This research guide relays some basic information on library and information resources pertaining to Educational Administration, as provided by University Libraries, Departmental faculty, and/or sites on the World Wide Web.

1. To Shelf-Browse for Books (using main Library of Congress Subject Divisions)

Books on subjects associated with this field are shelved under the call number ranges listed below. Use TOPCAT to search for specific items in the collection, or more narrowly-defined subjects.

School management and organization, LB2801-LB2997 (Organization and supervision), LB3011-LB3095 (Management and discipline) ------- Elementary school administration, LB2822.5 ------- Elementary school principals, LB2831.9-LB2831.976 ------- High school principals, LB2831.9-LB2831.976 ------- High schools--Administration, LB2822 ------- Junior high school principals, LB2831.9-LB2831.976 ------- School administrators, LB2831.8-LB2831.876 ------- School-based management, LB2806.35 ------- School boards, LB2831 ------- School management teams, LB2806l3 ------- School personnel management, LB2831.5-LB2844.4 ------- School principals, LB2831.9-LB2831.976 ------- School superintendents, LB2831.7-LB2831.776 ------- School supervision, LB2806.4

2. To Find Journal and Magazine Articles (using indexing/abstracting/full-text services)

The following are recommended for advanced students and researchers:

• Academic Search Premier and MasterFILE Premier: These two all-subject WWW-based services (they are part of the EBSCOhost system) feature indexing and abstracting of many journals and magazines WKU Libraries receives in hardcopy, plus a large selection of articles in full-text.
• ERIC (EBSCOhost): Covers over 1000 journals plus research reports and other types of literature on all aspects of education.
• ABI/INFORM Global (ProQuest): Covers over 1500 periodicals with an emphasis on business and management topics. Some full text.
• Career & Technical Education has full text articles about career, vocational, & technical education.
• Digital Dissertations: For access to doctoral dissertations and master's theses.
• Education Full Text: Indexes articles since 1983, abstracts articles since 1994, and selected full text since 1996.
• Educational Administration Abstracts (EBSCOhost): Indexes and abstracts articles in educational administration, including educational leadership, educational management, educational research, and other areas of key relevance to the discipline. Older paper issues are located in Reference at LB2805 .E32 (Ref. Per. Ind.).
• Teacher Reference Center (EBSCOhost): Indexes and abstracts over 270 trade journals and magazines for teachers and administrators.
• Google Scholar: A free Web-based Google service that restricts searches to the scholarly literature. Now features linking to full-text of articles held by WKU.
• Education Index Helm Ref L11.E3x. A paper index to the literature with coverage extending back to 1929.
• College Student Personnel Abstracts Helm Ref LB 2343 .C613x. A paper index to the literature with coverage from 1965 to 1984. Name changed in 1984 to Higher Education Abstracts.
• Higher Education Abstracts Helm Ref LB 2343 .C613x. A paper index to the literature with coverage from 1984.

Special resource:  TDNet Electronic Journal Finder [use to access Libraries' electronic journals, magazines, and newspapers, as well as some indexes and databases containing full-text articles; includes a comprehensive A-Z listing of titles]

3. Monographic Reference Works in Helm Library

The following are recommended for use:

• Alternative Teacher Certification: A State-by-State Analysis Ref LB1771 .A475x
• Comparative Guide to American Elementary and Secondary Schools Ref LB2817.3 .C66 1998
• Educational Management Today: A Concise Dictionary and Guide Ref LB2900.5 .O63 1996
• Encyclopedia of Educational Research Ref LB15 .E48 1992
• International Encyclopedia of Education Ref LB15 .I569 1994
• The Kentucky Education Reform: Lessons for America Ref LC90 .K4 S74 1993
• Philosophy of Education: an Encyclopedia Ref LB17 .P485 1996
• Requirements for Certification Ref LB1771 .W6

Dept. of Educational Administration, Leadership & Research http://edtech.cebs.wku.edu/~edleader/schmenu.htm

• Dr. Jeanne Fiene
• Dr. Gayle Ecton
• Dr. Buddy Hooper
• Dr. Ric Keaster
• Dr. Stephen K. Miller
• Dr. Bud Schlinker
• Dr. Sharon Spall
• Dr. Jim Stone
• Dr. Chrisopher Wagner http://edtech.wku.edu/~edleader/wagner/Wagnersyllabi.htm
• Dr. Jianliang Wang
• Ms. Donna Cooper, Office Associate
• Ms. Carolyn Hunt, Office Associate

5. Related Professional Societies (for professional news, careers/jobs, memberships, etc.)

• American Association for Higher Education http://www.aahe.org/
• American Association of School Administrators http://www.aasa.org/
• American Council on Education http://www.acenet.edu/
• Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development http://www.ascd.org/
• Association of College Administration Professionals http://www.acap.org/home.html
• National Association of Elementary School Principals http://www.NAESP.org/
• National Association of Secondary School Principals http://www.nassp.org/
• National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education http://www.ncate.org/
• National School Boards Association http://www.nsba.org/
• National Schools Public Relations Association http://www.NSPRA.org/
• Phi Delta Kappa International http://www.pdkintl.org/

6. Web Sites Recommended by EALR Faculty

• Center on Education Policy http://www.ctredpol.org/
• Character Counts Coalition http://www.charactercounts.org/
• Council for Exceptional Children http://www.cec.sped.org/
• CRESST (National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing) http://www.cse.ucla.edu/
• Education Week on the Web http://www.edweek.org/
• Elementary Test Prep Center http://www.oswego.org/testprep/index.cfm
• Federal Resources for Educational Excellence http://www.ed.gov/free/
• Institute of Education Sciences http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ies/index.html?src=mr
• Kentucky Department of Education http://www.education.ky.gov/
• KY Dept. of Education Administrative Resources http://www.education.ky.gov/KDE/Administrative+Resources/default.htm
• National Center for Education Statistics http://nces.ed.gov/
• National School Safety Center http://www.nssc1.org/
• The Nation's Report Card (NCES) http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/
• plan: An Act Program for Educational Planning http://www.act.org/plan/index.html
• Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/index.html?src=mr
• StateStandards.com [State educational standards coupled to lesson plans & resources] http://www.statestandards.com/
• U. S. Department of Education http://www.ed.gov/

University Libraries Liaison: Roxanne Spencer (x4659 / roxanne.spencer@wku.edu) last updated 8/26/2008
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