LibGuides: Education (PreK-12): Reference Sources

Reference Books/E-Books

Adolescence in America : an encyclopedia
Call Number: [REF] HQ796 .A33247 2001
ISBN: 1576072053

Below are a selected few reference books about Education. Be sure to browse the reference shelves on the 2nd floor between L and LT to find more materials.

Boyhood in America : an encyclopedia
Call Number: [REF] HQ775 .B635 2001
ISBN: 1576072150
Child development
Call Number: [REF] HQ772 .C436 2002
ISBN: 0028656180
Encyclopedia of education
Call Number: [REF] LB15 .E47 2003
ISBN: 002865594X
Encyclopedia of educational psychology
Call Number: [REF] LB1050.9 .E63 2008
ISBN: 1412916887
Also available ONLINE
Encyclopedia of educational research
Call Number: [REF] LB15 .E48 1992
ISBN: 0029004314
Encyclopedia of mathematics education
Call Number: [REF] QA11 .E665 2001
ISBN: 081531647X
The family in America : an encyclopedia
Call Number: [REF] HQ536 .H365 2001
ISBN: 1576072320
Girlhood in America : an encyclopedia
Call Number: [REF] HQ777 .G5745 2001
ISBN: 1576072061
Handbook of early literacy research
Call Number: [REF] LB1139.5.L35 H37 2001
ISBN: 157230653X
Handbook of learning disabilities
Call Number: [REF] LC4704 .H364 2003
ISBN: 1572308516
Handbook of reading research. Volume III
Call Number: [REF] LB1050 .H278 2000
ISBN: 0805823980
Handbook of research on the education of young children
Call Number: [REF] LB1119 .H25 1993
ISBN: 0028974050
Handbook of the sociology of education
Call Number: [REF] LC191 .H254 2000
ISBN: 0306462389
Massachusetts history and social science curriculum framework
Call Number: [REF] LB1561 .M4
The Praeger handbook of urban education
Call Number: [REF]LC5131 .P7 2006
ISBN: 0313333246
Thesaurus of ERIC descriptors
Call Number: [REF]LM533 2001
ISBN: 1573563307
World education encyclopedia : a survey of educational systems worldwide
Call Number: [REF] LB15.W87 2001
ISBN: 0787655775

Online Reference Shelf

Biography - Gale in Context
Find biographies of people, searching by occupation, nationality, ethnicity, birth and death date, and of course by name. Courtesy Massachusetts Library System.
Book Index with Reviews - EBSCOhost
Search BIR for fiction and non-fiction titles for juvenile and adult audiences plus book reviews.
Britannica Online
Suite of reference sources, including a dictionary/thesaurus, atlas & country comparison tool, historical timelines and primary documents, and current BBC world news.
Children's Literature Comprehensive Database-CLCD
Search reviews of children's books by reading level, genre, awards, etc. from 36 review sources. Access ceased July 2020. Use Novelist Plus K-8
Credo Reference
Search hundreds of reference sources - dictionaries, bilingual dictionaries, thesauri, encyclopedias, quotations and atlases - for topic overviews and links to our other online resources. Includes mind map/concept map search feature.
Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia - EBSCOhost
K-12 encyclopedia
Gale Ebooks, formerly GVRL Gale Virtual Reference Library
Find introductory articles in all disciplines, business plans, directories and more. Name and interface change on Sept. 13, 2019.

General Reference
Dictionaries, encyclopedia, glossaries, handbooks and more to get you started.

Gale in Context: Elementary
Visual portal for beginning researchers in Kindergarten through Grade 5 to help students move from broad to narrower topics in a variety of disciplines. Formerly Kids InfoBits. Courtesy of MBLC.
Explora for Secondary Schools - EBSCOhost
Find topic pages, images, magazines and journal articles for 6-12th grade students and teachers. Also includes a link to Curriculum Standards and Educators Edition for teachers. Replaces EBSCOhost Student Resource Center.

Teacher Resources include curriculum standards (NEW!) from Academic Benchmarks, Advanced Placement Source, Academic Search Premier, the Professional Development Collection, ERIC and Teacher Reference Center.
MasterFILE Premier - EBSCOhost
Search magazines, reference books, primary sources, and photos, maps and flags in this general multidisciplinary collection.
Novelist Plus K-8 - EBSCOhost
Fiction and narrative nonfiction recommendations aimed at young readers through 8th grade,
Explora for Elementary Schools - EBSCOhost
Find topic pages, images, magazine and journals for K-6 students and teachers. Includes a link to Curriculum Standards. For Educatiors includes curriculum standards, lesson plans & student tools.

Virtual Reference Shelf
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