K-12 Education

A research guide: books, articles, & web sites

 

 

 

·          How to Find Books in the ODU Library:  Search in the ODU Library Catalog. 

 

·          How to Find Books in Other OhioLINK Libraries:

Search in the OhioLINK Library Catalog, or start your search in the ODU Library Catalog and then click on the OhioLINK button at the top of the results screen to search statewide.

 

·          To Help You Search in the Catalogs:
Guides and video tutorials are available online from the library’s Research Help page or in print by

the library Reference Desk on the top floor of Spangler.

 

 

Reference Books—A Selection

 

Reference books provide a good starting point for your research. Reference items are located in the Library’s Reference collection, behind the Reference Desk on the top floor of Spangler.

 

In addition, numerous current full-text handbooks and encyclopedias on education are available online in Electronic Reference Books from the Books page of the Library Web site.

See also these related research guides: Special Education, Early Childhood Education, and TESOL.

 

Bibliographies and Guides

·          Acquiring and Organizing Curriculum Materials.  R 027.7 L321a, 1997

·          ARBA (American Reference Books Annual). Ch. 5, Education.  R 011.02 A512r

·          Black authors and illustrators of books for children and young adults: a biographical dictionary.

R 809.892 M951b

·          Comparative Guide to American Elementary and Secondary Schools.  R 379.15 C7382g, 2002

·          Education: A Guide to Reference and Information Sources.  R 016.37 O67e, 2000

Educators Guide to Free Health, Physical, Education & Recreation Materials.

R 011.37 E839h 2003-04

·          Educators Guide to Free Multicultural Materials. R 011.37 E839m 2003-04

·          Educators Guide to Free Science Materials. R 011.37 E839s 2003-04

·          Educators Guide to Free Social Studies Materials. R 011.37 E839ss 2003-04

·          Educators Guide to Free Video Tapes for Elementary/Middle School. R 011.37 E839v 2003-04

·          Funding Sources for K—12 Education. R 370 F9629s 2005

·          Many Peoples, One Land: A Guide to New Multicultural Literature for Children and Young Adults.

      R 016.8108 H3664m

·          Neal-Schumann Guide to Recommended Children’s Books and Media for Use with Every Elementary Subject. R 011.62 M431n

·          Picture Books to Enhance the Curriculum.  R 371.3 H2288p, 1996

·          Thesaurus of ERIC Descriptors.  At the Reference Desk – Refr 025 T413, 2001

·          The Undergraduate’s Companion to Children’s Writers and Their Web Sites.

      R 810.9928 S475u

 

Content Standards

·          Academic Content Standards.  K-12 English Language Arts.  R 372.6 O31a, 2002 and Curriculum Guides 372.6 O31a, 2002

·          Academic Content Standards. K-12 Fine Arts. R 372.8 O31a, 2004 (also on-line as pdf)

·          Academic Content Standards. K-12 Foreign Language. R 372.65 O31a, 2004 (also on-line as pdf)

·          Academic Content Standards. K-12 Library. R 027.8 O31a, 2004 (also on-line as pdf)

·          Academic Content Standards.  K-12 Mathematics.

      R 372.72 O31a, 2002 and Curriculum Guides 372.72 O31a, 2002

·          Academic Content Standards.  K-12 Science.

      R 372.35 O31a, 2003 and Curriculum Guides 372.35 O31a, 2003

·          Academic Content Standards.  K-12 Social Studies.

      R 372.83 O31a, 2003 and Curriculum Guides 372.83 O31a, 2003

·          Academic Content Standards. K-12 Technology. 372.358 O31a, 2004 (also on-line as pdf)

·          Education State Rankings 2002-2003: Pre K-12 Education in the United States.

      R 371.0102 E836s, 2002

·          Towards Coherence between Classroom Assessment and Accountability.

R 370.6 N277y vol. 103 pt.2

 

Dictionaries

·          Dictionary of American Young Fiction, 1997-2001 R 813.540 H3664d

·          Dictionary of Multicultural Education.  R 370.117 D554, 1997

·          Historical Dictionary of School Segregation and Desegregation.  R 379.2 R136h, 1998

 

Directories

·          Acquiring and Organizing Curriculum Materials: A Guide and Directory of Resources.

