources for teaching the social sciences. You can also consult the Geography guide, Sociology guide, and History guide for more.
History Archive Portal Provides students, teachers and researchers with guided access to digitised primary sources from many places and historical periods. Includes historical documents, photographs, newspaper articles, artworks and material culture.
Asia-Studies Full-text Online Study of modern Asia-Pacific, including finance, trade, environment, human resources development, government, tourism, education and women's studies.
Languages
In these databases, you can find resources for teaching languages. You can also consult the Languages guide for more.
Mathematics
In these databases, you can find resources for teaching mathematics. You can also consult the Mathematics guide for more.
SpringerLink Full-text access to relevant journals including Mathematics Education Research Journal, Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education and Educational Studies in Mathematics.
Academic Search Complete (EBSCOhost) Search this database to find articles on teaching mathematics. Journal coverage includes Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, Australian Mathematics Teacher, Australian Senior Mathematics Journal and the Education Journal.
Science
In these databases, you can find resources for teaching science. You can also consult the Science guide for more.
Taylor & Francis Online Full-text articles from journals such as the Journal of Science Teacher Education and the International Journal of Science Education.
ScienceDirect Journals and ebooks covering multidisciplinary topics from life and social sciences, technology and science.