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Encyclopedia of African American Education by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781412940504Publication Date: 2010Provides a comprehensive overview of educational institutions at every level, from preschool through graduate and professional training, with special attention to historically and predominantly Black colleges and universities.
Encyclopedia of Early Childhood Education by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781136700859Publication Date: 2012-05-23This Encyclopedia is a reference work about young children in the USA, designed for use by policy makers, community planners, parents of young children, teacher and early childhood educators, programme and school administrators, among others. The field of early childhood education has been affected by changes taking place in the nation's economy, demographics, schools, communities and families that influence political and professional decisions. These diverse historical, political economic, socio-cultural, intellectual and educational influences on early childhood education have hindered the development of a clear definition of the field. The Encyclopedia provides an opportunity to define the field against the background of these influences and relates the field of early childhood education to its diverse contexts and to the cultural and technological resources currently affecting it.
Encyclopedia of Educational Philosophy and Theory by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9789812875891Publication Date: 2017This resource it is based on theoretical orientations and approaches to the main concepts and theories in education, drawing on the range of disciplines in the social sciences. The encyclopedia privileges the "theory of practice", recognizing that education as a discipline and activity is mainly a set of professional practices that inherently involves questions of power and expertise for the transmission, socialization and critical debate of competing norms and values.
The Encyclopedia of Middle Grades Education (2nd Ed.) by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781681235714Publication Date: 2017he Encyclopedia is a comprehensive overview of the field; it contains alphabetically organized entries that address important concepts, ideas, terms, people, organizations, publications, and research studies specifically related to middle grades education.
International Encyclopedia of Education by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9780080448947Publication Date: 2010The International Encyclopedia of Education, Third Edition encompasses over 1,000 articles across 24 individual areas of coverage. Education is a multidisciplinary and international field drawing on a wide range of social sciences and humanities disciplines, and this edition comprehensively matches this diversity.
- Academic Search Complete (EBSCOhost)
This scholarly, multi-disciplinary, full-text database includes more than 7,300 peer-reviewed journals with coverage across nearly all areas of academic study. In addition to its 8,500 full-text periodicals, the database features more than 75,000 videos from the Associated Press from 1930 to the present.
- Child Development & Adolescent Studies (EBSCOhost)
This bibliographic database is a source for references to the current and historical literature related to growth and development of children through the age of 21. More than 342,000 records are included with over 10,000 new records added each year.
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An archive of magazines in the field of education, ranging from 1910 to 2015. The publications are aimed at teachers and other educational professionals and constitute valuable primary sources through which the evolution of educational policy, practice, and theory during this period may be delineated and interpreted. This content also pertains strongly to several related fields such as social history, psychology, and childhood studies.
- Education Research Complete (EBSCOhost)
A resource for education research. Topics covered include all levels of education from early childhood to higher education, and all educational specialties, such as multilingual education, health education, and testing. Provides indexing and abstracts for more than 2,100 journals, as well as full-text for more than 1,200 journals, and includes full-text for nearly 500 books and monographs.
- ERIC (EBSCOhost)
The Education Resource Information Center (ERIC), provides access to education literature and research. It includes access to information from journals included in the Current Index of Journals in Education and Resources in Education Index. Content includes journal articles, research reports, curriculum and teaching guides, conference papers, dissertations and theses, and books dating back to 1966.
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- Sports Medicine & Education Index (ProQuest)
This database provides curated abstract and index resources in the field of physical education. The database covers a wide range of topics, from physical and health education to fitness and recreation and the business of sports, as well as kinesiology, physical therapy, motor learning, and sport sociology and psychology. Coverage: 1970 - current
- Wiley Online Library
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- eBook Academic Collection (EBSCOhost)
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- eBook Central (ProQuest)
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Assessment Literacy by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781462542116Publication Date: 2019This clear, no-nonsense book guides current and future teachers through the concepts, tools, methods, and goals of classroom literacy assessment. The authors examine the roles of formative, summative, and benchmark assessments; demystify state and national tests and standards; and show how assessment can seamlessly inform instruction.
Design and Deliver by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781681254111Publication Date: 2021This book gives K-12 teachers a reader-friendly UDL introduction and a practical framework for implementation, with guidelines and checkpoints for designing effective, barrier-free lesson plans and learning environments. Written in first person, like a face-to-face talk with a passionate educator, this research-based book will guide you in designing equitable, inclusive, and culturally responsive learning environments that meet the needs of diverse learners.
Education Research: the Basics by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9780429426629Publication Date: 2019Concise, engaging and accessible, Education Research: The Basics discusses key ideas about the nature and purpose of education research: what it can and cannot achieve, how it has been used in the past and where and how it has an impact.
Pedagogy into Practice : A Handbook for New Teachers by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781641137997Publication Date: 2020"The purpose of this book is to help new teachers transition from students in education courses to proactive educators who can translate what they have learned in methods classes into realistic practices as novice teachers. This book will help these candidates operationalize good educational pedagogy and understand the connections between theory and practice. This book will also explain the logical connections between standard curriculum theory and certification examinations like the edTPA"-- Provided by publisher.
Writing in Education by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9789004437258Publication Date: 2020This book offers insightful discussions about teaching practices, reflective writing, and digital and nondigital representations of meaning. It explores practical matters facing teachers and teacher candidates, such as communicating about one's practice, writing beyond content and page, or conducting classroom observations and maintaining field notes.
