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Elementary Education Subject Guide

Research Databases


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Education Abstracts


Education Abstracts covers every age and sector, from preschool through college and subjects ranging from athletics to vocational education. It indexes over 650 periodicals and yearbooks in English. Abstracts are included with full records beginning in Jan. 1994.
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Education Resources Information Center (ERIC)


The Education Resources Information Center database is an index of resources for researchers in the field of education.  Indexing extends from the year 1966 to the present.  Topical coverage includes: urban education, assessment and evaluation, technological applications, career and vocational education, education of the gifted, and reading and communication.
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Educator's Reference Complete


Educator's Reference Complete indexes more than 1,100 periodicals (450 are full-text academic journals) as well as hundreds of full-text ERIC reports. The database is intended for the K12 educator or administrator as well as education students, faculty, and researchers. It covers multiple levels of education from preschool to college; topics include educational specialties such as technology, bilingual education, health education, and testing, and also issues in administration, funding, and policy.
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PsycINFO


PsycINFO is a department of the American Psychological Association. The PsycINFO database provides access to international literature in psychology and related disciplines including psychiatry, education, business, medicine, nursing, pharmacology, law, linguistics, and social work. Sources for the database include over 1,800 professional journals, chapters, books, reports, theses and dissertations, published internationally.
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Reference Materials



Education and Sociology: An Encyclopedia

- LC189.95 .E38 2002
Over 90 essays from leading academic authorities in education provide information on the most current topics in the field. All articles are followed by extensive references.
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Encyclopedia of Education

- LB15 .E47 2003
8-volume work which covers historical, theoretical, and philosophical issues in education. Biographical sketches included.
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Web Sources



Cyberschoolbus


"Serves as a valuable resource for primary and secondary school educators developing curricula focused on global concerns."
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Educator's Reference Desk


Produced by the Information Institute of Syracuse, the same people who created AskERIC. Available here are lesson plans, links to education information on all subjects, and responses to popular questions on the practice, theory, and research of education.
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Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators


Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators is a categorized list of sites useful for enhancing curriculum and professional growth. It is updated often to include the best sites for teaching and learning.
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Kuyers Institute for Christian Teaching and Learning


The Kuyers Institute for Christian Teaching and Learning is devoted to the study and promotion of pedagogy, learning, and educational leadership from an integrally Christian perspective.
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National Geographic Education Guide


Lesson plans, maps and photos, professional development, and current events, all for teachers in K-12.
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National Library of Education


The nation's collector and creator of education research information.
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Teachable Moment


For K-12 teachers who want to instill in their students a sense of social responsibility and awareness of critical issues that plague our societies around the world.
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Periodicals



Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education


The Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education (JMTE) is devoted to research into the education of mathematics teachers and development of teaching that promotes students' successful learning of mathematics. JMTE focuses on all stages of professional development of mathematics teachers and serves as a forum for considering institutional, societal and cultural influences that impact on teachers' learning and that of their students.
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Journal of Science Teacher Education


Journal of Science Teacher Education serves as a forum for disseminating research and theoretical position statements concerning the preparation and inservice education of science teachers.
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Journal of Technology and Teacher Education


JTATE serves as a forum for the exchange of knowledge about the use of information technology in teacher education.
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Reading and Writing


Publishes high-quality scientific articles pertaining to the processes, acquisition, and the loss of reading and writing skills.
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Education Subject Guide Librarian


Kolk, Sarah McClure

Instruction Librarian

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