Teacher Training: Key Journals & Databases

A multi-disciplinary academic literature database.

Current and historical literature related to the growth and development of children up to the age of 21.

Index to British journals, theses and conferences in the field of Education.

Covers all levels of education, from early childhood to higher education, plus multilingual education, health education and testing.

Content includes: accounting, finance & economics, business, management, education, health & social care, HR, marketing, public policy. Does include some eBooks. Note: after logging in with your Roehampton credentials, you will be logged in correctly even if the platform doesn't indicate this. 

Journal articles, theses and conferences on education, mostly published in the USA but with good UK and international coverage.

Journals and eBooks in arts, humanities, social sciences and life sciences. NOTE: We do not subscribe to all of the eBook content in this database. You can filter your results by Access on the left hand menu and selecting “content I can access.” 

Academic literature in the humanities and social sciences. NOTE: We do not subscribe to all of the content in this database. You can filter your results by selecting the Access option “Only content I have access to.” See our Spotlight on Project Muse.

A database of full-text, peer-reviewed articles published by the American Psychological Association and allied organisations. 

Index of over 1.5 million journal articles, books, book chapters, technical reports, and dissertations in all aspects of psychology from 1887 to the present.

Selected British and European independent cinema, updated monthly. Access Note: log in with your Roehampton email address, then create a personal account. Licensed for personal or class viewing, but not for public screenings. 

Streams thousands of films, documentaries and training videos across a wide range of subjects. Note: Click 'Log in to Roehampton' on the left side of the screen to gain access. Please note: BBC programmes may be available via Roehampton Online Broadcasts (ROB).

Record and stream freeview TV and radio programmes for educational use, create clips and playlists, and access the archive of recorded programmes including BBC and Shakespeare Archives. ROB is managed by AVR, for assistance contact: avr@roehampton.ac.uk.

All the BBC's Shakespeare output: plays, poems, documentaries, interviews, images. Licensed only for streamed playback. Register here with your Roehampton email address.

The BL's global recordings archive, including music, drama, literature, oral history, languages and dialects, wildlife, and birdsong.

Plays and criticisms from a range of publishers (e.g. Aurora Metro Books, Faber & Faber and Bloomsbury). Also includes Globe on Screen and Early Modern video from V&A Museum's archives. Note: For access select “University of Roehampton”.

A comprehensive collection of performance videos, audio recordings, and production designs (from sound and lights to sets and costumes). 

Maps and geospatial data from national data providers such as Ordnance Survey and British Geological Survey, for use with software such as GIS or CAD, or as maps generated by Digimap. Registration required: see ‘? Help using this resource’ icon, above.

A music database containing over 2 million tracks, from classical and opera to jazz, blues, film scores and world music. All available straight to your phone via the NML app. Spotlight on Naxos blog post.