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The books listed with call numbers are printed volumes which can be found in the Drexel Library, most in the Reference Collection (1st floor). Clicking on the title will link to the SJU Library Catalog where you will find more details about the book.
Those without call numbers link directly to a full-text online resource.
Getting Started
- Education: A Guide to Reference and Information Sources Drexel Library Reference (1st fl.) LB15 .O37 2000
Encyclopedias
- Encyclopedia of Education
James W. Guthrie, ed. 2nd ed. New York: Macmillan Reference USA, 2003. 3412 pp. 8 vols.
Online via Gale Reference
Also at Drexel Library Reference (1st fl.) LB15.E47 2003 - Encyclopedia of American Education Covers the broad scope of topics in American education present and past with nearly 2500 entries ranging from a paragraph to a page in length.
Drexel Library Reference (1st fl.) LB17.U54 1996 - Encyclopedia of African-American Education Covers issues, policies, events, laws, institutions, organizations and selected key people involved in the education of African-Americans.
Drexel Library Reference (1st fl.) LC2717.E53 1996 - Encyclopedia of Early Childhood Education Drexel Library Reference (1st fl.) LB1139.25.E53 1992
- Encyclopedia of Educational Research Articles arranged alphabetically by subject; written and signed by specialists. The lengthy bibliographies are particularly useful in directing the user to other sources.
Drexel Library Reference (1st fl.) LB15.E48 1992 - The International Encyclopedia of Education A thorough review of current scholarship on educational problems and practices the world over.
Drexel Library Reference (1st fl.) LB15.I569 1994 - Cambridge Encyclopedia of Child Development Online via Credo Reference.
Covers everything from prenatal development to education, pediatrics, neuroscience, theories and research methods to physical development, social development, cognitive development, psychopathology and parenting. - A Critical Dictionary of Educational Concepts: An Appraisal of Selected Ideas and Issues in Educational Theory and Practice Drexel Library Reference (1st fl.) LB15.B29 1990
- Encyclopedia of School Psychology Drexel Library Reference (1st fl.) LB1027.55 .E523 2005
- Educator's Lifetime Encyclopedia of Letters Contains 236 model letters for handling recommendations, complaints, behavior problems, sympathy, praise, etc.
Drexel Library Reference (1st fl.) LB2845.7.M33 1998 - Philosophy of Education: An Encyclopedia Online via Credo Reference.
Also available in Drexel Library Reference (1st fl.) LB17.P485 1996
Historical and Biographical Sources
- Education in the United States: A Documentary History A compilation of over 1300 significant documents in American education from the 16th century to 1973.
Drexel Library Book shelves (2nd fl.) LA205.C53 - American Education, 1622-1860 Printed Works in the Collections of the American Philosophical Society, the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, the Library Company of Philadelphia.
Drexel Library Reference (1st fl.) LA206.K56 1984 - Historical Encyclopedia of School Psychology Drexel Library Reference (1st fl.) LB1027.55.H57 1996
- Biographical Dictionary of Modern American Educators Profiles 410 people, born before 1935, who made noteworthy contributions in the field.
Drexel Library Reference (1st fl.) LA2311.O55 1997 - Biographical Dictionary of American Educators Provides information about people who have shaped American education from colonial times to the Bicentennial in 1976.
Drexel Library Reference (1st fl.) LA2311.B54 - Pioneers of Early Childhood Education: A Bio-Bibliographical Guide For each of the 36 individuals, a brief career summary is followed by an annotated bibliography of primary and secondary sources.
Drexel Library Reference (1st fl.) LB1139.23.P45 1998 - Women Educators in the United States, 1920-1993: A Bio-Bibliographical Sourcebook Profiles 66 women who have had a significant influence on American education.
Drexel Library Reference (1st fl.) LA2311.W65 1994
Directories
- Patterson's American Education Lists school districts and public and private secondary schools, followed by a classified listing of post-secondary institutions.
Drexel Library Reference (1st fl.) L901.P31 - Patterson's Elementary Education Drexel Library Reference (1st fl.) L901.P32
- Pennsylvania Education Directory Lists all school districts and public schools in the state, as well as private schools from nursery through post secondary and higher education institutions.
Drexel Library Reference (1st fl.) L903.P4P42 - Directory of Public Elementary and Secondary Education Agencies The Directory provides a listing of all public elementary and secondary education agencies in the United States. It also includes summary tables on district size, grade span and student population.
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