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Subject Guide: Education

The Education subject guide provides information on resources available from the Alvin Sherman Library, both in the library and online, related to education, including early childhood education, higher education, educational leadership, multicultural education, special education and education in general. The subject guide covers subject headings, reference sources, books, periodicals, indexes and abstracts, databases, Web sites, and style guides.

Subject Headings	Periodicals	Style Guides
Reference Sources	Databases
Books	Web Sites

Subject Headings

You can find books and other materials in the library by searching NovaCat, the NSU Libraries online catalog. How to search NovaCat. To locate books and materials at other libraries, see Catalogs.

Suggested Library of Congress (LC) subject headings include:

Classroom Management	Education – Research
Critical Pedagogy	Higher Education
Curriculum Planning	Learning, Psychology of
Distance Education	Multicultural Education
Early Childhood Education	Special Education
Education	Teaching

LC call numbers:

L 7-991	Education (General)
LA 5-2396	History of Education
LB 5-3640	Theory and Practice of Education
LC 8-6691	Special Aspects of Education
LD 13-7501	Individual Institutions: United States

For detailed breakdown of LC call numbers see Library of Congress Classification Outline for Education.

Reference Sources

Encyclopedias and Dictionaries

Title	Location & Call Number
Early childhood education : an international encyclopedia	Sherman Library Reference-2nd floor LB1139.23 .E272 2007 v.1-4
Education and sociology : an encyclopedia	Sherman Library Reference-2nd floor LC189.95 .E38 2002
Encyclopedia of American education	Sherman Library Reference-2nd floor LB17 .U54 2001 v.1-3
Encyclopedia of education	Sherman Library Reference-2nd floor LB15 .E47 2003 v.1-8 e-book
Encyclopedia of educational leadership and administration	Sherman Library Reference-2nd floor LB2805 .E527 2006 v.1-2 e-book
Encyclopedia of special education : a reference for the education of persons with disabilities and other exceptional children and adults	Sherman Library Reference-2nd floor LC4007 .E53 2007 v.1-3
Historical dictionary of American education	Sherman Library Reference-2nd floor LB15 .H57 1999 e-book
The International encyclopedia of education	Sherman Library Reference-2nd floor LB15 .I569 1994 v.1-12
Higher education in the United States : an encyclopedia	Sherman Library Reference-2nd floor LA225 .H54 2002 v.1-2
The Routledge international encyclopedia of education	Sherman Library Reference-2nd floor LB15 .R633 2008
World education encyclopedia : a survey of educational systems worldwide	Sherman Library Reference-2nd floor LB15 .W87 2001 v.1-3 e-book

Handbooks and Other Resources

Title	Location & Call Number
Handbook of research on education finance and policy	Sherman Library-3rd floor LB2824 .H36 2008
Handbook of research on teacher education : enduring questions in changing contexts	Sheman Library-3rd floor LB1715 .H274 2008
International handbook of distance education	Sherman Library-3rd floor LC5800 .I582 2008
The Sage handbook of African American education	Sherman Library-3rd floor LC2717 .S34 2009
Urban education : a handbook for educators and parents	Sherman Library-3rd floor LC5131 .B74 2008 e-book

Books

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E-books

E-books, or electronic books, may be accessed via NovaCat.

Entries for electronic books in NovaCat will have the eBook icon .

Title	Author
The art and science of teaching : a comprehensive framework for effective instruction	Robert J. Marzano
The art of school leadership	Thomas R. Hoerr
Bullying : implications for the classroom	Edited by Cheryl E. Sanders and Gary D. Phye.
Checking for understanding : formative assessment techniques for your classroom	Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey
Critical pedagogy and the everyday classroom	Tony Monchinski
Curriculum development in the postmodern era	Patrick Slattery
Cyber-bullying : issues and solutions for the school, the classroom and the home	Shaheen Shariff
The ethical dimensions of school leadership	Edited by Paul T. Begley and Olof Johansson
FTCE : professional education test	Sandra Luna McCune, and Vi Cain Alexander.
Future directions in distance learning and communications technologies	Edited by Timothy K. Shih, Jason C. Hung
Helping children to be competent learners : from birth to three	Ann Roberts and Avril Harpley
Language, space and power : a critical look at bilingual education	Samina Hadi-Tabassum
New perspectives on bullying	Helen Cowie and Dawn Jennifer

Circulating Books

Circulating books may be checked out by visiting the library. Distance students may also request books via Document Delivery.

