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Electronic Resources for Education
The resources available on this page are meant to compliment more general resources, such as ERIC, available through the library. Many of the links below are to freely available authoritative websites about specific topics and issues in the field of Education. There are also some links to resources only available to LMU students which may require the database login. Please contact the library for additional assistance.
Reference
This is the official website of the US Department of
Education.
Intended to provide a comprehensive description of the enterprise of education both within the United States and throughout the world. Approximately 900 articles offer a view of the institutions, people, processes, and products found in educational practice.
A good basic reference source which succinctly defines key education terms. To access this ebook, click the title above, then click "linked resources" on the page that appears. Contact the library if you don't know the login.
Combining elements of DataMap, the Encyclopedia of Associations, the Mental Measurements Yearbook, and various guides to education sources, The Educator's Desk Reference (EDR), like the similarly named Physicians' Desk Reference, is intended to be a one-stop source of educational information. Its six sections include information sources, an author's guide, microcomputer software, standardized tests, research processes, and educational organizations. Review in Library Journal by Brian E. Coutts, Western Kentucky Univ. Libs., Bowling Green.
To access this ebook, click the title above, then click "linked resources" on the page that appears. Contact the library if you don't know the login.
This is a great website to find lesson plans, activities, games, projects and more
for all grade levels and subjects. It is maintained by the National Education Association
(NEA) and links to over 49,000 sites. If searching it is a little
overwhelming, this
video may be helpful.
This site hosts lots of great learning materials for K-12 and adult learning. There are several "interactives" on topics from all subjects -- the rock cycle, math in daily life, elements of a story, statistics, garbage -- which call for students to click and drag, watch short animations, play games, and take little quizzes. There is also a wealth of freely available educational videos on an equally broad range of subjects: Arts, Foreign Languages, Literature and Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies and History.
International
Looking for a comprehensive overview of a country's educational system? The
World Education Encyclopedia has concise entries on primary and secondary education, administration, research, the teaching profession, curricula, number of school days, and more. This is a PRINT ONLY resource, but you can
contact the library to have an entry mailed or emailed to you.
From the website: The Archive acquires, processes, documents, and disseminates data collected by national, state or provincial, local, and private organizations, pertaining to all levels of education in countries for which data can be made available. Data will encompass the "inputs" to education (funding, personnel, teaching resources, facilities, teacher and student preparation, etc.), the variety of processes by which teaching and learning occur, and the "outputs" of education (graduation and matriculation rates, drop-out rates, test scores, job placements, life histories, life assessments, etc.). The data stored in this Archive are intended to support a wide variety of comparative and longitudinal research through the preservation and sharing of data resources. The Archive seeks to serve the needs of academics, policymakers, and researchers in the field of education.
Brazil
This site is maintained by a working group for the United Nations. It gives some basic information about the principles, aims, objectives, organization, and structure of the Brazilian education system. Briefly describes educational levels, programs, and teacher training qualifications.
Germany
Published by the German Education Server (Deutscher
Bildungs Server). From the website: The dossier provides a comprehensive overview of the German education system, including political and economic background, covering all levels of education from pre-primary to secondary, higher and continuing education (date: 2005). Furthermore, the evaluation of teachers and institutions is addressed, and special sections cover special needs education and the European dimension. The English language dossier can be accessed at the bottom of the site, either as a full text document containing the dossier as a whole, or by accessing the individual chapters.
Official German government education website. General information only, mostly in English, some links in German only.
Hong Kong
This is Hong Kong government's official education website. Use the navigation tabs on the left to access information about primary and secondary education, administration, teacher development and more.
Israel
Israeli government site providing information and statistics on its educational system, levels, programs, and other details.
South Africa
Official website for South Africa's Department of Education.
Full report (222 pages) with information, statistics, and more on administration, programs, training, and development.
United Kingdom
This document provides a nice succinct overview of the UK's primary, secondary, and higher education levels. Also covers assessment, academic year, and a
narrative of a typical day in a UK school.
UK government website on education. Full of information and statistics on all aspects of education in the UK.
No Child Left Behind
Complete text of the act commonly referred to as the "No Child Left Behind Act of 2001".
Philosophy and Theory
Former LMU professor's extended analysis and commentary on many current trends of educational philosophy, including:
Idealism, Realism, Neo-Thomism, Pragmatism, and Existentialism. Also a long section on
Christian Theism which is clearly the author's favored position.
Biographical database giving good basic overview of the lives of notable figures.
An excellent, though incomplete, educational philosophy resource. The language and tone is more scholarly and technical than many introductory resources. There are entries on individual philosophers such as Plato, Dewey, Dennett, as well as broader concepts such as
"feminism and philosophy of education", "ethics and education", and
"knowledge, violence and education". Also represented are many philosophers not usually discussed in education philosophy text books such as Hegel, Nietzsche, Gadamer, and Habermas, giving overall a more international and continental perspective on philosophy of education. The searching mechanism is a bit cumbersome, but the entire site is almost brief enough to just browse through.
Constructivism
This is a concise, well-written exposition of constructivism beginning with an explanation of the concept and moving toward practical applications in the classroom. Includes critical perspectives. Be sure to check out the "Expert Interview" section for a video interview with educational theorist Jaqueline Grennon Brooks.
Discusses constructivism as advanced by Russian psychologist Lev Vygotsky who offers a critical alternative to Piaget's theories.
Written in a casual, engaging style without losing scholarly focus. Includes
also vignettes to give you a real life application understanding. Be sure to check out the narrated PowerPoint and other animated tutorials.
This ERIC digest gives a definition and overview of constructivism, suggestions of how to apply it in the classroom, and has a list of further resources.
Existentialism
Allan Feldman gives an account of his existential approach to conducting action research which involves a discussion of existentialism in educational theory and practice.
Van Cleve Morris' book on existentialism gives a synopsis of existentialist philosophy and its application to educational practice. Available in PRINT ONLY from the library. Contact the library for document delivery if you are off-campus.
Idealism
Biography and overview of education theories of noted
American idealist philosopher and educator Herman Horne.
Donald Butler's book on idealism in education gives a synopsis of idealism and its application to educational theories and practices. Available in PRINT ONLY from the library. Contact the library for document delivery if you are off-campus.
Multiple Intelligences
Good introduction to Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences. Includes interviews with Gardner himself, critical perspectives, and fun interactive games to familiarize yourself with the concepts.
Pragmatism
Complete text of Dewey's seminal work on education. Originally published in 1916.
Realism
This is a brief entry about Aristotle's ideas on education provided by infed, "a small, independent, not-for-profit site put together by a small group of educators" with a focus on "informal schooling".
William Oliver Martin's book on realism in education gives a synopsis of idealism and its application to educational theories and practices. Available in PRINT ONLY from the library. Contact the library for document delivery if you are off-campus.
Bloom's Taxonomy
Good overview of this seminal classification of educational goals and objectives. Includes a fun summary animation show.
Research & Statistics
The primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education.
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