Education

By: Kris Condic
Associate Professor &
Electronic Resources Coordinator
Phone: (248) 370-2469
E-mail: salomon@oakland.edu


RESOURCE GUIDES AND HANDBOOKS

Education: A Guide to Reference Information Sources. Ref. LB 15 .A1 B89 2000

Core List of Books and Journals in Education. Ref. LB 14.6 .C798 A1 1991

Educator's Desk Reference. Ref. LB 1028.27 .U6 F74 1989

Educators Resource Directory. Ref. L 901 .E443 1999

Educator's Writing Handbook. Ref. LB 1033.5 .R44 1999

Early Childhood Curriculum Resource Handbook: A Practical Guide for Teaching Early Childhood (Pre-K-3)     Ref. LB 1139.4 .E175 1993

International Handbook of Early Childhood Education. LB 1139.23 .I68 1992, 3rd floor

Resources for Early Childhood: A Handbook. Ref. HQ 767.9 .N8 1994

Handbook of Instructional Resources and References for Teaching the Gifted. Ref. LC 3993 .A1 K37

School Violence: A Reference Handbook. LB 3013.3 .K68 1997, 3rd floor
 

PERIODICAL INDEXES AND ABSTRACTS

ERIC.    The ERIC database, available through FirstSearch, indexes articles in educational journals (EJ accession numbers) and educational documents (ED accession numbers) including books, curriculum guides, conference proceedings, research reports. We have most of these ERIC documents on microfiche (through 2002). They are filed by ED number in the Microforms Area, 2nd floor North Wing. From 1993 through current, they are also available electronically through links provided in ERIC.

Education Index / Education Abstracts. 1929-1997/98 in print (Ref. L 11 .A1 E23); 1983 - current available through FirstSearch

Psychological Abstracts / PsycINFO. 1887 - current available through FirstSearch; 1927-98 in print (Ref. BF 1 .P65)

Other FirstSearch databases which may be helpful: WilsonSelectPlus, ArticleFirst.

Professional Collection. InfoTrac database of education journal articles.

Exceptional Child Education Resources. 1980-98 (Ref. LC 3950 .A1 E9)

Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts: LLBA. 1967-92 (Ref. P 1 .A1 A3)

Language Teaching. 1968-98 (Ref. PB 35 .L32)
 
 

INTERNET GUIDES IN PRINT

Teacher's Complete and Easy Guide to the Internet. LB 1044.87 .H45 1999, 3rd floor; CD shelved at Circulation Desk.

Science on the Internet: A Resource for K-12 Teachers. Educational Resources Lab (350 Pawley Hall) LB 1585 .E189 1999, 2 copies

Allyn and Bacon Quick Guide to the Internet for Education. ERL (350 Pawley Hall) LB 1044.87 .P76 1999

Internet Adventures: Step-by-Step Guide to Finding and Using Educational Resources. 3rd floor, LB 1044.87 .L4699 1998


DICTIONARIES

Cyclopedic Education Dictionary. Ref. LB 15 .S73 1998

Dictionary of Education. Ref. LB 15 .G6 1973

Critical Dictionary of Educational Concepts. Ref. LB 15 .B29 1986

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

Dictionary of Counseling. Ref. BF 637 .C6 B444 1994

Historical Dictionary of American Education. Ref. LB 15 .H57 1999

Historical Dictionary of School Segregation and Desegregation: The American Experience. Ref. LC 212.52 .R34 1998

Historical Dictionary of Women's Education in the United States. Ref. LC 1752 .H57 1998
 

ENCYCLOPEDIAS

International Encyclopedia of Education. Ref. LB 15 .I569 1994

International Encyclopedia of Higher Education. Ref. LB 15 .I57 1978

Encyclopedia of Education. Ref. LB 15 .E47 2003

Encyclopedia of American Education. Ref. LB 17 .U54 2001

Encyclopedia of Education and Human Development. Ref. LB 15 .E473 2005

Encyclopedia of Educational Research. Ref. L 901 .E57 1992

Encyclopedia of Early Childhood Education. Ref. LB 1139.25 .E53 1992

Encyclopedia of Bilingualism and Bilingual Education. LC 3707 .E53 1998

Encyclopedia of Language and Education. Ref. P 40.8 .E53 1997

Encyclopedia of Special Education. Ref. LC 4007 .E53 2000

International Encyclopedia of the Sociology of Education. Ref. LC 191 .I49 1997

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

Encyclopedia of African-American Education. Ref. LC 2717 .E53 1996

International Encyclopedia of Educational Technology. Ref. LB 1028.3 .I567 1996

Women in Higher Education. Ref. LC 1569 .W66 2002

Higher Education in the United States. Ref. LA 225 .H54 2002

Education and Technology: An Encyclopedia. Ref. LB 1028.3 .E17 2004
   

STATISTICS & REPORTS

Digest of Education Statistics. Docs. ED 1.140: (Latest edition in Docs. Ref. and online)

