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Historical Dictionary of Women's Education in the United States 1998 E Book
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Dictionary of Qualitative Inquiry 2nd Ed. 2001
Ref H61 .S4435 2001
An alphabetical dictionary of terms and concepts in qualitative research of the social sciences, including education. Some records include topical bibliographies.

Education and Sociology: An Encyclopedia
Ref LC189.95.E38 2002
Topics include At-Risk Students, Bilingual Education, Educational Assessment, Gender and Education, School Choice, Working Parents, and much more. Articles are authored have extensive references. general index at the back.

Education & Technology: an Encyclopedia . 2004
Ref LB 1028 .E17 2004
Contemporary look at technology in Education. Authored entries are arranged alphabetically. Entries contain references and "See Also's". Some topics include Research & Theory, Active Learning, Curriculum Integration and Copyright.

Encyclopedia of African-American Education. Greenwood, 1996.
Ref LC 2717 .E53 1996
"...Information under a single cover on significant issues, policies, historical events, laws, theories, organization, institutions, and people incident to the education of African-Americans in the United States."

Encyclopedia of American Education (3 Volumes)
Ref LB17 .U54 1996
General encyclopedia of topics, people, policies, history and rulings in American education. Entries contain references. Encyclopedia has general index and subject bibliography

Encyclopedia of Education 2nd Edition 2003 | E Book
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Encyclopedia of Education and Human Development (3 Volumes)
LB 15 .E473 2005
"This Encyclopedia has comprehensive coverage of important themes in education and human development. While it focuses on contemporary educational policies and issues, it also traces the history of the subject back through the nineteenth century, when the foundations of the modern American educational system were laid down." Each volume contains a general index. References included.

Encyclopedia of Educational Research. 4 vols. 6th ed. NY: Macmillan, 1992
Ref LB 15 .E48 1992
"Designed as a major work of scholarship to enlighten and guide readers on matters relating to educational research for the next decade."

Encyclopedia of Multicultural Education 1999 | E Book
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Encyclopedia of Special Education: A Reference for the Education of Children, Adolescents, and Adults with Disabilities and other Exceptional Individuals.   2007 3rd Edition (3 volumes)
Ref LC 4007 .E53 2007
Is a “comprehensive A to Z compilation of authoritative information on the education of those with special needs.” Articles “cover the gamut of special education research and practice, featuring dozens of biographies, reviews of assessment instruments and teaching approaches, legal issues, and overviews of specific learning disabilities.” Entries contain references for further exploration.

Greeenwood Dictionary of Education 2003
Ref LB 15 .G68 2003
Dictionary deals with "contemporary terminology" within the field of Education. Arranged alphabetically, entries are authored by professsionals in a variety of educational fields. The dictionary contains an extensive bibliography.

Handbook of Educational Psychology. Macmillan, 1996.
Ref LB 1051 .H2354 1996
"The Handbook opens with sections on the psychological foundations for thinking, learning, and motivation, and on the developmental and individual differences in these domains. The chapters in these sections connect with practice, and the two middle sections... link directly to the nitty-gritty of everyday education--curriculum and instruction. Along the way the authors confront such headline issues as ethnicity and gender, grouping and tracking, cooperative learning, bilingualism, and testing methods. The concluding section describes the research methods and other foundational issues that support this ongoing effort to transform what we know about the task of educating all students--young and old, rich and poor, male and female, whatever their language and ethnicity--to achieve their full potential.

Handbook of Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties
Ref LC 4801 .H347 2005
"This Handbook provides a systematic and comprehensive overview of a series of often related themes which underpin theoretical and philosophical approaches to pupils perceived as having EBDs, and their realization in both policy and provision. The structure of book divides these themes into three core sections. The Handbook assembles contributions from significant authors in the field of EBD and particular emphasis is given to the international and comparative focus of the contributions. Thus, although contributions are principally from the UK and the USA, these writers have been identified because of their capacity to develop broader, transcultural, insights."

Handbook of Research on Curriculum. Maxwell Macmillan International, c1992.
Ref LB1570 .H264 1992
"...provides a comprehensive overview of what is currently known about a wide range of curricular issues affecting pre-collegiate education."

Handbook of Research on Educational Administration.  Joseph Murphy and Karen Seashore Louis, editors. 2nd edition.  Jossey-Bass, 1999
Ref LB 2805 .H2864 1999
Articles incude:  A Brief History of Scholoarship on Educational Administration; The Sturggle to Create a More Gender-Inclusive Profession; Generating and Managing Resources for School Improvement; Schools as Cultures.

Handbook of Research on Multicultural Education 2nd ed.
LC 1099.3 .H35 2004
Authored articles pertaining to multicultural education, such as "history, research, language issues, immigration policy and education of immigrants." Includes a Name and Subject index. Articles contain extensive references.

