Education
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Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
Encyclopedia of Educational Research. REF LB 15 .E48 The fifth edition of a major reference work, containing 256 articles which summarize educational research in specific subject areas from 1983 -1991. Articles include extensive bibliographies. Earlier educational research is surveyed in five previous editions owned by the Library.
International Encyclopedia of Education--Research and Studies. REF LB 15 .I569 1985
International Encyclopedia of Teaching and Teacher Education. REF LB 17 .I56 1987
International Encyclopedia of Higher Education. REF LB 15 .I57 Presents information on national systems, academic fields of study, research centers, and issues and trends in higher education.
International Higher Education: An Encyclopedia. REF LB 15 .I59 1990
Concise Dictionary of Education. REF LB 15 .H38 1982
A Critical Dictionary of Educational Concepts. REF LB 15 .B29 1990
Dictionary of Educational Acronyms, Abbreviations, and Initialisms. REF LB 15 .P35
Dictionary of Reading and Related Terms. REF LB 1049.98 .D53
Educational Administration Glossary. REF LB 15 .D373 1983
International Dictionary of Education. REF LB 15 .P34 1977
Guides to Curriculum Materials
Educators Guide to Free Films, Filmstrips, and Slides. REF LB 1042.72 F54
Educators Guide to Free Guidance Materials. REF LB 1042.72 G84
Educators Guide to Free Health, Physical Education, and Recreation Materials. REF LB 1042.72 H43
Educators Guide to Free Family and Consumer Education. REF LB1042.72 F35
Educators Guide to Free Science Materials. REF LB1042.72 S43
Educators Guide to Free Social Studies Materials. REF LB1042.72 S62
Directories
Directory of ERIC Information Service Providers. REF LB 1028.27 .U6 D57 1994
DIRPRO Directory of Illinois Schools. REF LB 2803 .I32 D57
A National Storytelling Directory. REF LB 1042 .N3 1995
Patterson's American Education. REF L 901 .P3
Requirements for Certification for Elementary Schools, Secondary Schools, and Junior Colleges. REF LB 1771 .W6
Statistical Information
The Condition of Education: A Statistical Report on the Condition of Education in the United States. REF L 112 .N377
This annual publication of the U.S. National Center for Educational Statistics describes conditions in education and in American society which effect education. Now available online, Condition of Education, U.S.
Digest of Education Statistics. REF LA 230 .A4 Provides current statistical information on schools, teachers, educational attainment, finances, and federal programs. Now available online, at Digest of Education Statistics
Projections of Educational Statistics. REF LA 210 .A28
2009 Statistical Abstract of the United States & Previous Editions of the Statistical Abstract of the United States The Statistical Abstract of the United States is the standard compendium of of statistics compiled primarily from government sources. Print-on-paper copies of the Statistical Abstract are also available in the Library, with the latest edition at the Reference Desk and earlier editions in the Reference Stacks and the Government Documents Stacks. REF. HA 202 (Reference Desk)
Statistical Yearbook. (UNESCO) REF AZ 361 .U45 International in scope, this source provides statistical data on a wide variety of subjects including education.
Administration
The Effective Principal: A Research Summary. REF LB 2805 .E44
The Elementary Principal's Survival Guide. REF LB 2822.5 .K57 1984
Children's Literature
Best Books for Children: Preschool through the Middle Grades. REF PN 1009. A1 B547
Nearly 13,000 books for children from preschool through the sixth grade are arranged in fifteen subject areas.
The Book Finder: A Guide to Children's Literature about the Needs and Problems of Youth Aged 2-15. CUR Z 7164 .C5 D74 Describes and categorizes current children's books by more than 450 psychological, behavioral, and developmental topics of concern to children and young adolescents.
Children's Authors and Illustrators: An Index to Biographical Dictionaries. REF Z 1037 .A1 N18 1987
Children's Books: Awards and Prizes. REF Z 1037 .A2 C52 1977 Major international, foreign, and United States awards are included.
