Education Research Guide

	Contents: Research Tools:      Education Databases      Full-Text Journals      Print Indexes to Articles Education Research Tutorials General Education Resources Resources for Specific Topics Lesson Plans Statistics Books
	Juvenile and Curriculum Collection Children's & Young Adult Literature Resource Guide How to use the CSC Library from off-campus CSC Education Department home page

Students of education need information regarding the methods and theoretical foundations of teaching, and about the subjects that they will teach. The following lists point out some of the basic resources in the field of education, both in the CSC Library and on the World Wide Web.

Print Indexes

Child Development Abstracts & Bibliography (1949-2001)
Index shelves HQ 750 .A1 C47

Education Index (1929-1995)
Index shelves L11 .E38

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Full-Text Journals

About off-campus access

Several library databases contain full-text journals for education.  Here are some options:

• See the full-text choices on our Education Databases page
• Some education journals are also included in ScienceDirect and JSTOR
• Browse the following lists of education journals in the Periodical Cat
  Education-General
  Education, Special Topics
  History of Education
  Theory & Practice of Education

The following journals are available over the Web:

The College of Education, Arizona State University, publishes several journals on the Web:

The Bilingual Research Journal
Current Issues in Education
Education Policy Analysis Archives
International Journal of Education and the Arts
Journal of American Indian Education

The Future of Children
Provides access to research and policies on all aspects of children, including education.

EEK! Environmental Education for Kids
Online environmental magazine for grades 4-8 from the Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources.

From Now On: The Educational Technology Journal  

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General Education Resources

Educators' Reference Desk (formerly AskERIC)
Links to lesson plans, ERIC resources, guides for finding information, and lots of other education related resources. The wealth of information here makes it a good place to start.

Encyclopedia of American Education 3rd ed. 3 vols.
Ref  LB 17 .U54 2007

Encyclopedia of Education 2d ed. 8 vols.
Ref  LB 15 .E47 2003

Encyclopedia of Educational Research 6th ed. 4 vols.
Ref  LB 15 .E48 1992

The Facts on File Dictionary of Education
Ref  LB 15 .S43 1988

The International Encyclopedia of Education 2d ed. 12 vols.
Ref  LB 15 .I569 1994

The Internet Public Library--Education
Resources for Teachers & Administrators, Early Childhood and Preschool, K-12 Education, Higher Education, Alternative Education, Special Education, and more.

The Language of Learning: A Guide to Educational Terms
Ref  LB 15 .M32 1997

Philosophy of Education: An Encyclopedia
Ref  LB 17 .P485 1996

Teacher/Pathfinder: An Educational Internet Village
Click on the Schoolhouse for links to assessment sites, resources by subject, special needs resources, and other topics. Follow other links to resources for professional development and parents.

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Resources for Specific Topics

Literacy | Special Education | Multicultural Education | Other

Literacy

Handbook of Early Literacy Research
Ref  LB 1139.5 .L35 H37 2001

Handbook of Language and Literacy
Ref  LC 149 .H36 2004  

Literacy in America: an encyclopedia of history, theory, and practice 2 vols.
Ref  LC 151 .L487 2002  

Special Education

Dictionary of Special Education and Rehabilitation 4th ed.
Ref  LC 3957 .V471997

Encyclopedia of Disability  5 vols.
Ref  HV 1568 .E528 2006

Encyclopedia of Special Education 3rd ed. 3 vols.
Ref  LC 4007 .E53 2000

Multicultural Education

Dictionary of Multicultural Education
Ref  LC 1099 .D53 1997

Encyclopedia of Multicultural Psychology
(please read our special instructions)

Multicultural Pavilion: Teacher's Corner
A complete source for information about multicultural education. Includes resources for teachers, links to awareness activities, and multicultural research resources.

Other

Catholic Schools in the United States
Ref  LC 501 .C3483 2004

Education and Technology  2 vols.
Ref  LB 1028.3 .E17 2004

Educational Measurement
Ref  LB 3051 .E266 2006

Encyclopedia of Early Childhood Education
Ref  LB 1139.25 .E53 1992

Encyclopedia of Educational Leadership and Administration  2 vols.
Ref  LB 2805 .E527 2006

The Encyclopedia of Higher Education 4 vols.
Ref  LB 15 .E49 1992

Encyclopedia of Multimedia Technology and Networking
(please read our special instructions)
This encyclopedia has several articles related to education issues

Gender and Education  2 vols.
Ref  LC 213 .G425 2007

Praeger Handbook of Learning and the Brain  2 vols.
Ref  LB 1060 .P683 2006

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Lesson Plan Resources

Gateway to 21st Century Skills (GEM)
"Thousands of free lesson plans and other teaching and learning resources at your fingertips!"

The Awesome Library
In addition to a collection of K-12 education resources arranged by subject, this site has lesson plans and multicultural and special education resources. There is also information for students and parents.

Also see the collection of elementary and secondary textbooks and teachers' guides in our Curriculum Collection, which you can search on CLICnet.

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Statistics

The Almanac of American Education, 2005  3 vols
Ref  LA 217.2 .A45 2005

Digest of Education Statistics
Print volumes for the years 2001-2006 are available in the Reference Area, the years 1979-2000 are in the stacks.  Both have call number L11 .D54

National Center for Education Statistics
A variety of data is available on this site

Online Education Database
Collection of international education statistics.  This site also contains links to publications based on this data, including Education at a Glance and Education Policy Analysis.

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Books

Books in CLICnet, the Library's online catalog, are assigned subjects based on the Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH). If you are having trouble, you may wish to consult LCSH for subject headings appropriate to your topic. The books are located behind the Reference Desk.

CLICnet includes over 500 electronic books on education topics. These books can be accessed directly from your computer via NetLibrary. For more information, see our guide to NetLibrary.

Browsing shelf areas relevant to your topic can be a useful strategy. Books in the Reference and circulating collections are shelved in general subject categories according to the Library of Congress classification system. Below is a brief listing of some of the shelf locations in the field of education.

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For assistance with any of the resources in this guide, or for help doing research in education, contact:
Deborah Kloiber, Reference Librarian
Liaison for Education and distance programs

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