Research Guides: Education: Start Your Research Here

Recommended Subject-Focused Encyclopedias

21st Century Education: A Reference Handbook

Electronic Resource

American Education: A History

Electronic Resource

The BERA/SAGE Handbook of Educational Research

Electronic Resource

E-Learning Research

Electronic Resource

Encyclopedia of African American Education

Electronic Resource

Encyclopedia of Bilingual Education

Electronic Resource

Encyclopedia of Diversity in Education

Electronic Resource, Volumes 1-4

Encyclopedia of Educational Psychology

Electronic Resource.

Encyclopedia of Educational Reform and Dissent

Electronic Resource
Volumes 1-2

Encyclopedia of Educational Theory and Philosophy

Electronic Resource

Encyclopedia of Education Law

Electronic Resource
Volumes 1-2

Encyclopedia of School Psychology

Electronic Resource

Encyclopedia of Teaching and Teacher Research

Reference Collection (Second Floor)
Volumes 1-2

Encyclopedia of the Social and Cultural Foundations of Education

Electronic Resource
Volumes 1-3

Handbook of Educational Theories

Electronic Resource

Handbook of Research on Teaching

Electronic Resource

Handbook of Urban Education

Electronic Resource

Historical Dictionary of American Education

Electronic Resource

Learning Theories: A-Z

Electronic Resource

Psychology of Classroom Learning

Electronic Resource

Routledge International Companion to Multicultural Education

Electronic Resource

SAGE Handbook for Research in Education: Engaging Ideas and Enriching Inquiry

Electronic Resource

SAGE Handbook of Curriculum and Instruction

Electronic Resource

SAGE Handbook of Research in International Education

Electronic Resource

Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing

Reference Collection (Second Floor)
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Theories of Learning

Electronic Resource

Recommended Online Encyclopedia Databases

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Gale eBooks (Gale Cengage Learning) A comprehensive collection of reference resources such as subject-focused encyclopedias and dictionaries, available in a single database.
Oxford Bibliographies Online Kean University's subscription to Oxford Bibliographies provides subject modules focusing on Criminology, Education, Psychology, and Social Work. For these modules, "leading scholars have produced a literary guide to the most important and significant sources in an area of study they know best. The guides feature a selective list of bibliographic citations supported by direct recommendations about which sources to consult."
SAGE Knowledge Provides reference resources such as subject-focused dictionaries, encyclopedias, and other reference materials published by SAGE.

Recommended Multimedia Databases

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Films on Demand (Infobase Learning) Films on Demand provides access to "video and multimedia for academic, vocational and life-skills content." Click "Collections" to access videos in various subject areas, such as Art & Architecture, Allied Health, Biology, Business & Economics, Criminal Justice & Law, Drama & Theatre, Education, English, Gender & Sexuality, Guidance & Counseling, Health & Medicine, History, Psychology, and more. The platform also offers Archival Films & Newsreels.

Recommended Databases for Statistics

The following databases provide access to statistics and other kinds of data.

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PolicyMap Features an online GIS mapping tool that allows users to create interactive maps and plot data by geographical location. Data indicators provided include demographics, education, income, housing, employment, health, crime, and much more.
Social Explorer Provides easy access to maps and reports of U.S. Census data from 1790 to the present; the Religious Congregations and Membership Study from 1980 to 2010; population, health and social care, and labor market data from the 2011 United Kingdom Census; U.S. crime data from the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); U.S. County Health Rankings & Roadmaps; European demographic data from Eurostat; population data from the 2011 Canadian census; and demographic and socioeconomic data from World Development Indicators (World Bank).
Statista Presents data as infographics and features reports on over 80,000 topics, including media, business, healthcare, politics, society, technology, and education.

Tests and Measures Databases

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Health and Psychosocial Instruments (HaPI) (OvidSP) Provides "information on measurement instruments (i.e., questionnaires, interview schedules, checklists, index measures, coding schemes/manuals, rating scales, projective techniques, vignettes/scenarios, tests) in the health fields, psychosocial sciences, organizational behavior, and library and information science. HaPI...[helps] identify measures needed for research studies, grant proposals, client/patient assessment, class papers/projects, theses/dissertations, and program evaluation." NOTE: Permits only 10 simultaneous users. Please Logoff when finished.
Mental Measurements Yearbook with Tests in Print (EBSCOhost) (VALE) Offers reviews of standardized tests in education, business, psychology, and leadership. Produced by the Buros Institute of Mental Measurements at the University of Nebraska, Tests in Print (TIP) serves as a comprehensive bibliography to all known commercially available tests that are currently in print in the English language.
PsycTests (EBSCOhost) (VALE) “Serves as a repository for a growing selection of psychological tests and measures, including thousands of actual test instruments and test items that are available for immediate download and use in research and teaching.”

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Recommended Subject-Focused Encyclopedias

21st Century Education: A Reference Handbook

American Education: A History

The BERA/SAGE Handbook of Educational Research

E-Learning Research

Encyclopedia of African American Education

Encyclopedia of Bilingual Education

Encyclopedia of Diversity in Education

Encyclopedia of Educational Psychology

Encyclopedia of Educational Reform and Dissent

Encyclopedia of Educational Theory and Philosophy

Encyclopedia of Education Law

Encyclopedia of School Psychology

Encyclopedia of Teaching and Teacher Research

Encyclopedia of the Social and Cultural Foundations of Education

Handbook of Educational Theories

Handbook of Research on Teaching

Handbook of Urban Education

Historical Dictionary of American Education

Learning Theories: A-Z

Psychology of Classroom Learning

Routledge International Companion to Multicultural Education

SAGE Handbook for Research in Education: Engaging Ideas and Enriching Inquiry

SAGE Handbook of Curriculum and Instruction

SAGE Handbook of Research in International Education

Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing

Theories of Learning

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Recommended Multimedia Databases

Recommended Databases for Statistics

Tests and Measures Databases

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