Children's Literature Review: Excerpts from Reviews, Criticism, and Commentary on Books for Children and Young People. REF PN 1009 .A1 C5139
Fifteen Centuries of Children's Literature: An Annotated Chronology of British and American Works in Historical Context. REF Z 1037 .A1 B582 This work covers children's literature from the sixth century to 1945. Each chronological division has four sections: historical background, development of books, attitudes toward and treatment of children, and annotated chronology.
Granger's Index to Poetry. REF PN 1021 .G7 Several editions provide indexing to poems in anthologies by author, title, first line, and subject. Includes anthologies of poetry for children.
More Notes from a Different Drummer: A Guide to Juvenile Fiction Portraying the Disabled. REF Z 1037.9 .B36
Oxford Companion to Children's Literature. REF PN 1008.5 .C37 1984 This work covers children's literature in English up to 1983, but coverage of modern authors is incomplete.
Stories to Tell to Children: A Selected List. REF Z 1037 .P693 1974 Stories are grouped by several criteria: interest to specific age groups, type, holiday, country of origin, and folktales.
Twentieth Century Children's Writers. REF PN 1009 .A1 T9 1979 Lists over six hundred English language authors of fiction, poetry, and drama. Each entry consists of a brief biography, a complete list of published works, and a signed critical essay.
Most of the children's books in the Bradley Library can be found in the PZ section in the Curriculum Materials Center, located on the second floor.
School Law
Illinois School Code. REF KFI 1590 .A3 1988
The complete text of laws affecting education, reprinted from the Illinois Revised Statutes.
Illinois School Law. REF KFI 1590 .I44 1985 Provides historical background on the development of Illinois educational law, organized by subject. References are provided to the Illinois Revised Statutes for the complete texts of laws. Subjects included special education, teacher rights and duties, and desegregation.
American Public School Law. REF KF 4118 .A39 1985 An overview of the laws that govern state school systems in the United States.
Corpus Juris Secundum. REF KF 385 .C62 American law as derived from court decisions and legislation. Volumes 78 and 79 treat education law.
Deskbook Encyclopedia of American School Law. REF KF 4119. A1 L432 This work reports federal and state court decisions in the field of education. Arranged by subject, it contains an index of cases.
Schools and the Law. REF KF 4119.6 .R4 1981 A brief sumary of federal, state, and local responsibilities for education.
The Law of Schools, Students, and Teachers in a Nutshell. REF KF 4119.3 .A43 1984
Law in the Schools. REF KF 4119 .V28 A basic reference work for graduate studies with an index of subjects and table of cases cited.
Legal Notes for Education. REF KF 4119 .A1 L43 A monthly report on court decisions, legislation, administrative regulations, and law review articles in the field of education.
West's Education Law Reporter. REF KF 4110 .A2 W47 Monthly issues of this legal reporting service provide summaries of recent cases, articles and case comments, and a cumulative index with a table of cases. Compiled texts of all cases are provided as they become available. Bound volumes with separate indexes are also provided for permanent reference.
Workshop Materials: The Impact of Current Legal Action on Educating Handicapped Children. REF KF 4210 .M3 This source provides the legislative and judicial history of basic federal laws which govern special education.
Yearbook of School Law. REF LB 2523 .Y42 The year's events in school law are reviewed with reference to cases, legislation, and regulations. Current issues are shelved in reference, and older issues are shelved in the circulating collection.
Special Education
Encyclopedia of Special Education. REF LC 4007 .E53 Over 2,000 signed articles cover the subject of special education. Topics include: key terminology, clinical disorders, educational and psychological tests, and laws and court decisions.
Handbook of Learning Disabilities. REF LC 4704 .W47 The goal of this publication is to provide both teachers and students with the essentials for understanding and treating learning disabilities. Volume I covers dimensions and diagnosis and Volume II covers methods and interventions.
Handbook of Special Education. LC 3957 .P73 This basic reference source covers the history, research, theory, methods, curricula, and delivery of special education services in the United States.
Handbook of Special Education: Research and Practice. LC 3965 .H263 The first two volumes of a proposed three-volume set that examines the research base in special education. Volume I covers learner characteristics and adaptive education. Volume II covers mildly handicapped conditions.
