Education
Encyclopedias and handbooks are a great place to start researching a topic. They can give readers a broad overview of topic and often have ready-made references that point to more in-depth information on that topic. They are usually written by experts in the field, and they provide a nice synthesis of the existing research on the topic.
Selected General Education Encyclopedias and Handbooks
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Encyclopedia of Education (2003-)
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Offers a complete view of the institutions, people, processes, roles, and philosophies in educational practice in the United States and throughout the world. Features biographies of influential educators; profiles of historic colleges and universities and of organizations active in the field; and an appendix of full text source documents, including education related legislation, international treaties, and testing methods. 8 volumes.
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| World education encyclopedia : a survey of educational systems worldwide (2nd ed.) (2002) |
This 3-volume country-by-country survey of educational systems provides detailed essays on the histories, legal foundations, and primary and secondary educational systems of 233 countries. This updated and expanded edition gives users up-to-date coverage of reorganized educational systems and high-interest topics such as technological advances.
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| Encyclopedia of African American Education (2010) |
The Encyclopedia of African American Education provides a comprehensive overview of this broad area that is scholarly, accessible and thought-provoking. Entries cover educational institutions at every level, from pre-school through to graduate and professional training. It includes discussions of curriculum, concepts, theories and alternative models of education.
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| The SAGE Encyclopedia of Higher Education. (2020) |
Contains over 600 signed entries. The Sage Encyclopedia of Higher Education touches on all aspects of higher education through: key concepts, debates, approaches, schools of thought on higher education, role of universities. As an interdisciplinary field, these volumes provide context for students and researchers in education, sociology, politics and other related fields across the humanities and social science disciplines.
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The International Encyclopedia of Education, Fourth Edition updates readers on emerging interests and developments in the field. The book presents comprehensive reviews of research in various areas, but also includes illustrations/examples from regions, nations, locations--situated and contrastive (i.e., rather than exemplars serving transferability rather than generalizability avoiding standardization and homogenizations). Sections provide comprehensive reviews and the state of research, theory and practice in a fashion that is both historic and developmental.
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| Requirements for Certification of Teachers, Counselors, Librarians, Administrators for Elementary and Secondary Schools, Eighty-Eighth Edition (2023-2024) |
The authoritative annual guide to the requirements for certification of teachers. This annual volume offers the most complete and current listings of the requirements for certification of a wide range of educational professionals at the elementary and secondary levels. Requirements for Certification is a valuable resource, making much-needed knowledge available in one straightforward volume.
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| Encyclopedia of Language and Education (2008) | In this second, revised edition, the 10 volume Encyclopedia of Language and Education offers the newer developments including two new volumes of research and scholarly content essential to the field of global language teaching and learning. Throughout, there is an inclusion of contributions from non-English speaking and non-western parts of the world, providing global coverage. Vol.1: Language Policy and Political Issues in Education; Vol.2: Literacy; Vol.3: Discourse and Education; Vol.4: Second and Foreign Language Education; Vol.5: Bilingual Education; Vol.6: Knowledge About Language Vol.7:Lanaguage Testing and Assessment; Vol.8: Language Socialization; Vol.9: Ecology of Language; Vol.10: Research Methods in Language and Education. |
| Encyclopedia of the Social and Cultural Foundations of Education (2009) | The Encyclopedia provides an introduction to the social and cultural foundations of education. The first two volumes consist of A-Z entries, featuring essays representing the major disciplines including philosophy, history, and sociology, and a third volume is made up of documentary, photographic, and visual resources. |
| Encyclopedia of Education Law (2008) | The 'Encyclopedia of Education Law' is a compendium of information drawn from the various dimensions of education law. |
| Encyclopedia of Educational Leadership and Administration (2006) | Over 600 entries, written by over 200 professors, graduate students, practitioners and association officials. This two-volumes of this encyclopedia represent the most comprehensive knowledge base of educational leadership and school administration that has, as yet, been compiled. |
| Psychology of Classroom Learning: An Encyclopedia (2009) | Examines the fundamental psychological aspects of learning such as cognition, motivation, and emotion, as well as individual and environmental factors at work in the classroom. Those studying developmental and school psychology will find nearly 300 alphabetically arranged essays examining how instruction and learning are affected by factors such as classroom management, multiculturalism, learning styles, home schooling, peer relationships, school culture, discipline, self-esteem, socioeconomic status, and more. |
