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Encyclopedia of Education
edited by James W.
Guthrie. 8 volumes. 2003.
online.
Encyclopedia of Educational Research edited by
Marvin C. Alkin. 4 volumes. 1992.
The Grants Register by Arthur Lipkin.
2004-Present.
Education and Technology: an Encyclopedia by
edited by Ann Kovalchick and Kara Dawson. 2 volumes. 2004
Encyclopedia of School Psychology edited by T.
Steuart Watson and Christopher H. Skinner. 2004
Encyclopedia of Special Education edited by
Cecil R. Reynolds and Elaine Fletcher-Janzen. 3
volumes. 2000
Literacy in America: An Encyclopedia of History,
Theory, and Practice edited by Barbara J.
Guzzetti. 2 volumes. 2002
Educational Rankings Annual.
Current year.
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American Universities & Colleges (Greenwood Press):
This e-book provides profiles on 1,900 institutions of higher
education, including all accredited colleges and universities
that offer at least the baccalaureate degree. Profiles include
data on: * tuition, room and board; * admission requirements; *
financial aid; * enrollments; * student life; * library
holdings; * accelerated and study abroad programs; * departments
and teaching staff; * buildings and grounds; * degrees
conferred. Data can be searched, browsed by institution, and by
state. Last Updated:
2008.
Note: The 2 volume print version is available in Murphy
Library's
reference collection; call no. LA226 .A65.
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Child
Abuse, Child Welfare & Adoption Database (BiblioLine):
Indexes a variety of print sources (books, journals, government
reports, conference papers and more) on the maltreatment, safety,
permanency and well-being of children. Coverage: 1965 to present. Updated:
semi-annually.
This resource is
limited to 1 simultaneous user. If access is unavailable,
please try again later.
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Encyclopedia of Educational Psychology (Sage):
This e-book includes 275 entries and relates information from a
variety of disciplines (i.e. psychology, anthropology,
sociology, public health, school psychology, counseling,
history, and philosophy) to the field of education. Themes
include: Classroom Achievement * Classroom Management *
Cognitive Development * Ethnicity, Race, and Culture * Gender
and Gender Development * Health and Well-Being * Human
Development * Intelligence and Intellectual Development *
Language Development * Learning and Memory * Organizations *
Peers and Peer Influences Public Policy * Research Methods and
Statistics * Social Development * Teaching * Testing,
Measurement, and Evaluation Theory. Last Updated:
2008.
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Encyclopedia of Social Psychology (Sage):
This e-book includes 600 entries on intellectual and scientific
content for social psychology. Key themes include: Action
Control * Antisocial Behaviors * Attitude * Culture Emotions *
Evolution * Groups * Health * Interpersonal Relationships *
Judgment and Decision Making Methods * Personality * Prejudice *
Problem Behaviors * Prosocial Behaviors * Social Cognition. Last Updated:
2007.
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 Mental Measurements
Yearbook (EBSCOhost):
Contains full text information about and reviews of all English-language standardized tests covering educational skills, personality, vocational aptitude,
psychology, and related areas.
Tests in Print (EBSCOhost) is a great companion resource for
Mental Measurements Yearbook. Coverage: 1989 to present. Updated: annually.
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New look, same resource: As of January
22, 2008, this resource has a new interface, but provides access
to the same citations and abstracts! If you
need help, please contact
chilton.gala@uwlax.edu
or the
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Professional Development Collection (EBSCOhost):
Provides full text for more than 550 journals geared towards professional
educators. Over 800 titles are indexed and abstracted, including 350
peer-reviewed titles. Titles include Booklist, Curriculum
Administrator, Educational Leadership, Journal of
Education Research, and many more. Coverage: 1965 to present. Updated: Daily.
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PsycINFO
(EBSCOhost):
Contains citations and abstracts of journal articles, book chapters, and books in the field of psychology
or in the psychological aspects of
many related disciplines. Full text articles from over 300 articles
are available via links from
PsycINFO to other EBSCOhost databases; 51 journals are
available via links in
PsycINFO to
PsycARTICLES. Coverage: 1887 to present. Updated:
monthly.
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Teacher Reference Center (EBSCOhost):
includes citations and abstracts from over 260 titles from the most
popular teacher and administrator trade journals, periodicals, and
books. This database provides coverage on key education topics such
as Assessment, Continuing Education, Current Pedagogical Research,
Curriculum Development, Instructional Media, Language Arts, Literacy
Standards, Science & Mathematics, and more. This
resource is free from EBSCOhost. Coverage:
early 1990's to present.
Updated: regularly.
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TeachingBooks
:
is a contemporary children's literature resource for educators. Segments include:
virtual author programs such as author interview and speech
transcripts or an illustrator demonstration video, activity guides
for educators, listings of awards recipients for authors and
illustrators, as well as selected Web links for educators.
Coverage: mainly contemporary authors, but a few profiles of
deceased authors (i.e. Roald Dahl). Updated: bi-weekly.
Note: New users must
create a user account prior to using TeachingBooks. Returning
users will need to sign in with their individual username and
password. If you need help, please contact
chilton.gala@uwlax.edu or
stop by the Reference Desk.
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Tests
in Print (EBSCOhost):
Is an index to all commercially available tests in print that are in
English. Each test profile includes test purpose, publisher, print
status, price, test acronym, test population, administration times,
publication dates, and test author(s). This database is a great
companion to
Mental Measurements Yearbook (EBSCOhost) which provides test reviews.Coverage:
All commercially available tests in English to present. Updated: regularly.
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