Handbook of Research on Teacher Education.  John Sikula, editor.  2nd edition.  Macmillan, 1996.
Ref LB 1715 .H274 1996
"[Focuses] on the areas of greatest upheaval in professional development, including culturally diverse study, computer proficiency and instruction in the classroom, and alternative schooling..."

Handbook of Resilience in Children.
Ref BF 723 .R46 H36 2005
"...gathers into one volume the current scientific theory, clinical guidelines, and real-world interventions to address such issues as: The role of resilience in overcoming trauma, adversity, and abuse. The relationship between resilience and other protective factors. Resilience differences between boys and girls. Measuring and evaluating resilience in clinical practice. Using resilience in interventions with children and families. Examples of school and community resilience-building programs. The Handbook addresses ways in which the hypothetical and theoretical concepts of resilience can be applied in practice. It provides clinicians, academics, and mental health professionals with the information needed to affect positive youth development."

Handbook for Teaching & Learning in Higher Education | E Book
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International Encyclopedia of National Systems of Education.  T. Neville Postlethwaite, editor.  2nd edition.  Pergamon, 1995
Ref  LB 43 .I584 1995
Information on:  general background, politics and goals of the educational system; the formal structure of education; personnel; curriculum development; examinations; assessment; and major reforms.

International Encyclopedia of the Sociology of Education. Pergamon, c1997.
Ref LC 191 .I49 1997
Sections include: The School as a Social System; The Structure of Educational Systems; School Processes; Family and Schooling; Teachers in Society; Youth in Schools; Educational Policy and Change; Social Theories in the Sociology of Education.

International Encyclopedia of Teaching and Teacher Education.  Lorin W. Anderson, editor.  2nd edition. Pergamon, 1995.
Ref LB1025.3 .I58 1995
Topics on teaching include:  the nature and characteristics of teachers; theories and models of teaching; teaching skills and techniques; school and classroom factors; the study of teaching.  Topics on teacher education include:  concepts and issues; generic initial teacher education; continuing teacher education.

International Handbook of Educational Change.  Kluwer, 1998.  2 volumes.
Ref LC 71.2 .I58 1998
"...brings together evidence and insights on education change issues from leading writers and researchers in the field from across the world."  Sections include:  the roots of educational change; fundamental change; the practice and theory of school improvement.

International Handbook of Educational Leadership and Administration. Kluwer, 1996.
2 volumes.
Ref LB2805 .I454 1996
Chapters include: Cultural Politics of Schools: Implications for Leadership; Gender, Organizations, and Leadership; Transformational School Leadership; Building Innovative Capacity and leadership; Developing Successful School Leaders.

International Handbook of Mathematics Education. Kluwer, 1996. 2 volumes.
Ref QA11 .I67 1996
"The Handbook... should appeal to those working at any level in the field who wish to broaden their knowledge base, and to consider alternatives to their present practices." Chapters include: Towards Humanistic Mathematics Education; Language Factors in Mathematics Teaching and Learning; Computer-Based learning Environments in Mathematics.

International Handbook of Teachers and Teaching.  Kluwer, 1998.  2 volumes.
Ref LB 1775 .I56 1998
"...recent research and scholarship concerning the evolving roles of teachers."  Articles include:  Understanding Student Thninking and Learning in the Classroom; Research on Teacher Leadership; Coping With Reform: The Intermix of Teacher  Morale, Teacher Burnout, and Teacher Accountability.

Praeger Handbook of Urban Education. 2006 2 volumes.
Ref LC 5131 .P7 2006
"Sixty one essays written by specialists in teacher education; public policy; sociology; psychology; applied linguistics; forestry; urban studies; school administratrion; cultural studies; evaluation; and linguistics provide a blueprint for scholars, teachers, parents, urban politicians, school administrators, policy professionals and others seeking to understand the situation of urban schools across America today." Essays contain notes. 2nd volume has general index and extensive bibliography.

Literacy and Bilingualism: A Handbook for All Teachers 2000 | E Book
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Religion in the Schools: A Reference Handbook 1998 | E Book
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Routledge International Companion to Education
LB 17 .R68 2000
In-depth authored articles on educational issues. Divided into five parts: Foundations, Processes, Substantive Issues, Sectors, and Subjects. Includes articles on testing and assessment and environmental education. Articles include references.

A Teacher's Handbook for Cultural Diversity, Families, and the Special Education System: Communication and Empowerment 1997 | E Book
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World Education Encyclopedia: A survey of Educational Systems Worldwide (3 vols.) 2nd ed. LB 15 .W87 2001
This encyclopedia is arranged alphabetically by country. Country listings include basic data, such as demographics. Also includes authored article on various subjects such as finance, and levels of education. Entries include a bibliography. Volume 3 includes appendices and general index. ALSO Available as an E Book. To check out you will need your personal login. You can create one off of the netLibrary Homepage

Contemporary Education Issues (Handbooks on current topics in Education)

The Assessment Debate: A Reference Handbook
Ref LB 3051.S66 2001
Chapter Listing: 1. Introduction and Overview 2. Chronology 3. Standards Movement and Assessment 4. Pulling Tis All Together 5. Selected Resources 6. Organizations SupportingPerformance Assessment
Includes appendices and index. Each chapter includes bibliographic references.

