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Curriculum and Instruction
Resources
Finding Books | Reference
Sources | Internet Sites | Finding Journal Articles |
Government Publications | Interlibrary Loan Service | Writing Style Guides |
To find books, search
the
- Search
the ULM
Library Catalog to find resources on Curriculum and Instruction topics
in the ULM Library.
- To
find more Curriculum and Instruction materials at
- To
find materials on Curriculum and Instruction topics worldwide, search
Dictionaries
The Dictionary of Educational Terms (1995) Ref LB 15 .B35 1995
Historical Dictionary of American Education (1999) [electronic resource]
Thesaurus of ERIC Descriptors
(2001)
Ref Z 695 .1 .E3 E34 2001
Encyclopedias
American Educator’s Encyclopedia (1991)
Ref LB 15 .D37 1991
Concise Encyclopedia of Special Education (2002) Ref. LC .E53 2002
Early Childhood Education: an International Encyclopedia
Ref LB 1139 .23 .E272 2007 (Delta Campus)
Encyclopedia of Educational Research (1992)
Ref LB 15 .E48 1992
The Encyclopedia of Human Development and Education
Ref B713 .E65 1989
Encyclopedia of Multicultural Education (1999) [electronic resource]
Lifelong Education for Adults
Ref LC 5215 .L495 1989
Testing and standards: a brief encyclopedia
LB 3051 .W4966
Handbooks
Children With Disabilities in
Ref. HV 888 .5 .D57 2006 (Delta Library)
Gifted Children and Gifted Education: a Handbook for Teachers and Parents (2006)
LC 3993 .9 .D383 2006
Handbook of Distance Education 2003 [electronic resource]
Handbook of Gifted Education (2003) LC 3993 .9 .H35 2003
Handbook of Research on Teaching (2007) – on order
NCES Handbook of Survey Methods (2003) [electronic resource]
The New IDEA Survival Guide LC 4031 .N49 2002
Statistical Sources --
General
- Primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education
Digest of Education Statistics http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/
- Summaries of national data, from government and private source, covering the
broad field of American education
The Condition of Education http://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/
- An integrated collection of the indicators and analyses of important developments
and trends in education
State Education Indicators http://www.ccsso.org/projects/State_Education_Indicators/
- State-by-state indicators of the condition of K-12 education
Statistical Sources
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Louisiana School Directory http://www.doe.louisiana.gov/lde/directory/home.html
Planning, Analysis and Information Resources: Data and Reports (Louisiana Department of Education)
- Data
and reports on all facets of education in
http://www.doe.louisiana.gov/lde/pair/1419.html
Laws and Legislation
Lexis-Nexis
- Click ‘Lexis Nexis Academic Search Within’ in ULM Web Page menu
- Click ‘Legal’ under Search Within
FindLaw—Legal Issues in Education http://www.findlaw.com
Organizations
- Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
- Phi Delta Kappa International
- American
Association of School Librarians'
Nine Information Literacy Standards for Student Learning - Association
of College and Research Libraries Information Literacy Standards
- Big
6
Tests &
Measurements
Mental Measurements Yearbook (EBSCOhost)
- Click ‘EBSCOhost—Abstracts, Indexes, Fulltext’
- Choose the ‘Mental Measurements Yearbook’ database
Tests in Print Ref Z 5814 .E9 B8
Test Critiques Ref BF 176 .T419 1984
Directory of Unpublished Experimental Mental Measures Ref BF 431 .G624
General
Internet Resources in Education
http://www.library.ucsb.edu/subj/educatio.html
The Heritage Foundation
http://www.heritage.org/research/education/reportcards/
Virtual Salt—Education-Related Web Sites
http://www.virtualsalt.com/edsites.htm
FindLaw—Legal Issues in Education
Education World
http://www.education-world.com/
Lesson Plans
Busy Teachers’ WebSite: K-12 http://www.ceismc.gatech.edu/BusyT/
ERIC Clearinghouse on Teaching and Teacher Education
http://www.eduref.org/Virtual/Lessons/
Education World – Lesson Planning & Lesson Plans
http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/
Educator’s Reference Desk (formerly AskERIC) www.askeric.com Lesson plans by subject and grade level
The Solution Site http://www.thesolutionsite.com - K-12 teacher-generated lesson plans emphasizing active learning.
The Teachers.Net Lesson Exchange http://www.teachers.net/lessons/
Teaching Methods/Subject Area Resources Links
http://www.mhhe.com/socscience/education/methods/resources.html
Finding Journal Articles and
More:
Search an index or database to find articles
in journals, newspapers or magazines.
Use subject, author, or keywords that describe your topic. The
Indexes & Databases
- Academic Search Complete (EBSCOhost)
- Annual Reviews (
- Book Collection: Nonfiction (EBSCOhost)
- Dissertations & Theses (Statewide Databases)
- ERIC--Educational
- JSTOR (Statewide Databases)
- Lexis Nexis Academic (Statewide Databases)
- Library, Information Science and Technology Abstracts
(EBSCOhost)
- MAS Ultra – School Edition (EBSCOhost)
- Mental Measurements Yearbook (EBSCOhost)
- Primary Search (EBSCOhost)
- Professional Development Collection (EBSCOhost)
- Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection (EBSCOhost)
- PsycINFO
(EBSCOhost)
- SocINDEX
(EBSCOhost)
Peer-Reviewed
Open Access Journals
Education; Psychology; Social & Public Welfare; Social Sciences
http://ucblibraries.colorado.edu/dean/peer_reviewed.htm
Government Publications
Government Publications cover a broad range of topics including Education. Many government publications may be accessed electronically via the library catalog. Government publications (paper format) are shelved on second floor. Search the Government Publications website at http://www.ulm.edu/library/government1.htm for additional information,
****Search www.gpo.gov for more government sources on Curriculum and Instruction topics.
Use the Interlibrary Loan Service to request materials listed as not available at the ULM Library. The ULM Web Page (ulm.edu/library) provides access to the service.
- A User Account is required to use the Interlibrary Loan Service
- To create an account, click Interlibrary Loan on the ULM Library Web Page | First Time Users | First Time Users Click Here | Fill in Form |Click Submit |. Record the USERNAME and PASSWORD for your account for future use.
- For subsequent uses, click Interlibrary Loan on the ULM Library Web Page |enter your USERNAME | enter your PASSWORD | Submit.
The following writing handbooks might be useful for citing or documenting references in research papers.
- Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (print)
Reserve BF 76 .7 .P46 2001 c.1
Reserve BF 76 .7 .P46 2001 c.2
- APA Formatting and Style Guide – The OWL at Purdue
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/
- Citation Styles (
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Citations.html
- Duke University Libraries http://www.lib.duke.edu/libguide/works_cited.htm
- Electronic References—APA Style (excerpts)
http://www.apastyle.org/elecref.html
- Online! Citation Styles: Index
(
http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/citex.html
EndNote is available on select computers in the ULM Library Computer Lab. EndNote is a software tool used to manage bibliographies and references when writing research papers, essays, articles, etc.