Education Resources
RESOURCES FOR EDUCATION
Guides & Bibliographies
O'Brien, Nancy P. 2000. Education: A Guide to Reference and Information Sources. 2nd ed. Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited. Z 5811 .B89 1999
O'Brien, Nancy P. and Fabiano, Emily. 1991. Core List of Books and Journals in Education. Phoenix, AZ: Oryx. Z 5811. C798 1991
Encyclopedias & Dictionaries
Alkin, Marvin C., ed. 1992. Encyclopedia of Educational Research. 6th ed. New York: Macmillan. Ref LB 15 .E48 1992
Altenbaugh, Richard J., ed. 1999. Historical Dictionary of American Education. Westport, CT: Greenwood. Ref LB 15 .H57 1999
Chambliss, J. J., ed. 1996. Philosophy of Education: An Encyclopedia. New York: Garland. Ref LB 17 .P485 1996
Collins, John W. and O'Brien, Nancy P., eds. 2003. The Greenwood Dictionary of Education. Westport, CT: Greenwood. Ref LB 15 .G68 2003
English, Fenwick W., ed. 2006. Encyclopedia of Educational Leadership and Administration. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. Ref LB 2805 .E527 2006
Fagan, Thomas K. and Warren, Paul G., eds. 1996. Historical Encyclopedia of School Psychology. Westport, CT: Greenwood. Ref LB 1027.55 .H57 1996
Freed, Melvyn N.; Hess, Robert; and Ryan, Joseph M. 2002. The Educator's Desk Reference: A Sourcebook of Educational Information and Research. 2nd ed. Westport, CT: Praeger. Ref LB 1028.27 .U6 F74 2002
Grant, Carl A. and Ladson-Billings, Gloria, eds. 1997. Dictionary of Multicultural Education. Phoenix, AZ: Oryx. Ref LC 1099 .D53 1997
Guthrie, Janet W., ed. 2003. Encyclopedia of Education. 2nd ed. New York: MacMillan. Ref LB 15 .E47 2003
Kincheloe, Joe L. and Weil, Danny, eds. 2001. Standards and Schooling in the United States: An Encyclopedia. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC CLIO. Ref LB 2822.82 .S82 2001
________, eds. 2004. Critical Thinking and Learning: An Encyclopedia for Parents and Teachers. Westport, CT: Greenwood. Ref LB 1590.3 .C735 2004
Kovalchick, Ann and Dawson, Kara, eds. 2004. Education and Technology: An Encyclopedia. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC CLIO. Ref LB 1028.3 .E17 2004
Leonard, David C. 2002. Learning Theories A to Z. Westport, CT: Oryx. Ref LB 15 .L4695 2002
Monroe, Paul, ed. 1915. A Cyclopedia of Education. New York: MacMillan. Ref LB 15 .M6
Ohles, Frederik; Ohles, Shirley M.; and Ramsay, John G. 1997. Biographical Dictionary of Modern American Educators. Westport, CT: Greenwood. Ref LA 2311 .O55 1997
Ohles, John F. 1978. Biographical Dictionary of American Educators. Westport, CT: Greenwood. Ref LA 2311 .B54
Reynolds, Cecil R. and Fletcher-Janzen, Elaine, eds. 2007. Encyclopedia of Special Education. 3rd ed. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley. Ref LC 4007 .E53 2007
Snyder, Thomas D. 2003. Digest of Education Statistics 2002. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education. Ref LB 2846 .D48 2002
Unger, Harlow G. 2001. Encyclopedia of American Education. 2nd ed. New York: Facts on File. Ref LB 17 .U54 2001
Directories
. 2000-. Colorado Springs, CO: ACSI. Ref L 900 .A87Association of Christian Schools International Directory
Bigham, Vicki Smith and Bigham, George. 1998. The Prentice Hall Directory of Online Education Resources. Paramus, NJ: Prentice Hall. Ref LB 1044.87 .B54 1998
The ISS Directory of International Schools. 2001-. Princeton, NJ: International School Services. Ref L 900 .I83
Patterson's American Education. 1904-. North Chicago, IL: Educational Directories. Ref L 901 .P3
Patterson's Elementary Education. 1989-. Mount Prospect, IL: Educational Directories. Ref L 901 .P33
Handbooks
Berliner, David C. and Calfee, Robert C., eds. 1996. Handbook of Educational Psychology. New York: Macmillan. Ref LB 1051 .H2354 1996
Educational Media and Technology Yearbook. 1985-. Littleton, CO: Libraries Unlimited. Ref LB 1028.3 .E37
Jonassen, David H., ed. 2004. Handbook of Research for Educational Communications and Technology. 2nd ed. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum. Ref LB 1028.3 .H355 2004
Matthews, Dawn D., ed. 2003. Learning Disabilities Sourcebook. Detroit: Omnigraphics. Ref LC 4705 .L434 2003
Williams, Leslie R. and Fromberg, Doris Pronin, eds. 1992. Encyclopedia of Early Childhood Education. New York: Garland. Ref LB 1139.25 .E53 1992
