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- Encyclopedia of Education. 2nd Ed. 2003. 8 volumes
REF 370.3 E56e
Articles on topics relating to education, with bibliographies and internet resources. Use the index in Volume 8. - Greenwood Dictionary of Education. 2003.
REF 370-3 G816g
General dictionary for terms relating to both education practice and education theory. - Encyclopedia of American Education. Harlow G. Unger. 2nd Ed. 2001. 3 volumes.
REF 370.97303 U57e
Focuses on people, ideas and events in American Education. Index in volume 3. - World education encyclopedia. 2002. 3 volumes.
REF 370.3 W927w - Edspeak : a glossary of education terms, phrases, buzzwords, and jargon.
REF LB15 .R285 2007 - SAGE Handbook for Research in Education.2006
REF 370.72 S129s - Learning Theories: A to Z. David C. Leonard. 2002
REF 370.152303 L581
Definitions of 500 terms defining or relating to learning theories - SAGE Handbook of Curriculum and Instruction.2008
REF 375.001 S129s - Critical Thinking and Learning: an Encyclopedia for Parents and Teachers. 2004.
REF 370.152 C934c
Provides multiple essays on Critical Thinking-related topics such as Literacy, Curriculum, Diversity, etc. - U.S. Department of Education Website:
http://www.ed.gov/
Dept. of Education publications and policies. Drew also has Dept. of Education publications in print. Wiki Markup
http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/
Annual compliation of education statistics, primarily governmental but with international comparisons.- Condition of Education.
Annual\|http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/Annual\] compliation of education statistics, primarily governmental but with international comparisons.Condition of Education.[http://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/
Indicators ] and analyses of U.S. education, published annual by the Federal GovernmentMental Measurements Federal Government - Mental Measurements Yearbook. Buros.
REF 016.15528 M549m
Online from the Databases by Name list.
Profiles and reviews of "English-language standardized tests covering educational skills, personality, vocational aptitude, psychology, and related areas."
Specialized Resources
- Patterson's American Education. Annual. REF 370.973 P318pDirectory of public and private secondary schools, arranged by state and town (post office). Entries include school enrollment, grade name, superintendent or principal and address/phone contacts, URLs (
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- if available)
- Encyclopedia of Learning Disabilities. 2002. REF 616.85889
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- T939e
Covers types of learning disabilities as well as terms and topics related to diagnosis and treatment. - Concise Encyclopedia of Special Education: A reference for the Education of the Children, Adolescents and Adults with Disabilities and other Exceptional Individuals. 3rd ed. 2007.
REF 371.903
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- C744c
Special education terms covered in encyclopedic dictionary format. Some bibliographies & statistics.
See also #Encyclopedia
- Encyclopedia of Disability, 2006, REF 362.403 E56e
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- Encyclopedia of Adolescence. 2 vol. 1991. REF 305.235
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- E56e
Philosophical, theoretical, and historical coverage of adolescence-related topics. - Encyclopedia of Children and Childhood in History and Society. 2004. 3 vols. REF 305.2303
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- E56e
Useful for background/historical material. - Encyclopedia of Education Law.2008 REF KF4117 .
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- E53
- Almanac of American Education. 2004. REF 370.973
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- A445s
Provides statistics on education and students in America, compiled from U.S. Government sources. Compares state/county data. See nces.ed.gov and census.gov for updated numbers. - Corsini encyclopedia of psychology and behavioral science.4 vols. 2001. REF 150.3
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- C826c
Multi-page articles with bibliographies on a variety of psychological and behavioral terms and topics. - Handbook of psychology. 2003. REF 150
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- H236h
Of special interest is volume 7, Educational Psychology. Long (3+ pages) articles arranged by topic-- check the index of the volume or the set for your topic. - Requirements for Certification of Teachers, Counselors, Librarians, Administrators for Elementary and Secondary Schools.2008-2009.Lists, by state, requirements and procedures for educational professionals to obtain certification.
Free Web Resources
- Education Week on the Web: http://www.edweek.org/ew/index.html
- Educator's Reference Desk http://www.eduref.org/
- GEM: Gateway to 21st Century Skills http://www.thegateway.org/
- Content Knowledge 4th Edition (Online) http://www.mcrel.org/standards-benchmarks/
Searchable & browseable compilation of content standards for K-12 curriculum. - Developing Educational Standards http://edstandards.org/Standards.html
Curriculum content standards browsable by state as well as opinion and assessment.