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Education Research Guide

[Printed volumes in the Castleton State College Library are in brown type.
Blue entries are links to electronic resources.]


Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

Philosophy of Education: An Encyclopedia (REF 370.1 P549)

Dictionary of Multicultural Education (REF 370.117 D561)
Encyclopedia of Educational Research (REF 370.3 Al49e)
Encyclopedia of Education (REF 370.3 En194)
The Greenwood Dictionary of Education (REF 370.3 G856g)
Learning Theories, A to Z (REF 370.3 L552l)
The Language of Learning: A Guide to Education Terms (REF 370.3 M122l)
World Education Encyclopedia (REF 370.3 W893)
Facts on File Dictionary of Education (REF 370.321 Sh13f)
Encyclopedia of American Education (REF 370.973 Un311e)
Encyclopedia of Educational Leadership and Administration (REF 371.2003 En194)
Encyclopedia of Special Education (REF 371.903 En19)
Encyclopedia of Learning Disabilities (REF 371.903 T847e)
Dictionary of Special Education and Rehabilitation (REF 371.903 V586d)
Encyclopedia of Early Childhood Education (REF 372.2103 W673e)
Encyclopedia of English Studies and Language Arts (REF 428.007 En19)
Encyclopedia of Mathematics Education (REF 510.71 En196)


Finding Books

Use the Vermont State Colleges Online Catalog to locate books. Official subject headings that may be useful include--but are not limited to--the following:

Classroom management
Education
Education Elementary
Education Secondary
Middle School Education
School Management and organization
Teaching

Use "study and teaching" as a subdivision under a subject to find books on teaching that subject ( i.e. Mathematics Study and Teaching)


*Research Databases and Indexes for Finding Journal Articles

General
Academic Search Premier
Expanded Academic ASAP
JSTOR Arts&Sciences I

Education-Specific and Education-Related
Education Full Text
Education Index (REF INDEX 370.016 Ed83)
ERIC
PsycINFO

*Note: Links to full text of some articles will be available immediately. If there is NO link to full text, check Castleton's Journal Holdings List for availability.


Handbooks of Research

Handbook of Child Psychology (REF 155.4 H191)
Handbook of Research on Social Studies Teaching and Learning (REF 300.7073 H191)
Handbook of Research on Teaching Literacy Through the Communicative and Visual Arts (REF 302.207 H191)
Handbook of Educational Psychology (REF 370.15 H191)
Handbook of Research on Multicultural Education (REF 370.196 H191)
Handbook of Research on Teacher Education (REF 370.7 H191)
Handbook of Research on Teaching (REF 370.72 H191)
Handbook of Research on Educational Administration (REF 371.2 H191)
Handbook of Research on School Supervision (REF 371.203 H191)
Handbook of Research for Educational Communications and Technology (REF 371.33 H191)
Handbook of Special and Remedial Education: Research and Practice (REF 371.90973 H191)
Handbook of Learning Disabilities (REF 371.926 H191)
International Handbook of Giftedness and Talent (REF 371.95 In854)
International Handbook of Early Childhood Education (REF 372.21 In8)
Handbook of Research on the Education of Young Children (REF 372.2107 H191)
Handbook of Research on Curriculum (REF 375 J137h)
International Handbook of Curriculum Research (REF 375.0072 In854)
Handbook of Research on Teaching the English Language Arts (REF 428.007 H191)
Handbook of Reading Research (REF 428.4072 P318h)
Handbook of Research on Science Teaching and Learning (REF 507.1 H191)
Handbook of Research on Mathematics Teaching and Learning (REF 510.71 G918h)


Directories

Patterson's American Education (REF 370.25 P277)
Vermont Education Directory (VT 370.25 V592)

Vermont Department of Education Directories (www.state.vt.us/educ/new/html/maindirectories.html)
Vermont School Report (crs.uvm.edu/schlrpt) Information about every public school in Vermont.


Statistics

Education at a Glance: OECD Indicators (REF 370.21 Ed833)
The Condition of Education
(nces.ed.gov/programs/coe) (REF 370.973 N213c)
Projections of Education Statistics (nces.ed.gov/pubs2000/projections) (REF 371.00973 Un3p)
Digest of Education Statistics (www.nces.ed.gov/pubs2003/digest02) (REF 379.1522 Un3d)


Teacher Certification

Vermont Educator Licensing Web Site (www.state.vt.us/educ/new/html/maincert.html)
Alternative Teacher Certification: A State-by-State Analysis (REF 379 Al79)
The NASDTEC Manual on the Preparation & Certification of Educational Personnel (REF 379.157 N213)
Requirements for Certification of Teachers, Counselors, Librarians, Administrators (REF 379.157 T781r)


Other Recommended Resources

Vermont Department of Education Clearinghouse (www.state.vt.us/educ)
U.S. Department of Education (www.ed.gov)
Education World (www.education-world.com)
Education Index (www.educationindex.com)
Open Directory Project Education Page (www.google.com/Top/Reference/Education)


Related Research Guides

Children's Literature
Physical Education
Psychological & Educational Tests
Psychology


Citing Sources

MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (REF 808.02 G25m)
"How Do I Document Sources From the World Wide Web. . . " from the Modern Language Association Homepage.
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (REF 808.02 P96)
Web Extension to American Psychological Association Style
Scott Foresman Handbook for Writers (REF 808.042 H127s)
NoodleBib An electronic citation management system. Access limited to CSC students, faculty, staff.


Getting Help

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