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Education: A Guide to Selected Reference Sources

Dictionaries | Encyclopedias | Handbooks | Periodical Indexes
Reviews of Research | School/Education Law | Tests | Theses/Dissertations

These are recommended print reference books in the field of education. They are especially valuable for locating background information and research studies as reported in handbooks/reviews of research. Don't forget! Books are NOT obsolete!

DICTIONARIES

American Educators' Encyclopedia. 1991. Ref LB 15 .D37 1991
      More of a dictionary than an encyclopedia

Critical Dictionary of Educational Concepts. 1990. Ref LB 15 .B29 1990.

Dictionary of Multicultural Education. 1997. Ref LC 1099 .D53 1997.

Dictionary of Special Education Terms. 1980. Ref LC 3957 .M66.

Educational Administration Glossary. 1983. Ref LB 15 .D373 1983.

Facts on File Dictionary of Education. 1988. Ref LB 15 .S43 1988.

Good's Dictionary of Education. 1973. Ref Reserve LB 15 .G6.

It may be old, but it is still a standard.

International Dictionary of Education. 1977. Ref LB 15 .P34 1977.

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ENCYCLOPEDIAS

Encyclopedia of African-American Education. Ref LC 2717 .E53 1996.

Encyclopedia of American Education. 3 v. Ref LB 17 .U54 1996.

Encyclopedia of Early Childhood Education. 1992. Ref LB 1139.25 .E53 1992.

Encyclopedia of Educational Research. 6th ed. 4 v. 1992. Ref LB 15 .E48 1992.

Encyclopedia of Human Behavior. 4 v. 1994. Ref BF 31 .E5 1994.

Encyclopedia of Learning and Memory. 1992. Ref BF 318 .E53 1992.

Encyclopedia of Psychology. 2nd ed. 4 v. 1994. Ref BF 31 .E52 1994.

Encyclopedia of School Administration and Supervision. 1988. Ref LB 2805 .E53 1988.

Encyclopedia of Special Education. 3 v. 2000. Ref LC 4007 .E53 2000.

Encyclopedia of Sports Science. 2 v. Ref GV 558 .E53 1997.

Encyclopedia of Women and Sports. Ref GV 709 .S44 1996.

Encyclopedia of World Sport. 3 v. Ref GV 567 .E56 1996.

International Encyclopedia of Education. 2nd ed. 12 v. 1994. Ref LB 15 .I569 1994.

International Higher Education: An Encyclopedia. 2 v. Ref LB 15 .I59 1991.

Philosophy of Education: An Encyclopedia. Ref LB 17 .P485 1996.

World Education Encyclopedia. 3 v. Ref LB 15 .W87 1988.

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Crosscultural, Language, and Academic Development Handbook. 1995. PE 1128 .A2 D45 1995.

Handbook for Focus Group Research. 1998. Main HF 5415.2 .G695 1998.

Handbook of Applied Social Research Network. 1998. Main H 62 .H24534 1998.

Handbook of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 4 v. Ref RJ 499.3 .H356 1997.

Handbook of Child Psychology. 4 v. Ref BF 721 .H242 1998.

Handbook of Educational Psychology. 1996. Ref LB 1051 .H2354 1996.

Handbook of Literacy Assessment and Evaluation. 1996. LC 149 .H37x 1996.

Handbook of Multicultural Counseling. 1995. BF 637 .C6 H3174 1995.

Handbook of Psychological and Educational Assessment of Children. 2 v. 1990. Main Ref BF 722 .H33 1990.

Handbook of Reading Research. 2 v. 1984. Ref LB 1050 .H278 1984.

Handbook of Research for Educational Communications and Technology. 1996. Ref LB 1028.3 .H355 1996.

Handbook of Research on Curriculum. 1992. Ref LB 1540 .H264 1992.

Handbook of Research on Educational Administration. 1988. LB 2805 .H2864 1988.

Handbook of Research on Mathematics Teaching and Learning. 1992. Ref QA 11 .H26 1992.

Handbook of Research on Multicultural Education. 1995. Ref LC 1099.3 .H35 1995.

Handbook of Research on Music Teaching and Learning. 1992. Ref MT 1 .H138 1992.

Handbook of Research on Science Teaching and Learning. 1994. Ref Q 181 .A1 H35 1994.

