Social+Foundations+of+Education

Basic Print Reference Sources
.E272 2007 || //Early Childhood Education: An International Encyclopedia// || .E38 2002 || //Education and Sociology: An Encyclopedia// || .U54 2007 || //Encyclopedia of American Education// || .E47 2003 || //Encyclopedia of Education// || .E53 2007 || //Philosophy of Education: An Encyclopedia// ||
 * LB 1139.23
 * LC 189.95
 * LB 17
 * LB 15
 * LC 4007

===E-Books //An ebook is the digital equivalent to a printed book. They are often searchable by keyword. Click on the book titles to view. // === [|Encyclopedia of the social and cultural foundations of education] [|Handbook of the sociology of education] [|The RoutledgeFalmer reader in sociology of education] [|Multicultural and diversity education a reference handbook] [|Education and social change themes in the history of American schooling] [|Fifty major thinkers on education from Confucius to Dewey] [|Social theory and education a critique of theories of social and cultural reproduction] [|Educational theory as theory of conduct from Aristotle to Dewey] [|Girls and literacy in America historical perspectives to the present] [|Education and social change themes in the history of American schooling] [|The history of special education from isolation to integration]

Databases for Articles

 * [|Education Abstracts] || Index and abstracts covering contemporary education issues. ||
 * [|Education Research Complete] || Index and abstracts of articles and other publications in education research. ||
 * [|ERIC] || Education Resources Information Center. Index and abstracts of articles, books, and documents covering education research and practice. ||
 * [|SocINDEX] || Comprehensive sociology research database. Contains full text for 253 "core" coverage journals dating back to 1895, and72 "priority" coverage journals. ||

Weblinks
 [|Child Care & Early Education Research Connections] - Comprehensive and easy-to-use collection of more than 12,000 resources from the many disciplines related to child care and early education. [|MDRC] - Founded in 1974, the MDRC was started by the Ford Foundation and a set of federal agencies. As their website indicates, "MDRC was created to learn what works in social policy." While some may remember their well-known work on evaluating state welfare-to-work programs, MDRC now studies public school reforms, employment programs for ex-prisoners, people with disabilities, and other weighty matters. From their homepage, visitors can look in on their latest publications and featured publications, such as "Building a Culture of Evidence for Community College Student Access". Other research and policy materials are organized thematically on the site in sections such as "Higher Ed", "K-12 Ed", "Workers & Communities", and "Families & Children". Visitors who wish to stay on top of their latest releases can sign up for email updates and RSS feeds. [|National Center for Education statistics] - Data from several NCES sources including: //The Condition of Education//, //The Digest of Education Statistics// and //Projections of Education Statistics//. Some resources are also available in print. [|Partnership for Reading] - Three government agencies collaborate to bring evidence-based research on teaching reading. [|Pew Internet & American Life Project] - The Pew Internet & American Life Project produces reports that explore the impact of the internet on families, communities, work and home, daily life, education, health care, and civic and political life. [|PrincipalsPartnership] - Two or three page articles provide an overview, statistics, main points, and references. [|What Works Clearinghouse] - Best pracitices in Education.
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