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Education is the study of the process of providing knowledge, skill or understanding through formal courses of study, instruction or training.

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Find Background Information — Reference Materials

Encyclopedias, dictionaries and handbooks are excellent resources for gaining an overview of an unfamiliar subject. Entries in these sources explain concepts, terminology, points of view, and offer historical perspective. Bibliographies offer a comprehensive listing of works about the subject, with a short description of each, as a guide for further research. The library holds many more relevant titles than those listed here, so browsing the shelves near these resources can be very helpful.

Encyclopedia of Education
Ref LB15 E47 2003
Shorter articles from an international array of educational scholars on every level of the educational experience, addressing the institution, administrator, teacher and student, as well as historical figures, philosophies, policies and outcomes. Entries include bibliographies.

World Education Encyclopedia
Ref LB15 W87 2001
Descriptive survey of the foundations, characteristics, performance and problems of national education systems throughout the world. Covers every level of education and includes statistical data and bibliographies.

Encyclopedia of American Education
Ref LB17 U54 2001
More than 2500 brief entries covering every broad area of education, in nearly 200 different categories. Includes bibliographies, summaries of federal legislation and Supreme Court decisions in education since the nation's inception, and a chronology of education in America since 1607.

Dictionaries and Handbooks

Key Concepts in the Philosophy of Education
Ref LB14.7 W56 1999
In-depth glossary of key theoretical terms, including historical overviews of important debates and points of view in the subject.

Historical Dictionary of American Education
Ref LB15 H57 1999
Short factual entries about eminent people and important topics related to the development of public, private and parochial education in the US, covering primary and secondary levels. Entries include suggestions for further study.

The Language of Learning: A Guide to Education Terms
Ref LB15 M32 1997
Dictionary of brief entries written in everyday language aimed at increasing understanding of commonly used education terminology. Index is divided by general topics, each with a listing of pertinent keywords.

The Cyclopedic Education Dictionary
Ref LB15 S73 1998
Aimed at undergraduate- and graduate-level students in education. Concisely defines terms and concepts not only in education, but in numerous disciplines important to the field of education. Appendices include abbreviations, legal and computer terms.

Contemporary Education Issues (series)
(various call numbers in Reference collection)
Series of reference handbooks, each addressing a single major issue in education. Titles include African American Education, The Assessment Debate, Bilingual Education, Multicultural and Diversity Education and many more.

Find Journal Articles

NOTE: All on-line resources are available by connecting to the Library Research Web page (http://library.ucsc.edu/research.html) and searching for the name of the resource in Title Search for Online Resources.

ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) Database
Contains citations and abstracts of papers, articles, books, and government publications on education, 1966-present. Published by Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (CSA).

ERIC Document Reproduction Service (EDRS)
Searchable database containing the full text of most ERIC documents published 1997-present, in addition to selected earlier documents. Each document is identified by a unique ED number, and the archive comprises a wide variety of education-related resources such as teaching guides, research reports, bibliographies, issue papers, instructional materials, and test and evaluation instruments.

ERIC Digests
Searchable and browsable site with short (1000-1500 words), full-text reports on topics of prime current interest in education. Targeted specifically at teachers, administrators, policymakers, and other practitioners, the reports provide an overview of information on a given topic, plus references to more detailed information.

Education Full Text (Wilson Education Index)
Searchable database of education materials, containing citations and abstracts for journal articles and books published June 1983-present. On-line version of Education Index (Ref Tables Z5813 E23); the library holds volumes from 1929-1999.

Sociological Abstracts
Contains citations for articles from journals, books, conference papers, and dissertations in sociology and other social and behavioral sciences. Indexes articles from 1963-present; citations after 1974 contain abstracts. Published by Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (CSA).

PsycINFO
Citations and abstracts of articles, books, and book chapters in psychology and related disciplines, 1872-present. Also known as PsycLIT. Published by Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (CSA).

Expanded Academic ASAP
Contains citations for articles in popular magazines and scholarly journals in the humanities, social sciences, and general sciences. Indexes articles from 1980-present. Many records have abstracts and full text.

NOTE: The UC-eLinks icon in most on-line databases will lead you to the text of journal articles. UC-eLinks will provide links to on-line text when available, the call numbers for print copies of journals, and forms for requesting items through interlibrary loan if UCSC doesn't own the journal. See the UC-eLinks Guide (http://library.ucsc.edu/ref/howto/elinks.html) for more information.

Find Core Journals

NOTE: All of the journals listed here are indexed in the ERIC Database; these are only a few of the more than 100 education journals—in print and on-line—in the library's collection. For a complete list, go to the Education Journals at the UCSC Library (http://library.ucsc.edu/collect/educser.html).

Find Books

CRUZCAT (http://cruzcat.ucsc.edu) is UCSC's on-line library catalogue. It includes books, periodicals, maps, videos, government publications, CDs, music scores, and more materials located in both McHenry and the Science & Engineering Library. Although it contains links to full-text journal titles, do not search for article titles in CRUZCAT.

The Melvyl Union Catalog (http://melvyl.cdlib.org) contains the holdings all nine UC Libraries. It also has links to request items UCSC does not own, through interlibrary loan. Although it contains links to full-text journal titles, do not search for article titles in Melvyl.

Try the following Library of Congress subject headings to find books in Education:

Find Web Sites

California Department of Education (http://www.cde.ca.gov)

Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) (http://www.eric.ed.gov)

Clearinghouse on Early Education and Parenting (CEEP) (http://ceep.crc.uiuc.edu/)

National Center for Education Statistics (http://nces.ed.gov)

National Library of Education (http://www.ed.gov/NLE)

US Department of Education — Education Resources (http://www.ed.gov/topics/topics.jsp?&top=Education+Resources)

Not all information on the Web has been evaluated by librarians or scholars. If you are using a Web page as a possible research citation, apply the criteria in the Web Evaluation Guide (http://library.ucsc.edu/ref/howto/evaluate.html) to determine the quality of your source.

Find Statistics

The following sources of statistical tables and data are located in the Government Publications Reference Area.

Statistical Abstract of the United States
HA202 U5, and on-line (1995-present) at http://www.census.gov/prod/www/statistical-abstract-02.html

The Condition of Education
L112 C63, and on-line at http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/getpubcats.asp?sid=091#060

Projections of Education Statistics to 2013
LA210 A28, and on-line at http://nces.ed.gov/programs/projections/

Digest of Education Statistics
LB2846 D48, and on-line at http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/getpubcats.asp?sid=091#061

National Center for Education Statistics (http://nces.ed.gov)

How to Find Statistics (http://library.ucsc.edu/ref/howto/statistics.html)

Style Guides

How to Use the APA Style Guide (http://library.ucsc.edu/ref/howto/apa_citations.html)

How to Use the MLA Style Guide (http://library.ucsc.edu/ref/howto/mla_citations.html)

Journal Instructions To Authors : A Compilation Of Manuscript Guidelines From Education Periodicals
Ref PN4784 E3J68 1985