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Contemplative Studies

Selected resources and practices for learners and teachers

Library databases

Education Database This link opens in a new window
Articles from 550 journals in the field of primary, secondary and higher education, 1988-present.
Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.
ERIC This link opens in a new window
Education journal articles (EJ references) and ERIC documents (ED references), 1967-present. EDs before 1997 are requestable using the Microforms Request page and usable in the Microforms Vewing Room in the LC.
A free version of ERIC is available for all to use at this link: https://eric.ed.gov/.
Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.
Peace Research Abstracts This link opens in a new window
Scholarly journal articles - focus on scholarship related to peace research - including conflict resolution, international affairs and peace psychology. Coverage: 1964-present.
Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.
Philosopher's Index This link opens in a new window
Citations and abstracts for philosophy journal articles and books published in Western languages, 1940-present.
Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.
PsycARTICLES This link opens in a new window
100+ full-text landmark journals from American Psychological Association (APA) and other societies, 1894-present.
Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.
PsycINFO This link opens in a new window
Published by the American Psychological Association (APA), PsycINFO is the largest resource devoted to peer-reviewed journal literature in psychology, behavioral science and mental health - 2,500 journal titles indexed - 2.8 million records - 1887 to present.
Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.
Psychological Experiments Online This link opens in a new window
Multimedia online resource synthesizes the most important psychological experiments of the 20th and 21st centuries. Seventy-five hours of audio and video recordings of the original experiments with 40,000 pages of primary-source documents. Includes field notes, letters penned by the lead psychologists, videos of modern-day replications, and modifications to the original experiments.
Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.

Selected journals at UMass

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Advances in Mind-Body Medicine

Brain and Mind

Creativity & Cognition Conference

Creativity Research Journal

Emotion Space & Society

History and Spirituality

International Journal of Childrens Spirituality

International Journal of Listening

International Journal of Religion & Spirituality in Society

Journal of Contemplative Inquiry

Journal for Spiritual & Consciousness Studies

Journal of Spiritual Formation and Soul Care

Journal of Spirituality and Paranormal Studies

Journal of Spirituality in Mental Health

Journal of Transformative Education

Social Alternatives

Thinking Skills and Creativity