Subject Guide for Education
Information Resources
Education Course Guides
Finding Articles Education Law Finding Authoritative Web Sites Special Education Resources Finding Books, Videos, DVDs, & CDs Online Books Curriculum Materials Education Statistics
FINDING ARTICLES
Education Databases
ProQuest Education Journals About
Education Related Database
Alvernia University has access to the humanities and social sciences portion of the Digital Dissertations database. Digital Dissertations will primarily be of interest to students and faculty working on an advanced degree.
Suggested APA education subject terms may be helpful in finding information on your topic.
Please note that in order to access this database, WestLaw requires users to check the I agree button at the bottom of the terms of agreement page.
FINDING AUTHORITATIVE WEB SITES
Alvernia Library’s Internet Reference Library
The Internet Reference Library has a list of selected Education Web sites.
Alvernia Library Research Guides
The Research Guides page, listed under How to on the Alvernia Library home page, links to sources for evaluating Web sites.
FINDING BOOKS, VIDEOS, DVDS, & CDS
WorldCat 179 million records
This Online Union Catalog lists holdings from libraries across the world. Searches can be conducted across all libraries or limited to the Alvernia Library collection. Searches can also be limited to specific types of documents such as books, visual materials and Internet resources. (dates of coverage: 2100 B.C. – present)
Requesting a book from this collection only takes a minute. Click on the Borrow this item from another library link. Submit the form with your Alvernia ID number and allow two weeks for delivery of the requested book.
Alvernia's Catalog is the best tool for finding items in Alvernia Library's collection. You can search for books, audiobooks, books in the Best Seller collection, audio-visual materials (videos, DVD's and CD's), course reserves, and journals in our print collection. Item records indicate if the item is available. Students, faculty and staff with an Alvernia ID card can place a hold on items that are currently in circulation.
The Dewey Decimal System is used to classify books in the Alvernia Library. Many of the books addressing education are located in the 370 to 379 sections on the second floor.
Examples of books with background information on education are listed below:
Curriculum MaterialsThe Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research 001.42 S129 2005
The Sixteenth Mental Measurements Yearbook R 016.15 M549 2005
Digest of Education Statistics R370 D572 2008
Encyclopedia of Multicultural Education R370.11 M681 1999Encyclopedia of Educational Psychology R370.1503 S167 2008
Encyclopedia of Educational Resources R370.3 E56
Education Statistics of the United States R370.9 E24 1999
Early Childhood Education: An International Encyclopedia R372.2103 N532
Encyclopedia of American Education R370.973 U57 2007
Encyclopedia of Educational Leadership and Administration R371.2003 E56 2006
Encyclopedia of Special Education: A Reference for the Education of the Handicapped and Other Exceptional Children and Adults R371.903 R462 2007
The Crisis in Youth Mental Health R618.928 C932 2006
Return to TopThe Alvernia Library has a collection of curriculum materials (CM) to support student teaching. The curriculum materials are located on the west end of the first floor along with children and young adult books.
You can browse through the titles by clicking on one of the subject areas listed below:
CM ART
CM ENG
CM GEN
CM ITALIAN
CM MATH
CM MUSIC
CM READ
CM PHILO
CM SCI
CM SOC
CM SPANISHTo narrow your search within one of these subject lists, click on the Limit/Sort Search button:
Add a term to narrow your search and click on Submit
Education and counseling ebooks.
Several examples of education ebooks include
Changing the Way You Teach, Improving the Way Students Learn (2009)
Domestic Violence and Children: A Handbook for Schools and Early Years Settings (2009)
Engaging the Whole Child : Reflections on Best Practices in Learning, Teaching, and Leadership (2009)
Foundations of Special Education: An Education (2009)
Practical Research Methods for Educators (2009)
Over 12,000 ebooks covering a broad range of subject areas.
Several examples of education ebooks include
- Inspired Teacher: How to Know One, Grow One and Be One (2009)
Rethinking Homework: Best Practices that Support Diverse Needs (2009)
Motivated Students: Unlocking the Enthusiasm for Learning (2009)
Changing the Way You Teach, Improving the Way Students Learn (2009)
Engaging the Whole Child: Reflections on Best Practices in Learning, Teaching and Leadership (2009)
Teaching with Poverty in Mind: What Being Poor does to Kids' Brains and What Schools Can Do About It (2009)
International Encyclopedia of the Social Services
The Encyclopedia covers articles and biographies contributed by scholars from around the world on a wide array of global topics in the social sciences.Google Books
The full-text of over 700 books on education can be accessed on Google Books.
Produced by the Buros Institute at the University of Nebraska, the Mental Measurements Yearbook (MMY) provides users with a comprehensive guide to over 2,000 contemporary testing instruments. The MMY series contains information essential for a complete evaluation of test products within such diverse areas as psychology, education, business, and leadership. All MMY entries contain descriptive information (e.g., test purpose, publisher, pricing) and edited review(s) written by leading content area experts. MMY provides coverage from Volume 9 to the present.
Emerging Perspectives on Learning, Teaching, and Technology
Learning and teaching styles, and teaching tools are covered in this Association for Educational Communications and Technology publication.
Updated: January 8, 2009
