Education

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Good Places to Start

Encyclopedia of Education. Harlow G. Unger.
Location: REF LB15 .E47 2003
This eight volume set provides extensive information on education from pre-school to higher education with an emphasis on the U.S. Article entries include bibliographical references and an index.

Educator's Reference Desk

Location:  http://www.eduref.org/

A rich resource providing 2,000+ lesson plans, 3,000+ links to online education information, and 200+ question archive responses.

Academic Search Premier
Location: ALADIN
Provides indexing, abstracting, and some full text of articles and from over 1000 academic journals and other periodicals related to education.

Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, and Handbooks

Deskbook Encyclopedia of American School Law.
Location: REF LB 2514 .D47
Encyclopedic compilation of state and federal appellate court decisions that affect education. Updated annually.

Encyclopedia of Distance Learning
Location: REF LC 5211.E516 2005
This four volume set includes topics related to distance education including accreditation, tools for special learners, and best practices.

Encyclopedia of School Psychology
Location: Gale Virtual Reference Library (ALADIN); also Ref LB1027.55.E523 2005

Comprehensive guide to the field of school psychology featuring the latest research on school learning, motivation, and educational assessment. Entries on psychology, education and counseling, and special education address student success, behavior disorders, intelligence testing, learning disabilities, and more.

Encyclopedia of Special Education: A Reference for the Education of the Handicapped and Other Exceptional Children and Adults.
Edited by Cecil R. Reynolds and Lester Mann.
Location: REF LC4007 .E53 2000
This three volume set provides in-depth articles on special education. Topics include clinical disorders and syndromes, testing, intervention techniques, education methods, legal considerations, and biographies of prominent practitioners and theorists.

Finding Articles

To access databases with a location of "ALADIN", click on the title of the database. To see a list of databases available through ALADIN, go to the ALADIN Home Page. Under "Databases by Title" on the right side of the screen, choose from the three alphabetical groupings. ALADIN databases are available for use only by current GW students, staff, and faculty. If you are using this page from off-campus, you will be prompted to enter the barcode number from the back of your GWorld ID card before you can access the database.

 

ERIC (Education) 1966 - present.
Location: ALADIN, also on the Internet @ http://www.eric.ed.gov/
ERIC provides articles from education journals and other publications from the field including research documents, conference papers, technical reports, classroom guides, and curricular materials. The Aladin version is a subscription database that links to materials housed in other Aladin databases. The entire ERIC document collection is available on microfiche on the third floor of Gelman Library.

Education Abstracts 1983 - present.
Provides indexing and abstracting of articles from education journals and yearbooks. Topics include a wide range of contemporary education issues.

ProQuest Research Library Plus
Location: ALADIN
Provides indexing, abstracting and some full text of articles from 760 academic journals and other periodicals related to education.

Dissertation Abstracts International
Location: ALADIN
Provides indexing (1861-present), abstracting (1980-1999), and full text (1999-present) of doctoral dissertations and master's
theses. Information on locating the full text of dissertations published before 1999 is available here.

Lexis/Nexis Academic Universe
Location: ALADIN
Provides full text access to legal news, including the texts of federal and state educational laws.

Policy File
Location: ALADIN
Indexes public policy research and analysis from think tanks, university research programs, and research organizations. Provides abstracts, organizational web address, and the URL to the full-text of the document (if availabe). Updated weekly.

JSTOR
Location: ALADIN
Provides full text access to the archival volumes of 50 educational journals.

 

 

Statistical Resources

 

National Center for Education Statistics.
URL: http://nces.ed.gov/edstats/
The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is the primary Federal agency responsible for the collection, analysis and the reporting of data related to education in the United States. This site provides access to many online statistical resources including the Condition of Education, the annual report of NCES;

Projections of Education Statistics to 2009.
Location: REF LA 210 .A28. Latest edition in reference, earlier in the stacks.
URL: http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/getpubcats.asp?sid=091#066
Provides 10-year projections of statistics for elementary and secondary schools and institutions of higher education such as enrollment data, graduates, teachers, and expenditures.

Statistical Abstract of the U.S.
URL: http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/
Location: REF HA 202 Latest edition in reference, earlier editions in the stacks.
Comprehensive source for data collected by the Federal government. Consult the index for education and related data.

Statistical Resources on the Web: Education
URL: http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/steduc.html
This meta site provides links to national and international statistical resources associated with education.

Select Internet Resources

Intuit Education Guide

URL: http://www.intute.ac.uk/socialsciences/education/

Gateway to high quality international educational resources.

National Library of Education
URL: http://www.ed.gov/NLE/
Official web site of the National Library of Education, the Federal government's main resource for education information.

 

U.S. Department of Education
URL: http://www.ed.gov/
This is the official site of the U.S. Department of Education. Provides a wealth of information covering all aspects of education, including current news, legislation, policy, grants, research projects, statistics, etc.

UNESCO / Education Sector

URL: http://portal.unesco.org/education/en/ev.php-URL_ID=48712&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html

UNESCO is the United Nations’ specialized agency for education. Since its creation in 1945, the Organization has worked to improve education worldwide.

Directories

Directory of College and University Administrators.
Location: REF L901 .P47
Directory of college and university administrators in the United States.

National Faculty Directory.
Location: REF L 901 .N34. Latest in reference, earlier editions in the stacks.
Directory of university and college faculty in the United States.

 

Patterson's American Education.
Location: REF L 901 .P3
Provides information about school districts and secondary schools through the United States. Covers public and private secondary and post-secondary schools. Arranged geographically by city and state.

 

World of Learning.
Location: READY REF AS 2 .W6. Latest in reference, earlier editions in the stacks.
Annual directory providing contact information for universities, colleges, and research centers as well as international cultural, scientific and educational organizations.

 

Associations

 

American Education Research Association
Location: http://www.aera.net

AERA encourages educational research and the practical application of research results.

 

 

 

Education Commission of the States
Location: Location: http://www.ecs.org/
The Education Commission of the States provides current information and analysis of education policy.

EDUCAUSE
Location: Location: http://www.educause.edu
EDUCAUSE sponsors research and conferences concerning the use of information technologies in higher education.

National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE)
Location: http://www.nasbe.org
Provides state education profiles, state department of education links, and a summary chart of state education governance.

List of  Education Associations
Location: http://www.ed.gov/about/associations.jsp
Provides an alphabetical list and links to education-related associations.

Useful Call Numbers

The following call number ranges may be useful when browsing the shelves.

L General Education

LA History of Education

LB Theory and Practice of Education

LC Social Aspects of Education

LD Individual Institutions: United States

LE Individual Institutions: The Americas except United States

LF Individual Institutions: Europe

LG Individual Institutions: Asia, Africa, Oceania

LH College and School Magazines and Papers

LJ Student Fraternities and Societies in the United States

LT Multi-Subject Textbooks

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