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Recent NU Faculty Publications
Lisa Ann Haeseler (2006). Promoting Literacy Learning For Children
of Abuse: Strategies For Elementary School Teachers, Reading Improvement,
vol. 4, no. 3, p. 136-142.
Alice A. Kozen, Rosemary K. Murray, and Idajean Windell (2006). Increasing All
Students' Chance to Achieve: Using and Adapting Anticipation Guides with Middle School
Learners. Intervention in School & Clinic, vol. 41, no. 4, p. 195-200.
Kristine Augustyniak, Jacqueline Murphy and Donna Phillips (2005).
Psychological Perspectives in Assessing Mathematics Learning Needs. Journal of Instructional
Psychology, vol. 32, no. 4, p. 277-286.
Vince Rinaldo (Oct/Nov 2005). Today's Practitioner is Both Qualitative and
Quantitative Researcher. High School Journal, vol. 89, no. 1, p. 72-79.
Chandra J. Foote (2005). The Challenge and Potential of High-Need Urban Education.
Journal of Negro Education, vol. 74, no. 4, p. 371-381.
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How Do I Find Journal Articles?
Education research is usually disseminated through journal articles, especially
for current studies and findings in educational & developmental psychology.
Start with any of the following databases:
- Academic Search Complete via EBSCOhost
- Contains 1,000+ education journals, many with full-text articles available.
- Canadian Business & Current Affairs (CBCA)
Education database via ProQuest
- Focuses on Canadian information in the field of education and includes articles on teaching,
educational research, and educational administration in Canada. Over 265 journals are in the
collection, with file depth back to the 1980s. Academic, administrative, professional, and topical
journals are all included, as are newsletters.
- ERIC (Education Resources Information Center)
- A comprehensive, internet-based digital library of education research and information
sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education. ERIC provides access to 1.2 million bibliographic
records of journal and non-journal literature indexed from 1966 to the present.
It is also available through the Library's
EBSCOhost database.
When you search ERIC, you may find citations for ERIC documents. ERIC Documents include
a wide variety of resources such as teaching guides, conference papers, research reports, bibliographies,
opinion papers, instructional materials, and test and evaluation instruments. More than 107,000 full-text
non-journal documents (issued 1993-2004), previously available through fee-based services only, are now
available for free.
Other databases to consider:
- PsycINFO via EBSCOhost
- A comprehensive index of citations & abstracts in psychology with strong coverage
in education. Includes articles on tests and other instruments used for mental measurement.
- PsycARTICLES via EBSCOhost
- A related database to PsycINFO with over 25,000 full-text
articles from 42 journals published by the American Psychological Association and allied
organizations. Includes the Journal of Educational Psychology with coverage from 1910 to the
present.
- ScienceDirect
- The electronic journal platform for Elsevier. Provides full-text access to
over 40 education-related, peer reviewed journals. Scope includes developmental & educational
psychology.
- Westlaw Campus Research
- Research law-related education issues and current events in education.
Westlaw Campus Research contains articles from many Canadian and Ontario newspapers and also
houses CBC & CTV Television transcripts.
The Library also provides access to some
Databases
Suitable for Children that elementary and middle school students will be able to use and
understand. These databases can also be useful to teachers writing lesson plans.
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How Do I Get an Article That is in Print at NU Library or One That NU Doesn’t Own?
If you need an article from a journal that we have in our print collection, we will scan it and deliver it to your online ILLiad account. If we do not own it, we will obtain a copy from another institution and place it in your ILLiad account. Please fill out the ILLiad request form, and we will notify you via email when your article is available.
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Finding Facts, Statistics and Web Sites
- Ontario's provincial government education Web site:
- Ontario Ministry of Education. (1999).
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/
The main portal for elementary and secondary school information for teachers,
students, parents and administrators. Includes lists of schools
and school boards throughout Ontario, curriculum descriptions, codes of conduct, exemplars,
updates and policy documents, statistics, teaching tools, professional resources for
development as well as information on safety and special education.
- Standards for Education in Ontario can be found on the Web:
- Ontario College of Teachers. (1999). The standards of professional practice for
the teaching profession & the ethical standards for the teaching profession.
http://www.oct.ca/
- Report Cards:
- Ontario Ministry of Education and Training. (1998). Guide to the Provincial Report
Card.
www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/document/forms/report/1998/repgde.pdf
Ontario Ministry of Education and Training. (1998). Elementary Report Card.
www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/document/forms/report/1998/report98.html#elem
- Statistics:
- Ontario Ministry of Education and Training. (2006). Education Facts.
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/educationFacts.html
- For Curriculum / Policy / Program Planning:
- Ontario Ministry of Education and Training. (2006). Curriculum.
www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum/
Ontario Ministry of Education and Training. (2006). Policy and Reference.
www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/document/curricul/policy.html
Ontario Ministry of Education and Training. (2000). Program Planning and
Assessment Grades 9-12. www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum/
- Web Sites with Education Resources:
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Discovery Channel. discoveryschool.com (2006).
http://school.discovery.com/
Treasure trove of K-12 lesson plans which can be sorted by subject or grade, teaching tools,
homework helpers, study starters, as well as puzzles and games. Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
link offers an expansive directory of additional teacher resources. Sponsored by cable television's
Discovery Channel.
Educator's Reference Desk
http://www.eduref.org/
Directory of 3,000+ resources available on a variety of educational issues from
Internet sites, educational organizations, and electronic discussion groups. The Lesson Plan Collection
contains more than 2,000 lesson plans contributed by teachers from all over the United States.
The collection can be searched according to subject or grade level. There is also a question and
answer archive of over 200 responses to popular questions on the practice, theory, and research
of education.
Education World (2006).
http://www.education-world.com/
A corporate-sponsored Web site focused on professional development for teachers and administrators
packed with free resources, lesson plans, games, strategies, and articles. Daily features,
columns, and blogs authored by educators can be found here. Topics include diversity, motivating students,
classroom management, and information technology integration. This site has a search
engine that limits results to educational Web sites only.
GEM: The Gateway to Education Materials (2006).
http://www.thegateway.org/
Since 1996, The Gateway to Educational Materials(GEM), a nonprofit consortium, has
provided access to 49,000+ Internet-based lesson plans, activities, instructional units and
other educational materials from collections made available through various federal, state, university,
non-profit, and commercial outlets. These collections have been evaluated for authoritativeness and quality
based on criteria developed by the consortium.
MERLOT
http://www.merlot.org/
A searchable, collection of peer reviewed, free online learning materials (simulations, tutorials,
quizzes, drills, presentations, and case studies) created by faculty, staff, librarians, administrators
and students. The collection can be browsed by subject area, grade level, language,
technical format, material type, author, organization, and other limiters.
Ontario Curriculum Planner.
http://www.curriculum.org
Curriculum Services Canada (CSC) is a not-for-profit agency providing services
related to the evaluation, development, implementation and accreditation of learning resources
from Ontario EDU Initiatives (including Ontario Course Profiles). They evaluate textbooks for
the Ontario Ministry of Education and provide free resources for educators.
Ontario Curriculum Unit Planner (2002).
http://www.ocup.org/
Ministry of Education resource library assists teachers in designing, adapting, and
managing lesson plans, course units, and profiles for the Ontario Curriculum. Special
software permits sharing of resources. Download training slide shows, help kits, and guides.
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How Do I Cite My Sources?
Check with your professor first, but the most commonly used style
manual in the Education Department is the following:
- Publication Manual of the American
Psychological Association (Ref BF76.7 .P83
2001)
This manual is the definitive source, but you will
find some online guides as well.
Try a Google
search of "APA Style" to see other guides.
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