Problem Behavior Management. REF LC 4801 .A43 1982 This resource provides teachers with information to assist them in identifying and treating problem behavior in children and adolescents.
Tests and Measurements
ETS Test Collection Catalog. REF LB 3051 .E79 The beginning of a new series that will eventually cover over 14,000 items in the Educational Testing Service library. The series will include both commercially and privately published tests. Volume I covers over 2,000 achievement tests.
Mental Measurements Yearbook. REF BF431 .B8 Reviews standardized tests used in education, psychology, and industry. Each edition supplements the previous edition and includes bibliographies of articles on the tests.
Personality Tests and Reviews. REF BF 698.5 .B87 Contains material on personality tests found in the first editions of the Mental Measurement Yearbook as well as additional material on personality testing; a comprehensive bibliography of 513 tests; and 7,116 references on the construction, use, and validity of specific tests.
Tests: A Comprehensive Reference for Assessments in Psychology, Education, and Business. REF BF 176 .T43 Descriptions of tests include costs and names of publishers.
Test Critiques. REF BF 176 .T4195 This multi-volume set provides lengthy entries on individual tests, including an introduction describing the test in detail, a section on practical applications or uses, a section on technical aspects, and concludes with critique section.
Tests in Print. REF BF431 .B82 T47 A comprehensive bibliography of tests and a classified index to the contents of all the Mental Measurements Yearbooks.
Online Indexes & Databases
NOTE: These are subscription databases and require Bradley login and password for off-campus access.
ERIC (Education Resources Information Center). Access to ERIC via 2 sites: EBSCO and FirstSearch. 1966+. Journal articles and reports on education topics. Bradley has most of the documents which have the ERIC number prefixed with ED.
Professional Development Collection. Provides a specialized collection of more than 550 education journals, including more than 350 peer-reviewed titles. This database also contains more than 200 educational reports.
WilsonSelectPlus 1994+. About 1,400 full-text periodicals in all subject areas. Psychology indexes and databases.
TumbleBooks Library---a collection of TumbleBooks (animated, talking picture books) TumblePuzzles, and TumbleQuizzes, as well as TumbleResources for teachers.
Literature Resource Center. Provides full-text access to biographies, bibliographies, and critical analysis of authors and their works from every age and literary discipline. It covers thousands of novelists, poets, essayists, journalists and other writers. Searchable fields include: Author Name, Title, Genre,Literary Movement, and Literary Themes.
NovelistA readers' advisory database providing details about works of fiction. For school media specialists and teachers there are Picture Book Extenders and articles on Teaching with Fiction.
All Subjects/Multidisciplinary indexes and databases.
Internet Resources
The Educator's Reference Desk.
Book of the Week From the Cooperative Center for Children's Books.
Children's Bestseller Lists From the New York Times Book Review.
Child Care and Early Education Research Coonections "a comprehensive and easily searchable collection of more than 10,000 resources from the many disciplines related to child care and early education"
Database of Award-Winning Children's Literature
EdResearch Online. Educational research documents in Australia. Some full-text documents are free to the public.
Educational Testing Service (ETS). Links to GMAT, GRE, SAT, TOEFL, etc.
EduHound: Everything for Education K-12 Rated an "outstanding academic title", 2007 by CHOICE.
Edutopia, the George Lucas Educational Foundation.
GO ENC.com (formerly Eisenhower National Clearinghouse
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
Illinois Education Association
Illinois State Board of Education
The International Children's Digital Library. Collection of children's books in English and other languages.
Measuring Up: The National Report Card on Higher Education
Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning.
MERLOT: Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching
National Association for Gifted Children
National Center for Education Statistics
National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE)
National Education Association (NEA)
National Middle School Association
New York Times Learning Network
North Central Association: The Higher Learning Commission
SchoolMatters Allows parents, educators, and leaders to research information about public schools.
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--updated by Bryan Clark, baclark@bradley.edu, 12:15, 19 August 2009 (CDT)