R 025.21 L323a

·          Funding Sources for K–12 Education. R 370 F9629s, 2004

·          The Internet Resource Directory for K-12 Teachers and Librarians. R 025.06 I886r, 2000-01

 

Encyclopedias and Almanacs

·          Almanac of American education 2004. R 370.973 A62a

·          Deskbook Encyclopedia of American School Law.  R 344.073 I43d, 2007

·          Encyclopedia of African-American Education.  R 371.97 E56, 1996

·          Encyclopedia of American Education.  R 370.973 U57e, 2001 3 vols.

·          Encyclopedia of Bilingualism and Bilingual Education.  R 371.97 En193b, 1998

·          Encyclopedia of Education. R 370.3 E56d, 2003 8 vols.

·          Encyclopedia of Educational Leadership and Administration. R 371.2 E194e, 2006 Vols. 1-2

·          Encyclopedia of Multicultural Education.  R 370.117 M6811e, 1999

·          International Encyclopedia of the Sociology of Education.  R 306.4303 I851e, 1997

·          Philosophy of Education:  An Encyclopedia.  R 370.1 P568, 1996

·          Standards and Schooling in the United States: An Encyclopedia.  R 379.158 S244s, 2001 3 vols.

·          World Education Encyclopedia: A Survey of Educational Systems Worldwide.

R 370.3 W8934e, 2002

 

Handbooks

·          The Adolescent Years: Social Influences and Educational Challenges.

      R 370.6 N277y, 1998 v.97 pt.1

·          Contemporary Education Issues. For available listings in this series, search in the ODU Library Catalog for Contemporary Education Issues.

·          Education: Opposing Viewpoints. RCT 371.010 E832o

·          Education across a Century: The Centennial Volume.  R 370.6 N277y, 2001 v.100 pt.1

·          The Educator’s Desk Reference. R 370.72 F8755e 2002

·          Handbook of Interview Research: Context & Method. R 158.39 H1619i

·          Handbook of Qualitative Research. R 300.72 H1917q

·          Handbook of Research on Multicultural Education.  R 370.117 H1917r, 2004

·          Handbook of Research on School Supervision.  R 371.2 H1917re, 1998

·          Handbook of Research on Teaching.  R 370.72 H1917r, 2001

·          Handbook of Research on Teaching Literacy Through the Communicative and Visual Arts. R 302.207 H1917r, 2005

·          Ohio School Laws & Rules Annotated, 2004-2005. (CD-ROM available)

       R 344.07 B182ohi, 2004-05 2 vols.

·          International Handbook of English Language Teaching. R 428.0071 E854h, 2007 vols. 1-2

·          Pass the Praxis II Test: Principles of Learning and Teaching. RCI 371.102 S78pa, 2007

·          School Violence: A Reference Handbook.  RCT 371.78 K83s, 1997

 

Legislative and Other Government Information

·          American Public School Law.  R 344.73 A272a, 2001

·          Baldwin’s Ohio School Law: A Complete Guide to Law and Fiscal Procedures. R 344.07 B182oh

·          Educational Policy and the Law.  R 344.73 E838p, 2002

·          From the Capitol to the Classroom: Standards-Based Reform in the States.

      R 370.6 N277y, 2001 v.100 pt.2

·          Ohio School Laws & Rules – Annotated 2005-2006. R 344.07 B182ohi, 2005-2006, 2 vols.

 

Testing of Students

·          Educators Handbook on Effective Testing. R 371.26 E839h

·          Performance-Based Student Assessment: Challenges and Possibilities.

            R 370.6 N277y, 1996 v. 95 pt. 1

·          Tests in Print.  R 016.37126 T289i, 2002

 

Testing of Teachers

Various preparation guides and practice tests for the PPST (Pre-professional Skills Test), the NTE (National Teacher Examination) and the GRE (Graduate Record Examination) are available in the Academic Resource in Spangler.

 

Reference Resources Online

 

Electronic Reference Books

In addition, numerous current full-text handbooks and encyclopedias on special education, at-risk students, and adolescence are available online in Electronic Reference Books.

To access: From the library homepage, click on Books, and select Electronic Reference Books.

 

Mental Measurements Yearbook
This database contains full-text information about and reviews of all English-language standardized tests covering educational skills, personality, vocational aptitude, psychology, and related areas as included in the printed Mental Measurements Yearbooks.