Handbook of Research on Social Studies Teaching and Learning. 1991. Ref LB 1584 .H275 1991.

Handbook of Research on Sport Psychology. 1993. Ref GV 706.4 .H37 1993.

Handbook of Research on Teacher Education. 2nd ed. 1996. Ref LB 1715 .H274 1996.

Handbook of Research on Teaching. 3rd ed. 1986. Ref LB 1028 .H315 1986.

Handbook of Research on Teaching Literacy Through the Communicative and Visual Arts. 1997. Main Ref P 91.3 .H36 1997.

Handbook of Research on Teaching the English Language Arts. 1991. Ref LB 1576 .H234 1991.

Handbook of Research on the Education of Young Children. 1993. Ref LB 1119 .H25 1993.

Handbook of Special and Remedial Education: Research and Practice. 1995. LC 3965 .H263 1995.

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PERIODICAL INDEXES/DATABASES: PRINT SOURCES

Education Index, 1929 - . Reference table 6A.

Social Sciences Citation Index, 1974 - . Reference table 4B.

Women's Studies Abstracts, 1972 - . Reference table 5A.

For those periodical indexes available online, consult Journal Databases.

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REVIEWS OF RESEARCH

Advances in Adolescent Mental Health, 1986 - date. RJ 503 .A318.

Advances in Behavioral Assessment of Children and Families, 1984 - . BF 721 .A47.

Advances in Child Development and Behavior, 1963 - to date. BF 721 .A45.

Advances in Early Education and Day Care, v. 1, 1980 - to date. HV 854 .A23.

Advances in Learning and Behavioral Disabilities, v. 1. 1982 - to date. RJ 506 .L4 A33.

Advances in Reading Language Research, v. 1. 1982 - date. LB 1049 .A38.

Advances in School Psychology, v. 1. 1981 - to date. LB 1055 .A42.

Advances in Special Education, v. 1, 1980 - to date. LC 3950 .A36.

Advances in Teacher Education, v. 1. 1984 - to date. LB 1715 .A44.

Annual Review of Psychology, v. 1. 1950 - to date. BF 30 .A56.

Children's Language, v. 1, 1978 - to date. LB 1139 .L3 C45.

Review of Research in Education, v. 1. 1973 - to date. LB 1028 .R43.

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SCHOOL/EDUCATION LAW

Deskbook Encyclopedia of American School Law, 1983 - . Ref LB 2514 .D47. Latest vol. on Reference.

Education Law. 7 v. Ref KF 4119 .E275 1984.

New Encyclopedia Dictionary of School Law, 1983. Ref KF 4117 .G32 1983.

Yearbook of School Law, 1952-55, 1957-64, 1967-69, 1971-72, 1974-87. LB 2514 .Y4.

Yearbook of Educational Law, 1988 - . Ref LB 2514 .Y4 1992. Latest vol. on Reference.

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TESTS

Please consult How to Locate Published and Unpublished Tests for additional sources, including some full-text publications and Tests and Measures for Web sites.

Buros. Mental Measurement Yearbook, 2nd - . Reserve LB 1131 .M46x.

Consumer's Guide to Tests in Print, 2nd ed. 1992. Reserve LB 3060.32 .N67 H36 1992.

ETS Test Collection Catalog, 1st ed., 2nd ed. Ref LB 3051 .E79 1986/1993.

Index to Tests Used in Educational Dissertations. 1989. Ref LB 3051 .F3 1989.

Test Critiques, v. 1 - . Ref BF 176 .T419.

Measures for Clinical Practice: A Sourcebook. 2 v. Ref BF 176 .C66 1994.

Tests: A Comprehensive Reference for Assessments in Psychology, Education, and Business. 3rd ed. Ref BF 176 .T43 1997.

Tests in Print IV, 2 v. 1994. Reserve LB 3051 .T47x 1994.

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THESES/DISSERTATIONS: PRINT

Master's Abstracts International, 1962 - . Ref Alcove 1, Section 14.

Available online from 1988.

Master's Theses Directories, 1951/52 - . Ref LB 2385 .M373x, Ref LB 5 .M37x, Ref LB 2385 .M37x.

Not available electronically. Formerly entitled (1) Master's Theses in Education, (2) Master's Theses in the Arts and Social Sciences, and (3) Master's Theses in the National and Technical Sciences.

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