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title | : | The Educator's Desk Reference (EDR) : A Sourcebook of Educational Information and Research American Council On Education/Praeger Series On Higher Education; 2nd Ed. |
author | : | Freed, Melvyn N.; Hess, Robert K.; Ryan, Joseph M. |
publisher | : | Greenwood Publishing Group |
isbn10 | asin | : | 1573563595 |
print isbn13 | : | 9781573563598 |
ebook isbn13 | : | 9780313013799 |
language | : | English |
subject | Education--United States--Information services--Handbooks, manuals, etc, Education--Research--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc, Education--United States--Databases--Handbooks, manuals, etc, Education--Reference books--Bibliography, Education--Biblio |
publication date | : | 2002 |
lcc | : | LB1028.27.U6F74 2002eb |
ddc | : | 370/.7/2 |
subject | : | Education--United States--Information services--Handbooks, manuals, etc, Education--Research--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc, Education--United States--Databases--Handbooks, manuals, etc, Education--Reference books--Bibliography, Education--Biblio |
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THE EDUCATORS DESK REFERENCE
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The Educators Desk Reference (EDR)
A SOURCEBOOK OF EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION AND RESEARCH
Second Edition
Melvyn N.Freed, Ph.D., Robert K.Hess, Ph.D., and Joseph M.Ryan, Ph.D.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Freed, Melvyn N.
The educators desk reference: a sourcebook of educational information and research/
Melvyn N.Freed, Robert K.Hess, and Joseph M.Ryan.2nd ed.
p. cm.
Rev. ed. of: The educators desk reference (EDR). c1989.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 1-57356-359-5 (alk. paper)
1. EducationUnited StatesInformation servicesHandbooks, manuals, etc. 2.
EducationResearchUnited StatesHandbooks, manuals, etc. 3. EducationUnited
StatesDatabasesHandbooks, manuals, etc. 4. EducationReference
booksBibliography. 5. EducationBibliography. I. Hess, Robert K. II. Ryan, Joseph
M. III. Freed, Melvyn N. Educators desk reference (EDR) IV. Title.
LB1028.27.U6F74 2002
370'.7'2dc21 2002025344
Formerly ACE/Oryx Press Series on Higher Education
British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data is available.
Copyright 2002 by Melvyn N.Freed
All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be
reproduced, by any process or technique, without the
express written consent of the publisher.
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 2002025344
ISBN: 1-57356-359-5
First published in 2002
Praeger Publishers, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881
An imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc.
www.praeger.com
Printed in the United States of America
The paper used in this book complies with the
Permanent Paper Standard issued by the National
Information Standards Organization (Z39.481984).
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Contents
Preface | ix |
Acknowledgments | xi |
SECTION A: THE EDUCATORS PRINTED REFERENCE SOURCES Melvyn N.Freed |
Chapter 1 | Introduction | |
Chapter 2 | Guide to Printed Reference Sources in Education | |
Introduction | |
The Information Locator | |
Agencies, Associations, Foundations, and Organizations | |
Biographical Information | |
Books | |
Certification | |
Collective Bargaining | |
Definitions | |
Educational Resources | |
Elementary and Secondary Schools, School Districts, and State Education Officers | |
Internet Addresses | |
Law and Education | |
Periodicals | |
Postsecondary Education Institutions | |
Potpourri of Educational Information | |
Research Findings | |
Research Designs, Statistical Procedures, and Measurement | |
Software and Hardware | |
Statistics on Education | |
Tests | |
Chapter 3 | Printed Information Sources by Type | |
Introduction | |
Bibliographies | |
Biographical Information | |
Books on Educational Research, Statistics, and Measurement | |
Dictionaries and Thesauri | |
Directories | |
Encyclopedias and Handbooks | |
Indexes and Abstracts | |
Miscellaneous | |
Statistical Digests and Sources | |
Yearbooks | |
SECTION B: INTERNET INFORMATION SOURCES FOR THE EDUCATOR Melvyn N.Freed |
Chapter 1 | Finding Education Information on the Web: The U.S. Domain | |
Introduction | |
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The Information Locator | |
Agencies, Centers, and Organizations | |
Community Colleges: Innovative Practices | |
Curricular Matters | |
Directories of Educational Institutions and Services | |
Education and the Law | |
Elementary and Secondary Education: State Profiles | |
Facilities for Education | |
Faculty in Higher Education | |
Finances of Education | |
Higher Education: Potpourri of Information Sources | |
Institutional Research | |
Instruments for Surveys and Educational and/or Psychological Measurement |
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