Woodill, Gary A.; Bernhard, Judith; and Prochner, Lawrence. 1992. International Handbook of Early Childhood Education. New York: Garland. Ref LB 1139.23 .I68 1992
Subject Headings
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Library of Congress Authorities - http://authorities.loc.gov/
Print Periodicals in the Library
Children's Literature (Table of Contents notebooks)
Booklinks
Horn Book (indexed)
Mailbox Bookbag
Class Ideas, Activities & Teaching Units (Table of Contents notebooks)
Above and Beyond (Gifted 5-8)
Aims
Children's Ministry
Evangelizing Today's Child
Mailbox Kindergarten
Mailbox Preschool
Mailbox Primary
Mailbox Intermediate
Teacher's Helper Kindergarten
Teacher's Helper Grades 4-5
Think and Discover (Gifted 1-4)
Discontinued Children Literature & Class Activities (older issues may still be helpful)
Challenge (Gifted K-8)
Copycat (K-3)
Creative Classroom
Good Apple Newsletter (2-5)
Lollipops (Preschool)
New Advocate (Children's literature)
Schooldays (Primary)
Shining Star (K-8)
Totline
Practical Journals
Childhood Education
Early Childhood Today
Education Week
Educational Technology
Encounter (Holistic Education Review)
Gifted Child Today
Gifted Child Quarterly
Instructor (Primary)
Language Arts
Learning and Leading with Technology
NEA Today
Phi Delta Kappan
Social Education
T.H.E. Journal
Tech Trends
Teacher Magazine
Teaching Pre K-8
Technology and Learning
Young Children
Academic Journals
American Journal of Education
Child Development
Early Childhood Education JournalEducation
Education Digest
Focus on Exceptional Children Harvard Educational ReviewJournal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy
Journal of Education
Journal of Educational Psychology
Journal of Educational Research
Journal of Teacher EducationMiddle School Journal
Peabody Journal of Education
Reading TeacherReading Research Quarterly
Roeper Review
A complete listing of the library's periodical holdings is available at: http://www.jbc.edu/library/periodicals_holdings_list.htm
Indexes & Databases
Format: Internet
Coverage: 1983-present
Description: Education Full Text contains thorough indexing of over 750 English-language periodicals, monographs and yearbooks. Over 350 of these titles are available in full-text. It is available over the internet only on the JBC campus network. It is a Wilson Web product.
Format: Internet
Coverage: 1966 to present
Description: Educational Resources Information Center has represented the most complete bibliography of educational materials. The ERIC database is a guide to published and unpublished sources on thousands of educational topics, with information from RIE (Resources in Education) and CIJE (Current Index to Journals in Education). ERIC allows searching in all standards fields as well as more precise method of subject searching.
- Descriptors are the subject terms for the ERIC database.
- Articles also have Identifiers. These terms are not found in the thesaurus but further identify the subject of the article. They are usually proper nouns and new terminology.
- The terminology used for descriptors and identifiers can be found in the ERIC Thesaurus
Format: Internet
Coverage: Varies with individual database
Description: FirstSearch is a collection of over 40 different database on most every subject. The most useful of these databases include WorldCat, which includes the holdings from several major libraries. Another version of WorldCat is available at To search several databases simultaneously use "Education" list under "Select a Topic or Database"
Format: Internet
Coverage: Varies with individual database
Description: Collection of several databases is brought to you by the Tennessee Department of State Library and Archives. Overall more than 1,000 periodicals are included. They use the Infotrac search interface and many articles are either abstracted or have full-text provided. Most useful are Expanded Academic ASAP, which indexes scholarly journals across all academic disciplines and Professional Collection which is full text of over 400 titles & 3,600,000 articles in the field of education.
September 16, 2008
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