LibGuides: Education : Elementary Education

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Elementary education: a reference handbook
Overview of elementary education in the United States, spanning its history, foundations, curriculum models, technology, assessment, and special programs.
Educational assessment for the elementary and middle school classroom
Focuses on what classroom assessment is and how to do it, and bridges the gap between testing a learner's knowledge and measuring his or her ability to transfer knowledge.

Search the library Catalog by keywords or subjects to find books, DVDs and other materials. Sample searches Education--Elementary, Education--Primary, Elementary schools, Early childhood education.

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Classroom management for elementary teachers
Provides teachers with the skills, approaches, and strategies necessary to establish effective management systems in the elementary-school classroom.
Handbook of Research on the Education of Young Children
An essential reference on research in early childhood education not only in the United States but throughout the world.

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Don't have a journal in your mind? Need an article? The below databases are the place to look for articles and focus your search on educational topics.

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Education Databases

Education Research Complete This link opens in a new window A comprehensive database covering scholarly research and information relating to all areas of education. Topics covered include all levels of education from early childhood to higher education, and all educational specialties. It also covers curriculum instruction, policy, administration, and related social issues. It includes journal articles, conference papers, books and monographs. Availability: Bibliographic citations and full-text Date Coverage: ---- provides full text for more than 2,000 journals back to 1936, and includes conference papers, books and monographs back to 1972.
ERIC This link opens in a new window Sponsored by the US Department of Education, is the national bibliographic database of education literature. Consists of two files: Resources in Education (RIE) and Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE). Covers journals and unpublished documents. Contains citations to research reports, teaching guides, conference papers, books and journal articles. Availability: Bibliographic citations and selected full-text Date Coverage: 1966 to present Hints: ERIC's EDs are available in Full Text on microfilm/ Audiovisual section / Jafet Library

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Academic Search Ultimate This link opens in a new window A multidisciplinary database, covering a wide array of subject areas ranging from astronomy, biomedicine, engineering, health, and literacy to mathematics, women's studies, zoology and more. The database includes magazines, peer reviewed and scholarly journals, trade publications, newspapers, reports, books and videos. Availability: Full-text and bibliographic citations Date Coverage: 1890 - present
JSTOR This link opens in a new window JSTOR, a digital library for scholars, researchers and students, provides access to more than 12 million academic journal articles, books, and primary sources in 75 disciplines including business, economics, humanities, medicine, mathematics, science, and social sciences. Library's subscription includes the following collections: Arts & Sciences, Business, Global Plants and Life Sciences. Availability: Full-text Date Coverage: 1665 to present
ProQuest Central This link opens in a new window A multidisciplinary database that supports research in more than 160 subject areas covering arts and humanities, business and management, health and medicine, science and technology, and social sciences. It includes scholarly journals, trade publications, magazines, books, newspapers, market reports and videos. Availability: Full-text and bibliographic citations Date Coverage: 1905 to present
APA PsycArticles This link opens in a new window A psychology database of full-text articles from journals published by the American Psychological Association and other publishers. Subjects covered include behavioral sciences and therapies, biomedical sciences and health, nursing, psychiatry, sociology, theory, personality and more. Availability: Full-text Date Coverage: 1894 to present
APA PsycINFO This link opens in a new window Citations and summaries of journal articles, book chapters, books, and dissertations in the field of psychology. This database, provided by the American Psychology Association (APA) covers the field of psychology and psychological aspects of related disciplines, such as medicine, psychiatry, nursing, etc... Availability: Bibliographic citations Date Coverage: 1887 to present
Scopus This link opens in a new window Scopus, launched in 2004, is the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature: scientific journals, books and conference proceedings. Delivers a comprehensive overview of the world's research output in the fields of science, technology, medicine, social sciences, and arts and humanities. Includes citation tracking tools. Availability: Bibliographic citations Date Coverage: 1823 to present
Web of Science This link opens in a new window Web of Science, an authoritative and multidisciplinary citation database, allows searching of core journal articles, conference proceedings, data sets, and other resources in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities. Includes current and retrospective coverage dating to 1900. Also features "cited reference" search capabilities. Availability: Bibliographic citations Date Coverage: 1900 to present

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The following is a list of journals on Elementary Education. You may also access the below journals by going to Journal Finder.

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Children Books

International Children's Digital Library
a digital library of children's books from all over the world.
Open Library: Children
Storyline Online
Each book includes supplemental curriculum developed by a credentialed elementary educator
Mrs. P’s Magic Library
Streaming stories