Handbook of Classroom Management by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781003275312Publication Date: 2022The Handbook of Classroom Management, Third Edition, is an authoritative treatment of the latest science and development in the study of classroom management in schools. This comprehensive volume collects scholarship and cutting-edge research for graduate students and faculty of psychology, teacher education, curriculum and instruction, special education, and beyond.
- Academic Video Online (AVON)
This multidisciplinary video database supports researchers in many different fields, from anthropology to zoology. The collection's wide range of academic material includes documentaries, interviews, feature films, performances, news programs and newsreels, and demonstrations.
- DocuseekDocuseek streams essential independent, social-issue and environmental films, providing access to content from leaders in documentary film distribution.
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This comprehensive collection includes 26 core academic collections with over 280,100+ video clips, 26,900+ full-length videos, and 14,500+ hours programming in various subject areas.
- JoVE Science Education
The Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE), a peer reviewed scientific video journal, is dedicated to teaching the practice and theory of scientific experiments through engaging and easy-to-understand visual demonstrations. All JoVE articles are indexed in subject-relevant indexing sites, including PubMed/MEDLINE, SciFinder and Scopus.
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- Disability in the Modern World: History of a Social Movement
This database fills the gap in academic literature about the community and contributions of people who experience disability, with a comprehensive and international set of resources to enrich study in a wide range of disciplines from media studies to philosophy. Includes 150,000 pages of primary sources, supporting materials, archives, documentaries, and interviews along with 125 hours of video.
Handbook of Special Education by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781040001714Publication Date: 2024The Handbook of Special Education discusses emerging trends in the field for researchers and practitioners while also providing foundational material for graduate students and scholars.
Multicultural Special Education for Inclusive Classrooms by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781003127833Publication Date: 2022Drawing from seminal multicultural education and culturally sustaining pedagogies, this text helps educators develop the skills necessary to affirm and honor identities while meeting the instructional needs of culturally diverse students with disabilities.
Research Methods in Special Education by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781003526315Publication Date: 2024Dedicated chapters focusing on quantitative research synthesis (e.g., meta-analysis, meta-synthesis), single case design, and program evaluation methods allow readers deeply invested in the field of special education to develop a firm foundation, enabling them to ask and answer their socially significant research questions
- CINAHL with Full Text (EBSCOhost)
A comprehensive source of nursing & allied health journals, providing full-text for more than 770 journals indexed.
- MEDLINE (ProQuest)
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- Sports Medicine & Education Index (ProQuest)
This database provides curated abstract and index resources in the field of physical education. The database covers a wide range of topics, from physical and health education to fitness and recreation and the business of sports, as well as kinesiology, physical therapy, motor learning, and sport sociology and psychology. Coverage: 1970 - current
- Sports Medicine and Exercise Science in Video
This resource is an extensive collection of videos that focus on the areas of fitness and health assessment, disease management, injury treatment, nutrition, medical fitness, sport science, work-site wellness, exercise adherence, and more.
Principles of Sports Medicine and Kinesiology by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781637003794Publication Date: 2022This volume introduces students and researchers to the science of human performance and health. It focuses on how a healthy human body works during exercise and how sports and physical activity promote health and performance, ranging from the cellular level to whole body perspectives.
The Routledge Handbook of Youth Physical Activity by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781003026426Publication Date: 2020Bringing together many of the world's experts and practitioners, the book helps to develop an understanding of the underlying issues related to pediatric physical activity as well as the role physical activity plays on cognitive, psychomotor, and social aspects of childhood.
- APA PsycInfo (EBSCOhost)
APA PsycInfo includes abstracts of scholarly journal articles, book chapters, books, and dissertations from the fields of behavioral and social sciences. Journal coverage, which spans from the 1800s to the present, includes international material selected from periodicals in dozens of languages.
- Behavioral and Mental Health Online (BMHO)
BMHO provides a comprehensive, rich, and diverse collection of video and text for anyone studying or teaching in the area of mental health such as counseling, social work, nursing, psychology and behavioral health. This collection includes clinical mental health demonstrations, actual therapy sessions, compelling documentaries on the human condition, psychotherapy transcripts, as well client narratives and reference works.
Centering Youth, Family, and Community in School Leadership by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781003184393Publication Date: 2022Bringing together scholars, activists, and leaders, this contributed volume presents cases and first-person narratives for readers to analyze in order to interrogate inequities facing communities and schools. This book is a critical teaching tool asking educators and administrators to reflect, learn, and re-imagine their practice and collaborate with other leaders in their communities.
Handbook of Urban Education by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9780429331435Publication Date: 2021This second edition of the Handbook of Urban Education offers a fresh, fluid, and diverse range of perspectives from which the authors describe, analyze, and offer recommendations for urban education in the US.
Innovative School Leadership by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781000464207Publication Date: 2021Written by school leaders, for school leaders, this book shares the work of ten practising, innovative school leaders. It offers insight into practical school developments that have been researched, trialled and reviewed to demonstrate their success at creating positive change.
School Counseling Research : Advancing the Professional Evidence Base by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9780197650141Publication Date: 2023The text is organized to support new research from the starting point of collaborative relationships with school partners and the ethical and developmental considerations of this kind of work. It thoughtfully provides a pathway for moving through the multiple measurement and design decisions that are part of meaningful and impactful research.