American Education, 1870-1991: A Statistical Handbook. Ref. LA 205 .A44 1993

Almanac of Higher Education. Ref. LA 226 .A556 1991, 1994, and 2005

Condition of Education. Docs. ED 1.109: (1980-- ; latest ed. in Docs. Ref. and online)
 

RESEARCH HANDBOOKS

Handbook of Research for Educational Communications and Technology. LB 1028.3 .H355 2004

Handbook of Research on Curriculum. LB 1570 .H264 1992

Handbook of Research on Educational Administration. LB 2805 .H2864 1999

Handbook of Research on Mathematics Teaching and Learning. QA 11 .H26 1992; also available in ERL (350 Pawley Hall)

Handbook of Research on Multicultural Education. LC 1099.3 .H35 2004 and 1995; additional copy of 1995 ERL (350 Pawley Hall)

New Handbook of Research on Music Teaching and Learning. MT 1 .N48 2002

Handbook of Research on School Supervision. LB 2806.4 .H36 1998

Handbook of Research on Science Teaching and Learning. Q 181 .A1 H35 1994; c.2, ERL (350 Pawley Hall)

Handbook of Research on Social Studies Teaching and Learning. LB 1584 .H275 1991; c.2, ERL (350 Pawley Hall)

Handbook of Research on Teacher Education. LB 1715 .H274 1996

Handbook of Research on Teaching. LB 1028 .H315 2001

Handbook of Research on Teaching Literacy through the Communicative and Visual Arts. P 91.3 .H36 1997

Handbook of Research on the Education of Young Children. LB 1119 .H25 1993

 

BIOGRAPHICAL GUIDES

Biographical Dictionary of American Educators. Ref. LA 2311 .B54

Biographical Dictionary of Modern American Educators. Ref. LA 2311 .O55 1997

Directory of American Scholars. Ref. LA 2311 .D57 2002

Pioneers of Early Childhood Education. Ref. LB 1139.23 .P45 1998

Pressing Onward: The Women's Historical Biography of the National Education Association. Ref. L 13 .N49 B88 1996

Reflections: Personal Essays by 33 Distinguished Educators. 3rd floor, LA 2311 .R44 1991

Women Educators in the United States, 1820-1993. Ref. LA 2311 .W65 1994

TEST ASSESSMENT  

Note: The Library does not have copies of tests. However, there is a selective collection of tests available in the Education Resource Lab, Room 350 Pawley Hall.
 

Located on the Test Reviews Table

Mental Measurements Yearbook, by Oscar K. Buros. Ref. LB 1131 .A1 (also available online from 9th edition through present)

Tests in Print (I-IV) Ref. LB 3051 .A1 B8 and B83

Test Critiques. Ref. BF 176 .T419 (1984-present)
 

Online index: You can also use www.unl.edu/buros, under Test Reviews Online, as an index to test reviews in Mental Measurements Yearbook.
 

J. OTHER USEFUL TITLES

Requirements for Certification. Ref. LB 1771 .W6
A list of state certification requirements for teachers, administrators, counselors and librarians for elementary and secondary schools and junior colleges.

Patterson's American Education. Ref. L 901 .P3
Information on state departments of education, public school systems, superintendents, public junior and senior high schools, principals; also private schools, public and private colleges, professional, vocational and prep schools. Annual.
 
 

WEB SITES

Michigan Teacher Network

Michigan Dept. of Education

Nat'l. Center for Education Statistics

US Dept. of Education

ERIC

IPL's Resources for Teachers

Mich. Electronic Lib.'s Education

Mich. School Report Cards
 
 

RESEARCH CONSULTATIONS

If you need help using these resources, call the Reference Desk (370-4426) to set up a research consultation. You and a librarian can spend thirty minutes to an hour using these resources to find information on your topic.
   

EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES LABORATORY

The Educational Resources Lab, located in Room 350 Pawley Hall, contains a variety of printed materials, such as pamphlets, curriculum guides, and manuals for research and instructional purposes. Multi-media instructional devices are also available. Special collections in the Resource Lab include the test file mentioned above, a children's literature collection and a collection of elementary/secondary education texts. Most of the books in the ERL collection are included in Voyager, the online catalog.
 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ASK AT THE REFERENCE DESK.

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Created on 11/97 by Kris Condic, / Last updated on 9/4/08 by mj
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