Education
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- Background and Reference Info
Explore resources related to educational research and teaching. Includes access to School of Education specific guides.
CR&L Collections
- CENTER FOR RESEARCH LIBRARIES (CRL)CR&L includes published materials and archives from around the world. Specialty collections in Education include: Primary & Secondary Textbooks, College & University Catalogs, and Curriculum guides from state, county, municipal and district agencies in the U.S.
Search Catalyst
The library catalog is called Catalyst. It will search for books, journals and other materials.
Online Handbooks and Encyclopedia
- SAGE Research MethodsAn extensive, comprehensive online resource filled with in-depth, step-by-step descriptions of how and when to conduct specific types of research. It covers all the widely used (and some rarer) qualitative and quantitative techniques.
- Encyclopedia of EducationOffers a complete view of the institutions, people, processes, roles, and philosophies in educational practice in the United States and throughout the world. Features biographies of influential educators; profiles of historic colleges and universities and of organizations active in the field; and an appendix of full text source documents, including education related legislation, international treaties, and testing methods.
- Research Methods in EducationCovers the whole range of methods employed by educational research. Five main parts: the context of educational research; planning educational research; styles of educational research; strategies for data collection and researching; and, data analysis.
- Best Evidence EncyclopediaWhat works in education? The Best Evidence Encyclopedia (BEE) presents reliable, unbiased reviews of research-proven educational programs to help policy makers, principals, teachers, and researchers.
- Encyclopedia of Educational TechnologyThis volume examines information on leveraging the power of technology to support teaching and learning.
- Handbook of Research on Instructional Systems and TechnologyProvides information on the different styles of instructional design methodologies, tips, and strategies on how to use technology to facilitate active learning as well as techniques to help develop online instructional and teaching materials.
- Encyclopedia of Educational PsychologyProvides an overview and an explanation of the major topics in the field of educational psychology, including topics in categories such as human learning and development (across the life span), motivation, measurement and statistics, and curriculum and teaching.