EDUCATION
Online Databases
For scholarly and professional journals, search:
Academic Search Elite Specify “Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals”
ERIC Specify “Peer Reviewed”
JSTOR Use “Advanced Search” and select “Education” from the list of disciplines.
Professional Development Collection Specify “Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals”
ProQuest Research Library
Sociological Collection
Specify “Peer reviewed” or “Scholarly journals”
Specify “Peer Reviewed”
Teacher Reference Center
For general periodicals, search:
MAS Ultra School Edition (EBSCO)
MasterFILE Premier
ProQuest Research Library
“Search subject areas” box
Click on “Advanced search”, then select “Social Sciences” from the
For materials for children and youth, search:
Book Collection: Nonfiction - Elementary School Edition
High School Edition
Middle School Edition
Books Online eBook collection
Learning Express Library Contains skills improvement exercises for elementary, middle
school, and high school in a variety of subjects.
Middle Search Plus Contains full-text magazine articles and reference book entries,
primary sources, and maps.
Primary Search Contains full-text magazine articles and reference book entries.
Print Periodicals
American Journal of Education Scholarly articles on issues both current and historical,
affecting all levels from kindergarten through college.
Education Digest Abridged articles from respected educational journals provide wide coverage of
education topics, including classroom problems, methods, and administration. Also features
education news, book reviews, and websites.
Books
LIBRARY ONLINE CATALOG
Search for books by author, title, keyword or subject in the Maple Woods Library online catalog at
http://mwlibrary.mcckc.edu. A link on the library online catalog page connects to the shared
library online catalog for MOBIUS, a network of academic libraries in Missouri that includes Maple
Woods. The MOBIUS online catalog accesses over 23 million items. Request
books online from other libraries at no charge.
Use LC subject search terms of Education; Education, Primary; Education, Elementary;
Education, Secondary and Early Childhood Education or use keywords for more specific topics
such as charter schools or testing. Most books on education topics can be found in the 370s.
Selected Reference Books
REF 306.43 Ed83
Education and Sociology : An Encyclopedia
REF 370.3 En19
Encyclopedia of Education and Human Development
REF 370.3 L55L (also available as an eBook)
Learning Theories A to Z
REF 370.3 R19e (also available as an eBook)
Edspeak: A Glossary of Education Terms, Phrases, Buzzwords, and Jargon
REF 371.1 W64u
Ultimate Guide to Becoming a Teacher
REF 371.903 C748-2
Concise Encyclopedia of Special Education
REF 371.903 T84e-2
The Encyclopedia of Learning Disabilities
On the Web
ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) http://eric.ed.gov/
This service of the U.S. Department of Education indexes journal and non-journal education
literature. Some full-text documents are available for free.
Missouri Department of Elementary & Secondary Education http://dese.mo.gov
MO.gov: Education http://www.mo.gov/education
National Center for Education Statistics http://nces.ed.gov
TEACH.org http://www.teach.org/
An initiative of the U.S. Department of Education to raise awareness of the teaching profession.
U.S. Department of Education http://www.ed.gov
Also, check out the reference librarians’ Internet file using the heading of “Education.”
Local Resources
Mid-Continent Public Library http://www.mymcpl.org
“Online information” – Research databases. Choose either Career and Education or Books
and Reading (children and youth materials.)
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