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Research Guide - Educational Administration

Axe Online Catalog & Other Book Sources

• Axe Library Catalog

Other Book Sources

• IRC (Instructional Resource Center) Online Catalog
• NetLibrary
• Library Catalogs Online
• WorldCat

Journal Databases

Primary Databases

• ERIC
• PsycArticles/Sage Psychology
• PsycINFO

Multidisciplinary Databases Covering Educational Administration

• With Full Text
  • Academic OneFile
  • Academic Search Premier
  • Article 1st
  • Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
  • Expanded Academic ASAP
  • PsycINFO
  • Sage Full Text Collections

"Serials Solutions"

Search by title, title keyword or subject group. The category "Social Sciences" includes Education

Online Reference Sources

Dictionaries, Glossaries & Encyclopedic Sources | Directories | Statistics

• ReferenceUniverse

Dictionaries, Glossaries & Encyclopedic Sources

• Almanac of Higher Education - 10 years of the NEA Almanac online. Includes salary, policy and budget information.
• Educator's Reference Desk - Includes resource guides, lesson plans, and an archived list of topics and links to GEM and other sources.

Directories

• CollegeSource Online
• Community-College.Org - Directory of community colleges

Statistics

• American FactFinder
• ChildStats.gov - Compilation of statistics from 20 federal agencies that are concerned with the welfare of children. They produce America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being.
• Education Statistics at a Glance - Includes 5 popular statistical sources: The Condition of Education; The Digest of Education Statistics; Projections of Education Statistics; Indicators of School Crime and Safety; and The Education Statistics Quarterly - "Technology in Education" is a featured topic.
• KIDS COUNT State-Level Data Online - contains state-level data for over 75 measures of child well-being, including all the measures regularly used in our popular "KIDS COUNT Data Book". This easy-to-use, powerful online database allows you to generate custom reports for a geographic area (Profiles) or to compare geographic areas on a topic (Ranking, Maps, and Line Graphs).
• National Center for Education Statistics - Primary source for Federal data on education
• OECD Education Statistics - International statistics on education.
• Statistical Resources on the Web: Education

Selected Sources in Axe Library

• Encyclopedia of American Education
• Encyclopedia of Education
• Greenwood Dictionary of Education
• Historical Dictionary of American Education
• Peterson's Guide to Two Year Colleges

Associations and Societies

• American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) - The "national voice" for community and two year colleges. Provides statistics and links to 1,100 community colleges. "Hot issues" provides the latest news and developments.
• American Association of School Administrators (AASA) - Includes "educational issues", web links to pertinent school administration sites, policy and legislation, and more.
• Kansas Association of Elementary School Principals (KAESP)
• National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP)
• National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP)
• National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)
• National Education Association (NEA)
• United School Administrators of Kansas (USA-KS)

Selected Web Sites

General Overview | Career & Job Information | Testing & Standards

General Overview

• Certification Requirements for 50 States. The University of Kentucky collects links to teacher certification requirements for the 50 states and brings them into one web site. Updated frequently.
• Copyright and FairUse Guidelines for Teachers - Succinct guide to what can be copied and be compliant with the law, according to the 2001 Technology, Education, and Copyright Harmonization (TEACH) Act.
• Education World - Lesson plans, administrator tips, free newsletters, education technology, teacher tools and more.
• Institute of Education Sciences (IES) - Provides research on the practices and condition of education. Links to the annual reports and performance data for NCLB for the U.S. Department of Education and all states.
• Kids Count State Level Data Online - Includes 75 measures of chld well-being.
• National Assessment for Educational Progress (NAEP) - "The Nation's Report Card" provides comparison state to state of student performance.
• NEA Higher Education Policy Statements -
• No Child Left Behind
• North Central Regional Educational Laboratory - Includes resources on assessment, literacy, school improvement and more.
• Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (U.S. Department of Education) - Links to National and regional accrediting agencies for programs and all levels of postsecondary education.

Career & Job Information

• Education World's Job Listing Newsletter - Sign up to receive Education World's job listings, emailed every 2 weeks.
• educationamerica.net - Set up an account and search for k-12 jobs and post resumes. Free service.
• Teachers-Teachers.com - Free online recruitment service. View job openings and/or place a resume.

Testing & Standards

• Align to Achieve; the Standards Database - Search state standards by state, subject, grade level. Links to individual state pages for further information.
• Buros Center for Testing - Provides a search engine to locate test titles and review sources.
• PBS Frontline: Testing Our Schools - Provides overview of the current debate on testing and standards. Includes links to states.

Course Related Web Sites

PSU Department of Special Services and Leadership Studies.
PSU 2003-2005 University Catalog - Special Services and Leadership Studies