Research
Subject Guide: Education
The Library's Subject Guides help you find resources that are specialized for certain areas of study. There are many other resources available which provide generalized information--not specific to one topic or area. To see more of these general resources, see the Subject Guide: General page
Reference Books
Reference books provide background information on a people, terms and concepts.
(Each of these titles is located in the Denison Library Reference
section on the 3rd tier of the library, near the Reference Desk.
- Encyclopedia of Education LB 15 .E47 2003
- Education: e-reference books
- The Greenwood Dictionary of Education LB15 .G68 2003
- Handbook of Research on Curriculum LB1570 .H264 1992
- The Mental Measurements Yearbook LB1131 .B9932 (16th ed. 2005)
- Philosophy of Education: An Encyclopedia LB17 .P485 1996
- Teacher Certification Requirements in All Fifty States LB1771 .T4
- Alternative Teacher Certification : A State-by-State Analysis 2002 LB1771 .F311 2002
- World Education Encyclopedia : A Survey of Educational Systems Worldwide
Databases
Databases provide information about journal, magazine and newspaper articles.
- Education Abstracts
- Education Research Complete
- Search ERIC.ed.gov
- ERIC
- Kids Search
- Professional Development Collection
- Academic Search Complete
- Education Index, 1929-2000 L11 .E23 (Annex Floor 1A)
Web Resources
Here are a few web sites we think you might find useful:
- INFOhio
Web site of the information network for Ohio's schools including access to information for teacher's and students and school librarians. - OPLIN
Ohio Public Library Information Network - Developing Educational Standards
- Education Week
American education's online newspaper on the the web - Education World
A "search engine" for educators - Gateway to Educational Materials (GEM)
- The Educator's Reference Desk
Includes access to the ERIC database, lesson plans and more... - The Law and Special Education
Measuring up 2000 the State by State Report Card for Higher Education- National Center for Educational Statistics
- Rethinking Schools Online
An educational journal - ED.gov
U. S. Department of Education - Blue Web'n
A library of learning sites on the Web - International Children's Digital Library
A public library for the world's children from the University of Maryland