Title	Author	Location
Beyond the bake sale : the essential guide to family-school partnerships	Henderson, et al.	Sherman Library - 3rd floor LB1048.5 .B49 2007
Bridging the chasm between research and practice : a guide to major educational research	Van Horn	Sherman Library - 3rd floor LB1028 .V313 2008
Differentiating with graphic organizers : tools to foster critical and creative thinking	Drapeau	Sherman Library - 3rd floor LB1044.88 .D73 2009
Flexible higher education : international pioneers reflect	Burge	Sherman Library - 3rd floor LC5800 .B87 2007
From a nation at risk to No Child Left Behind : national education goals and the creation of federal education policy	Vinovskis	Sherman Library - 3rd floor LB3060.83 .V56 2009
Handbook of research on new literacies	Edited by Coiro, et al.	Sherman Library - 3rd floor LB1043 .H328 2008
Key questions for educators	Edited by Hare and Portelli	Sherman Library - 3rd floor LB14.7 .K48 2005
Understanding assessment in the special education process : a step-by-step guide for educators	Pierangelo and Giuliani	Sherman Library - 3rd floor LC4031 .P484 2008

Periodicals

Periodicals include journals, magazines, newspapers and other serial publications. Search NovaCat for individual titles and holdings information. Periodicals do not circulate, but may be viewed at the library location listed. NSU distance students may request copies of specific educationicles via Document Delivery.

Many periodicals are available with full-text (or full image) online in the databases. Search the Journal Finder for specific titles.

Title	Location
American educational research journal	Available online through Journal Finder and in print
Educational evaluation and policy analysis	Available online through Journal Finder and in print
Chronicle of Higher Education	Available online through Journal Finder
Harvard educational review	Available online through Journal Finder and in print
Journal of educational and behavioral statistics	Available online through Journal Finder and in print
The journal of educational research	Available online through Journal Finder and in print
Journal of engineering education	Available online through Journal Finder
The journal of experimental education	Available online through Journal Finder and in print
Journal of learning disabilities	Available online through Journal Finder
The journal of special education	Available online through Journal Finder
The New England journal of higher education	Available online through Journal Finder
Review of educational research	Available online through Journal Finder and in print
Sociology of education	Available online through Journal Finder and in print
Teaching exceptional children	Available online through Journal Finder

Indexes & Abstracts

Title & Online Location

*Education Index
This is a standard index for education research. NSU does not subscribe to this but the database is available from other local libraries.
http://www.hwwilson.com

*Bibliography of the History of Education
This is a standard index for education research provided by the Getty Education Research Institute. NSU does not subscribe to this but the database is available from other local libraries.
http://www.getty.edu/bookstore/titles/bhacdrom.html

AskART
AskART has listings for over 30,000 educationists.
http://www.askeducation.com

Provenance Index
Information about the history and collecting of individual works of education.
http://piedi.getty.edu/

Union List of Educationist Names
A listing of names and information about educationists throughout time.
http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/ulan/index.html

Timeline of Education History
A useful timeline from the Metropolitan Museum of Education.
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah

(*NSU library system does not own the item. The item may be available for free at another library.)

Databases

These online serve as indexes to the literature, primarily periodicals. They include citations, abstracts and, sometimes, full-text depending on the type of database. Click on More Info icon for a complete description of the database. To access the databases, go to the Electronic Resources.

Top Picks

Title of Database	Type
ERIC (CSA) Watch Video	Citations and abstracts. Selected full-text for ERIC Documents only. The library also has ERIC documents on microfiche.
ERIC Database and Thesaurus	Public web site
Education Full Text Watch Video	Selected full-text
ProQuest Education Journals	Selected full-text
Social Sciences Citation Index	Citations and abstracts

Also Recommended

Title of Database	Type
Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts (ASSIA)	Citations and abstracts
Career and Technical Education	Selected full-text
Education Index Retrospective	Citations and abstracts. Coverage 1929-1983.
ProQuest Central	Selected full-text
Family & Society Studies Worldwide (EBSCOhost)	Selected full-text
Teacher Reference Center (EBSCOhost)	Selected full-text

Web Sites

Many useful information resources are available on the Internet. But, remember to evaluate any Web site before using it for research.

Education Websites

Caribbean Educational Research Information Service (CERIS)
http://www.mainlib.uwi.tt/ceris.htm

The Condition of Education - U.S. Department of Education
http://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/

Child Care & Early Education Research Connections
http://www.childcareresearch.org/discover/index.jsp

Digest of Education Statistics - U.S. Department of Education
http://nces.ed.gov/Programs/digest/

Education Commission of the States
http://www.ecs.org/

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

EduHound: Everything for Education K-12
http://www.eduhound.com/

EDSITEment – National Endowment for the Humanities
http://edsitement.neh.gov/

ERIC - Education Resources Information Center -U.S. Department of Education
http://www.eric.ed.gov/

Florida Department of Education
http://www.fldoe.org/

FTCE – Florida Department of Education
http://www.fldoe.org/asp/ftce/

Gateway to Educational Resources (GEM) - U.S. Department of Education
http://www.thegateway.org/

Indicators of School Crime and Safety - 2007
http://nces.ed.gov/programs/crimeindicators/crimeindicators2007/

International Archive of Education Data
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/IAED/

National Center for Educational Statistics - U.S. Department of Education
http://nces.ed.gov/

National Education Association
http://www.nea.org/index.html

Projections of Education Statistics to 2017 - U.S. Department of Education
http://nces.ed.gov/programs/projections/projections2017/index.asp

School District Demographics System - National Center for Education Statistics
http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/sdds/index.asp

TeacherSource (PBS)
http://www.pbs.org/teachers/

U.S. Department of Education
http://www.ed.gov/index.jhtml

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Style Guides

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