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Special 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



Dictionary of Special Education and Rehabilitation

- LC3957 .V47 1997
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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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Encyclopedia of Special Education

- LC4007 .E53 2007
The 3rd edition of this core 3-vol. reference work, which focuses on education of children, adolescents and adults with disabilities and other exceptional individuals.
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Web Sources



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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National Library of Education


The nation's collector and creator of education research information.
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Special Education Resources on the Internet


This site contains numerous reference resources that help educators and parents better understand behavioral and other issues involved with special education.
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Periodicals



International Journal of Special Education


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Journal of Special Education


This journal is peer-reviewed.
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Remedial and Special Education


This journal is peer-reviewed.
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Special Education Report


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Education Subject Guide Librarian


Kolk, Sarah McClure

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