To access: From the library homepage, click on Articles in Databases, select the Education category, and click on Mental Measurement Yearbook from the list.

 

ODU Library Quick Reference

Searchable full-text dictionaries, Educational encyclopedias, and more are available via the ODU Library’s Quick Reference page.  To access from the library homepage: Click on Quick Reference.

 

World Book Advanced

World Book Advanced provides access to the World Book Encyclopedia, as well as a dictionary, atlas, primary documents, e-books, and multimedia resources for 8 – 12, and college first-year students. Also includes a guide to Ohio, and “Today in History.” Tools include standards correlations, links for professional resources and lesson plans.

To access from the library homepage: Click on Quick Reference, select Encyclopedias, then World Book.

 

 

eBooks

 

NetLibrary

Full-text ebook database. Search among 15,000 ebooks from multiple disciplines, including reference books, other nonfiction, and fiction—including books about children’s literature Search by keyword, title, or author.   To access: From the library homepage, click on Books, and then select NetLibrary.

 

Brookings Online Library Catalog: Education http://brookings.nap.edu/books/education.html

Includes several online full-text publications, such as the following:

·          Brookings Papers on Education Policy: 2000

·          The Charter School Challenge: Avoiding the Pitfalls, Fulfilling the Promise (1999)

·          It Takes A City: Getting Serious about Urban School Reform (2000)

·          The Black-White Test Score Gap (1998)

·          The Tracking Wars: State Reform Meets School Policy (1999)

·          School Choice and Social Controversy: Politics, Policy, and Law (1999)

·          Choosing Equality: School Choice, the Constitution, and Civil Society (1999)

 

 

 

·          Use an online research database to find articles in scholarly journals, general magazines, and newspapers.

·          To access the databases below, from the Library’s Articles in Databases page, select the Education category, or choose from the A-Z index near the top of the page.

·          To Help You Search in the Databases:
Guides and video tutorials are available online from the library’s Research Help page or in print
by the library Reference Desk on the top floor of Spangler. If you need additional assistance,
ask a librarian.

 

 

A: Key Database for Education Research

 

Academic Search Complete

Contains peer-reviewed journal coverage from more than 3,400 scholarly publications. Covers many academic areas of study including social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, and ethnic studies. Updated daily.

 

Education Full Text

Covers contemporary education issues, and indexes core international periodicals, monographs, and yearbooks in education.  Updated monthly.

 

Education Research Complete

Includes scholarly research and information relating to all areas of education, including curriculum instruction, administration, policy, funding, and related social issues. Coverage includes journals, books, and conference papers. Some publications indexed as far back as the beginning of the twentieth century.

 

Electronic Journal Center

Presents over 4300 research journals, covering numerous subject areas.

 

ERIC

ERIC is the U.S. Department of Education's Educational Resource Information Center database which contains citations and abstracts from over 980 educational and education-related journals.  It also contains full text of more than 2,200 digests along with references for additional information.

Updated quarterly.

 

 

 

Social Sciences Citation Index (ISI Web of Science)

Citations. Indexes articles of scholarly journals from 50 disciplines of the social sciences, with searchable author abstracts and a unique feature that enables searching of articles that cite a known author or work. Note: Not intended as a substitute for a comprehensive subject database such as SocINDEX, which comprehensively indexes journal articles, books, conference proceedings, and other documents.

 

B: Databases for Professional Development

 

MAS Ultra: School Edition

Covers general reference, health, science, and other areas from over 490 general interest and current events magazines. Updated daily.

 

Middle Search Plus
Covers topics from over 140 general reference, health and science magazines for middle and junior high school students.  Updated daily.

 

Primary Search
Includes coverage from 50 children’s magazines and over 100 children’s pamphlets, designed for the elementary school student.  Updated weekly.

 

Professional Development Collection
Full-Text. Provides a highly specialized collection of electronic information especially for professional educators, professional librarians and education researchers.

 

 

 

Finding Periodicals in this Library

 

Listed below are some education periodicals available in the ODU Library.

