Education
- Following are general sources for Education; see the subcategories below for resources that are more narrow in scope.
- Children's Literature
Financial Aid
Health & Physical Education
Books & Audio-Visual
- AlleyCat
- Use AlleyCat, the CCAC online catalog, to find materials at any of the CCAC libraries
Reference & Overview Sources
| Full Text? | Database Name | Vendor | Help |
|---|---|---|---|
| yes | Credo Reference - Social Sciences | Credo | info |
| yes | Curriculum Resource Center | FactsOnFile | info |
| yes | Curriculum Resource Center: Junior Edition | FactsOnFile | info |
| yes | Encyclopedia of Children and Childhood | Gale | |
| yes | Encyclopedia of Education | Gale | |
| yes | World Atlas | FactsOnFile | info |
| yes | World Education Encyclopedia | Gale | info |
Magazine & Journal Articles
| Full Text? | Database Name | Vendor | Help |
|---|---|---|---|
| yes | Academic Search Premier | EBSCOhost | info |
| yes | MasterFILE Premier | EBSCOhost | info |
| some | ERIC | EBSCOhost | info |
| yes | Middle Search Plus | EBSCOhost | info |
| yes | Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA) | EBSCOhost | info |
| yes | Primary Search | EBSCOhost | info |
| yes | Professional Development Collection | EBSCOhost | info |
| some | Teacher Reference Center | EBSCOhost | info |
Web Sites
- Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Job and Career Education Center
- This website links to a web page on education related sites and on financial aid as well as web pages on jobs and careers.
- Center on Reinventing Public Education
- Housed at the University of Washington's Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs, the Center on Reinventing Public Education "examines a range of alternatives that rethink and challenge the current system." (site intro) Research publications cover such topics as charter schools, vouchers, urban schools, and educational standards. [PDF].
- College Rankings
- Colleges and graduate programs ranked. Can view top schools and others (arranged in tiers). Good sections on criteria and methodology. Sponsored by U.S. News.
- Digest of Education Statistics
- Online version of the U. S. Department of Education's basic book of statistics. Locate tables by subject. Browse the full report or download the report as a PDF file.
- National Center of Education Statistics
- Features: The Condition of Education, The Digest of Education Statistics, Indicators of School Crime and Safety, and Projections of Education Statistics.
- ERIC - Education Resources Information Center
- ERIC offers a database covering 1966 through the present. The database contains 1.2 million bibliographic citations to a comprehensive, broad collection of education resources including journal articles, government reports, conference proceedings, project and program descriptions, and curriculum guides, plus many other types of documents. ERIC is now providing the full-text of approximately 115,000. These documents are available in PDF image format at no cost to the user.
- Jon's Homeschool Resource Page
- Developed by home schooling advocate Jon Shemitz, this site provides access to FAQs and essays on various aspects of home schooling, links to discussion lists and Usenet groups, vendors of home schooling supplies, and links to many related web sites.
- Just for Teachers
- This section of the U.S. Department of Education website offers links to various types of information useful to teachers, such as federal teaching resources, lesson ideas, and publications. It also links to information on becoming a teachers, finding teaching opportunities, and improving student performance, and similar topics.
- National Center for Education Statistics
- Provides access to a number of online publications of the National Center for Education including the Electronic Catalog which accesses a number of popular reports including the Digest of Education Statistics. Earlier versions of the Digest are also available.
- Pennsylvania Department of Education
- This web page is of interest to anyone interested in education or teaching in Pennsylvania. Teacher certification, school profiles, and job vacancies are some of the topics covered. There are many links to other websites related to many aspects of education.
- The Praxis Series: Professional Assessments for Beginning Teachers
- This Educational Testing Service web site presents complete information on the Praxis tests, which are required by 80 per cent of the states that include tests as part of their teaching licensing process. Colleges and universities may also use the basic academic skills assessments to qualify individuals for entry into teacher education programs. Online registration is included.
- TeacherNet
- This website, developed by the Highlights Educational Products Group, provides access to discussion groups, classroom resources including lesson plans, and links to the web pages of classrooms around the United States.
Web Sites: No Child Left Behind Standards & Practices
Topical Search Engines
- Education World
- Indexes an extensive database of resources for educators. Browse by topic or use the search engine to find materials.
Course Information Pages