Online Research > Education, Skills and Career Development
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Education, Skills and Career Development
Using a combination of audio clips and written text, Mango immerses you in real, everyday conversations in 12 different language courses. Learn online, at your own pace. Interactive test-prep, career and skills development materials for ESL, GED, ACT, postal worker, ASVAB, resume & cover letter writing, computer skills and more. Scoring is done online and you can work at your own pace. Search nearly 1,850 periodicals covering nearly all subjects including general reference, business, health, and much more. Look here for Consumer Reports from 1991 to the present, the Consumer Reports Buying Guide from 1999 to the present, and Consumer Reports on Health from 1992 to the present.Vocations, Careers and Technical Education Collection
From general career guides to highly specialized industry journals, you can research potential jobs here.Nursing and Allied Health Collection
All aspects of the Nursing profession -- from direct patient care to health care administration -- are covered in this collection. Including nearly 400 titles, this collection's current and authoritative content will be of use to both professionals already working in the field as well as students pursuing a nursing-focused curriculum. Learn about the historical and current state of affairs in the hospitality and tourism field, and also get a focused study of specialized aspects of the industry - including cultural aspects of travel, leisure activities, economic aspects of tourism, and more. You can also find Fodor's travel guides for many worldwide destinations! Get information on educational principles, child development and psychology, and best practices in education, from more than 450 academic journals, hundreds of reports, and many premier reference sources. Get information from more than 1,100 periodicals and newspapers, primary sources, creative works, and multimedia, including hours of video and audio clips and podcasts, on all core curriculum areas, including history, literature, science, social studies, and more. Journal articles and reports in education. Designed for professional educators, this is a collection of nearly 520 high quality education journals, including more than 350 peer-reviewed titles. The collection also contains more than 200 educational reports.
