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	Middle and Secondary Education This guide suggests resources and strategies for research on middle and secondary education. Contents of this research guide Background Information  |  Facts & Figures  |  Find Articles  |  Find Books  |  People  |  Organizations  |  Web Resources Background Information (Overview Sources) Encyclopedias and other reference works are an excellent place to start a research project or simply learn more about a particular topic.  They provide topic summaries, context, and bibliographies for further reading. Dictionary of Multicultural Education  R 370.11703 D561 Education and the Law: A Dictionary  R 344.0703 T212e Encyclopedia of African-American Education  R 371.9796073 En19 Encyclopedia of American Education  R 370.97303 Un311 The Encyclopedia of Education  R 370.3 En192 Encyclopedia of Educational Research  R 370.3 En19 The International Encyclopedia of Education  R 370.3 In8 Learning Theories A to Z R 370.3 L5523l World Education Encyclopedia  370.321 W893 [go to top of page] Facts & Figures (Fact Sources) The Almanac of American Education R 370 Al62 Inspiring Active Learning: A Handbook for Teachers  371.02 H228i Patterson's American Education Ref Desk 370.5 P277 Portfolio Assessment: a Handbook for Middle Level Teachers  373.127 L976p [go to top of page] Find Articles Search indexes, abstracts, and databases to find journal, magazine, and newspaper articles.  For a complete list of Kent Library's online indexes and databases, see the Find: articles page (http://library.semo.edu/find/articles.asp). To find historical/source materials, such as newspaper and magazine articles use the following print source New York Times Index, 1851+    (located in the Indexes/Abstracts area, main floor) Official Index to the Times & The Times Index, 1906+    (located in the Indexes/Abstracts area, main floor) Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature (located in the Indexes/Abstracts area, main floor) To find recent articles and scholarly/peer-reviewed articles use the following online databases: ERIC JStor PsycINFO Wilson Omnifile [go to top of page] Find General Collection Books Use the Kent Library Catalog (http://library.semo.edu/find/books.shtml) to find books, periodicals (journals, magazines, & newspapers), videos, government documents and other materials. Keyword searches allow you to use your own words as search terms. Subject heading searches use Library of Congress subject headings. Printed volumes of these headings are located near the Reference Desk on the main floor. Some education subject headings include: Education Education, Secondary Education-(geographical descriptor) as in Education--United States High Schools Middle school education School improvement Teaching Browse the shelves by call number.  Use the Dewey Decimal chart (http://library.semo.edu/learn/guides/dewey100.shtml) to get you in the right subject areas or try the following: In Kent Library materials related to education are classified in the 370s. [go to top of page] People Eminent Educators: Studies in Intellectual Influence  370.1 B4631e Historical Dictionary of American Education  R 370.9 H62939 Theories of Childhood: An Introduction to Dewey, Montessori, Erikson, Piaget and Vygotsky  372.2101 M779t [go to top of page] Organizations Professional organizations and/or societies often provide very useful topic related information. American Federation of Teachers    (http://www.aft.org/index.htm) National Education Association (NEA)    (http://www.nea.org/) North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement    (http://www.ncacasi.org) [go to top of page] Web Resources Certification Requirements for 50 States    (http://www.uky.edu/Education/TEP/usacert.html) Children's Literature Web Guide (http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/index.html) Daily Lesson Plan (http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/archive.html) The Educators Network    (www.theeducatorsnetwork.com) The Educator's Reference Desk    (http://www.eduref.org) Funbrain    (http://www.funbrain.com) Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education    (http://dese.mo.gov) National Center for Education Statistics    (http://nces.ed.gov) Teachers Network    (http://www.teachnet.org/lessonplans) U.S. Department of Education    (http://www.ed.gov) For a list of Web searching tools, see the Find: web searching tools page (http://library.semo.edu/find/webpages.shtml). [go to top of page] page developed by Information Services/ cp last updated: 3/4/09