·          American Biology Teacher

·          American Journal of Education

·          Catholic Education: Journal of Inquiry & Practice

·          Child Welfare

·          Childhood Education

·          Classroom Connect

·          Creative Classroom

·          Education Digest

·          Education NEXT (online)

·          Educational Measurement

·          Educational Psychology

·          Educational Studies

·          The Elementary School Journal

·          Instructor: Activities, Insights and Resources for Teachers

·          Journal of Curriculum Studies

·          Journal of Learning Disabilities

·          Journal of Literacy Research

·          Journal of Research in Childhood Education

·          Journal of Teacher Education

·          Language Arts (microfilm)

·          The Mathematics Teacher

·          Ohio PTA News

·          Reading Research Quarterly

·          The Reading Teacher

·          Science Education

·          Social Education

·          Teaching Pre-K-8

·          THE Journal: Technological Horizons in Education

 

 

How Do You Find Out if a Periodical Exists in this Library?

 

·          Use the ODU Library Catalog to search for the title of the journal or newspaper you’re trying to find. 
Choose a TITLE search and type in the title of the journal or newspaper you desire.

 

·          The library's journals and magazines are located:
 
(1) In print in the Periodicals section on the top floor, arranged alphabetically by title
(2) Back issues in print (usually prior to 1960) in the Back Issues Room on the bottom floor
(3) In microfilm in cabinets behind the Periodicals section
 
A microfilm reader/printer (with free printing!) is also available on the top floor.
For more information, see the ODU Library Microfilm/Reader page at:

http://www.ohiodominican.edu/library/tour/microfilm/default.asp.

 

·          If you are looking for a specific article in a periodical, be sure to match issue number and YEAR/MONTH of the article to the information listed in our library catalog to make sure we have the specific issue of the journal/magazine you need.

 

 

 

 

A portal to Internet search engines and directories is available on the ODU Library’s Internet Search page.

 

In addition, listed below are web sites that may be of particular use to you in your information search.

 

Minimum recommended criteria for evaluating websites:    

·          Accuracy of the information

·          Authority of the person or group responsible for the information

·          When the information was created and last updated

For more information, view Evaluating Internet Sources & Search Tools on the Internet Search page.

 

 

Web Sites—A Selection

See also these related research guides: Early Childhood Education, Special Education, and TESOL.

 

General Education

·          American Teacher  http://www.aft.org/publications/american_teacher

·          Awesome Library for Teachers http://awesomelibrary.org/teacher.html

·          The Educator’s Reference Desk http://www.eduref.org

·          ERIC Education Resources Information Center http://www.eric.ed.gov

·          Multicultural Pavillon Teacher’s Corner’s http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/multicultural/teachers.html

·          National Education Association  http://www.nea.org

·          Ohio Department of Education  http://www.ode.state.oh.us

 

Lesson Plans and Activities

·          A to Z Teacher Stuff  http://www.atozteacherstuff.com

·          BlueWeb’N. http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn

·          Busy Teachers’ Website K-12  http://www.ceismc.gatech.edu/busyt

·          CEC Lesson Plans  http://www.col-ed.org/cur

·          Classroom Connect  http://www.classroom.net

·          Curriculum Archive http://www.buildingrainbows.com/CA/ca.home.php

·          Eisenhower National Clearinghouse For Mathematics and Science Education http://www.goenc.com/

·          Elementary Educators  http://k-6educators.about.com/education/k-6educators

·          GEM: The Gateway to Educational Materials  http://www.thegateway.org/

·          Highlights' Teacher Net  http://teachernet.com

·          Kathy Schrock’s Guide for Educators  http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide

·          MERLOT http://www.merlot.org

·          Teacher Vision  http://www.teachervision.com/index.html

 

Student Testing and Assessment

·          ETS (Educational Testing Service) Test Locator http://www.ets.org/testcoll/index.html

·          National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing  http://www.cse.ucla.edu

·          Practical Assessment, Research and Evaluation  http://PAREonline.net

·          Research in Education: Selected Internet Links http://community.vcsu.edu/facultypages/kathryn.holleque/My_Webpage/link3.htm

 

     Teacher Organizations

·          American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE)  http://www.aacte.org

·          Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)  http://www.ascd.org

·          International Reading Association (IRA)  http://www.reading.org/

·          National Art Education Association  http://www.naea-reston.org

·          National Council for Social Studies (NCSS)  http://www.ncss.org

·          National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)  http://www.ncte.org

·          National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)  http://www.nctm.org

·          National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)  http://www.nsta.org

 

 

 

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