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Education

The following resources are helpful in searching education issues.

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I. Search our catalog:
Suggested subject keywords:

(topic) education, e.g.,: elementary education, middle school education, special    education
distance education
education, higher
universities and colleges
school (topic), e.g.: school management, school supervision
educational (topic), e.g.: educational program, educational planning, educational   psychology
scholarships
teaching

When searching our catalog for New Jersey-related materials, use the New Jersey subject keyword index.



 
II. Helpful Print Resources:

Encyclopedia of American education. Harlow G. Unger. New York: Facts on File, c2001.
Call #: R370.973 U57 2001 Reference – Level 4

Encyclopedia of school administration & supervision edited by Richard A. Gorton, Gail T. Schneider, James C. Fisher. Phoenix: ORYX Press, 1988
Call # R371.2 E56 Reference – Level 4

A bibliographic guide to educational research Dorothea M. Berry. 2nd ed. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, c.1980
Call # R016.37 B534.2 Reference – Level 4

Concise encyclopedia of special education edited by Cecil R. Reynolds, Elaine Fletcher –Janzen. 2nd ed. New York: John Wiley & sons, c.2002.
Call #: R371.9 C744 2002 Reference – Level 4

Encyclopedia of bilingualism and bilingual education [edited by] colin Baker and Sylvia Prys Jones. Philadelphia, P.A.: Multilingual Matters, c1998.
Call #: R371.97 E56 Reference – Level 4

The encyclopedia of learning disabilities Carol Turington, Joseph Harris. New York: Facts on File, 2002.
Call #: R371.9 T939 Reference – Level 4

Educational rankings annual. Detroit, MI: Gale Research, c1991 - .
Call #: R370 E24 Reference – Level 4

The world of learning. London, Europa Publications [1st] –ed. 1947 - .
Call #: R060 W927 Reference – Level 4

The educator’s desk reference (EDR): a sourcebook of educational information and research (EDR) Melvyn N. Freed, author and editor; Robert K. Hess, Joseph M. Ryan, authors. New York, N.Y.: Macmillan Pub. Co., 1989.
Call # R370.78 F853 Reference – Level 4

The handbook of private schools. Boston, Mass.: Porter Sargent, c1952 - .
Call #: R371.02 H236 Reference – Level 4

The handbook of alternative education Jerry Mintz, editor-in-chief; Raymond Solomon, Sidney Solomon, associate editors; Alan Muscat, database manager. New York: Macmillan Pub. Co.; Toronto; Maxwell Macmillan Canada; New York: Maxwell Macmillan International, c1994.
Call #: R371.04 H236 Reference – Level 4

Peterson’s guide to distance learning programs. Princeton, N.J.: Peterson’s c1998 - .
Call #: R374.4 P485 Reference – Level 4


 

III. Electronic Databases:subject listing and title listing

A. Use to locate career/college information:
  Bulleted list item Career Guidance Center
  Bulleted list item College Source Online

B. Use to locate journal articles and essays:
  Bulleted list item ERIC
  Bulleted list item OminFile Full Text Select

C. Use to locate curriculum resources and educational assessment information :
  Bulleted list item
Curriculum Resource Center
  Bulleted list item Curriculum Resource Center (Junior Edition)
  Bulleted list item ERIC
  Bulleted list item ETS Test Collection
  


 

IV. Web sites:

Admissions and Testing:

Adult and Continuing Education:

Colleges and Universities:

Curriculum and Assessment:

Distance Education:

Grants and Financial Aid:


Home Schooling:

Minority Resources:

New Jersey Education Agencies and Associations

New Jersey Schools

Special Needs:

Teachers' Resources:


Statistics and Data:


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Updated: June 21, 2006  
   
   
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