Charter Schools: A Reference Handbook
Ref LB 2806.36.W45 2000
Chapter Listing: 1. Introduction 2. Chronology 3. Curriculum and Instructional Approaches 4. Charter Schools and the Law 5. Politics and the Charter School Challenge 6. Teachers' Unions and Charter Schools 7. Organizations, Associations, and Government Agencies 8. Selected Print and Nonprint Resources. Chapters include references.

Multicultural and Diversity Education: A Reference Handbook
Ref 1099.3.A66 2002
Chapter Listing: 1. Overview 2. Origins of Multicultural Education 3. Curricular Approaches 4. Case Studies 5. Political and Legal Issues 6. Barriers to Multiculturalism 7. Associations and Organizations 8. Print and Nonprint Resources. Chapters include references. Handbook contains glossary and general index.

School Vouchers and Privatization: A Reference Handbook
Ref LB 2828.8.W45 2002
Chapter Listing: 1. Introduction 2. Chronology 3. Privatization and School Choice 4. Privatization of Education: Arguments and Controversies 5. Vouchers and the Law: Drawing Conclusions From Research 6. Private Scholarships and Faith-based Charitable Contributions 7. From Learning Centers to Earning Centers? 8. managing Public Schools for Profit: the Rise of the Educational Management Organization 9. Epilogue. contains list of nonprint and print resources also a directory of organizations, associations and government agencies.

Other Encyclopedias

Blackwell Dictionary of Cognitive Psychology.  Michael W. Eysenck, editor.  Blackwell Reference, 1990.
Ref BF 311 .B535 1990
"Subject areas dealth with include decision making, developmental psychology, emotion, intelligence, language, personality, and social psychology.  All entries include suggestions for further reading."

Encyclopedia of Human Intelligence. Maxwell Macmillan International, c1994. 2 volumes.
Ref BF431 .E59 1994
Anything having to do with human intelligence. Articles include: Ability Grouping; Cognitive Styles; Bias in Testing; Motivation; Underachievement.

Encyclopedia of Psychology. Alan E. Kazdin, Editor in Chief.  American Psychological Association and Oxford University Press, 2000.  8 volumes.
BF 31 .E52 2000
Psychology is a broad field of study that has applications in many other fields, including education.  It includes information on research pertaining to such education-related topics as learning and memory, motivation, cognition, language, assessment, and development.

Encyclopedia of Sociology. Macmillan, 1992. 4 volumes.
Ref HM17 .E5 1992
Entries include: urban sociology, sociolinguistics, statistical methods, personality theories, legislation of morality, group size effects, aggression.

Handbook of Child Psychology. 5th ed. Wiley, c1998. 4 volumes.
Ref BF 721 .H242 1998
"...An accurate and comprehensive report of the current state of developmental psychology." Volume 1: Theoretical models of human development; Volume 2: Cognition, perception, and language; Volume 3: Social, emotional, and personality development; Volume 4: Child psychology in practice.

MIT Encyclopedia of the Cognitive Sciences. 1999
Ref BF 311 .M556 1999
A multidisciplinary approach to the cognitive sciences.  Topics include: Cognitive development, cognitive linguistics, codeswitching, bilingualism and the brain, memory, meaning, metaphor, intelligence, emotions.

Praeger Handbook of Learning and the Brain. 2 volumes
Ref LB 1060 .P683 2006
"Offers information on current issues in education, educational psychology, cognition, instruction, and curriculum development.". Authored entries are alphabetically arranged and contain references for further exploration.

Statistics

Almanac of American Education 2006
Ref LB 2846 .A45 2006
" ...serves as aguide to address high priority education needs by compairing the quality of education at the national, state, regional, and county levels." 

Digest of Education Statistics. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1975- .
Ref  L 112 .A35
Annual guide to federal and state education-related statistics.

National Center for Education Statistics World Wide Web resource: http://www.ed.gov/NCES/
The Purpose of the Center is to collect and report "...statistics and information showing the condition and progress of education in the United States and other nations in order to promote and accelerate the improvement of American education." This site may also be accessed from the Library's Graduate Education Web Page.

Research & Writing

Educational Research, Methodology, and Measurement: An International Handbook. 2nd ed., 1997.
Ref LB1028 .E3184 1997
"An overview of the methods of inquiry that are used in the investigation of problems which arise in the field of education." An outstanding resource.

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. 5th ed. 2001.
Ref BF 76.7 .P83 2001
The style manual used in the field of education. Includes information on citing sources from the Internet.

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