| 21st Century Education (2008) | This two-volume work offers readers a general understanding of the issues of utmost importance in education in the 21st century. The text is a combination of historical reviews, current debates, and pending issues of concern at the classroom, state, and federal levels. |
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Patterson's American Education (Annual through 2017) |
Comprehensive list of public and private schools arranged by state and then by city. Latest year held in the Graduate Library Reference Reading Room: L 901 .P3 |
| Handbook of Reading Research (2020) | Examines what reading research is, why we do it, how we know what we know, and what we know that matters for students, teachers, school leaders, and those who influence reading policies in schools and school systems, the Handbook of Reading Research, Volume V synthesizes current research and reveals important new directions.(NOTE: Older volumes held in the Graduate Library: LB 1050 .H2781) |
| Handbook of Research on the Education of Young Children (2013) | The Handbook of Research on the Education of Young Children is the essential reference on research on early childhood education throughout the world. |
| The Oxford Encyclopedia of Inclusive and Special Education (2021) |
This expansive collection of articles addresses the historical and philosophical foundations and effective practices, policies, and workforce preparation initiatives that underpin and guide the implementation of successful inclusive education.
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| Brill’s encyclopedia of critical understanding in education (2022) |
Contains all volumes published in the Critical Understanding in Education series - Encyclopaedia of Marxism and education; Encyclopedia of critical understandings of Latinx and global education; Encyclopedia of critical whiteness studies in education; Encyclopedia of English language arts education; Encyclopedia of queer studies in education; and Keywords in radical philosophy and education.
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| The Oxford encyclopedia of educational psychology (2021) |
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Educational Psychology' is comprehensive, systematic, theory-driven, and evidence-based. This collection of full-length articles by leading scholars specializing in a wide array of topics signifying the diverse origins and theoretical and philosophical foundations of the field situates educational psychology within the larger contexts of psychology and education. The encyclopedia also includes strong international representation.
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Selected Higher Education Encyclopedias and Handbooks
| The SAGE Encyclopedia of Higher Education. (2020) |
Contains over 600 signed entries. The Sage Encyclopedia of Higher Education touches on all aspects of higher education through: key concepts, debates, approaches, schools of thought on higher education, role of universities. As an interdisciplinary field, these volumes provide context for students and researchers in education, sociology, politics and other related fields across the humanities and social science disciplines.
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| Encyclopedia of law and higher education ( (2010) |
In light of the significance that education law occupies in the professional lives of educators, this encyclopedia explores law and higher education.
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| The Law of Higher Education. (2020) |
A single-volume text that distills information for students about the law that bears on the conduct of higher education. The Law of Higher Education provides an up-to-date reference and guide for coursework in higher education law and programs preparing law students and higher education administrators for leadership roles. This edition discusses the most significant areas of the law for college and university attorneys and administrators. Each chapter is introduced by a discussion of key terms and topics.
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The International Encyclopedia of Higher Education Systems and Institutions (2020) |
This authoritative reference source covers all higher education themes in a comprehensive, accessible and comparative way. It maps the field for the twenty first century reflecting the massive changes that have occurred and the challenges ahead for future research. It provides a rich diversity of scholarly perspectives and covers the entire spectrum of higher education from a geographical, a topical and disciplinary perspective.
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Selected International Education Encyclopedias and Handbooks
| World education encyclopedia : a survey of educational systems worldwide (2nd ed.) (2002) |
This 3-volume country-by-country survey of educational systems provides detailed essays on the histories, legal foundations, and primary and secondary educational systems of 233 countries. This updated and expanded edition gives users up-to-date coverage of reorganized educational systems and high-interest topics such as technological advances.
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The International Encyclopedia of Education, Fourth Edition updates readers on emerging interests and developments in the field. The book presents comprehensive reviews of research in various areas, but also includes illustrations/examples from regions, nations, locations--situated and contrastive (i.e., rather than exemplars serving transferability rather than generalizability avoiding standardization and homogenizations). Sections provide comprehensive reviews and the state of research, theory and practice in a fashion that is both historic and developmental.
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