Research Guides: Education: Getting Started

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Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window A multidisciplinary database providing full text access to scholarly and general interest journals, books, and reports. Holdings: 1887-present
Education Research Complete This link opens in a new window 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. It also covers areas of curriculum instruction as well as administration, policy, funding, and related social issues.
ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) This link opens in a new window Articles and documents in all areas of education. Holdings: 1966 - present
Teacher Reference Center (TRC) This link opens in a new window This index of over 260 titles from the most popular teacher and administrator trade journals, periodicals, and books. This database provides coverage on key education topics such as Assessment, Continuing Education, Current Pedagogical Research, Curriculum Development, Instructional Media, Language Arts, Literacy Standards, Science & Mathematics, and more for K-12 Teachers & Librarians.

Browsing Education Books in Grafton

Many books on Education will be in the L section of the library.

L: Education
- L: Education, general
- LA: History of education
- LB: Theory and practice of education
- LC: Special aspects of education

Keep in mind, however, that many books on education will appear in other parts of the library. For example, books on teaching mathematics might be located in the mathematics section (QA).

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This guide is designed to help you get started on research in Education. If you have any questions or want to set up an appointment to meet for more help, please contact a librarian.

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Ebook Central (Proquest) This link opens in a new window Contains over 80,000 academic multidisciplinary ebooks across the academic spectrum, including books in business, economics, careers, computers, law, medicine, and the natural and social sciences.
EBSCO Academic eBook Collection This link opens in a new window This growing collection contains a large selection of multidisciplinary eBook titles representing a broad range of academic subject matter. 135,000 + eBooks.
Dissertations and Theses Full Text This link opens in a new window Over 2.4 million doctoral and Master's dissertations and theses. International coverage.

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Encyclopedia of Multicultural Education

Oxford Reference Online This link opens in a new window Search over 100 dictionaries and encyclopedias by Oxford University Press.

Education: Getting Started