EDU 8700: Educational Administration
Books in the Main Stacks
Books available to borrow
Critical Issues in Educational Leadership —Series
Education research & evaluation
Education standards New York State
Education standards United States
Education United States finance
Education United States forecasting
Elementary school administration
Drug use children United States & prevention
Drug use youth United States & prevention
Interdisciplinary approach in education
Language arts correlation with content subjects
School administration teachers
School management and organization
Special education law and legislation
Student participation in curriculum planning
Teacher administrator relationships
Teacher participation in administration
Educational Databases
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Dictionaries & Encyclopedias
Catholic schools in the United States: An encyclopedia. (2004). Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. A comprehensive resource on Catholic education in the United States. Ref. LC501 .C3483
Concise encyclopedia of special education. (2002). NY: Wiley. Intended for special educators, psychologists, diagnosticians, and others. Covers topics, e.g., child development, cognitive strategies, autism and the history of special education. Ref. LC4007 .E53
Critical thinking and learning: An encyclopedia for parents and teachers. (2004). Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press. Presents an accessible compendium on critical thinking and an alternative to the top-down impositional models sweeping the nation’s school districts. Ref. LB1509.3 .C735
The cyclopedia of education: A dictionary of information for the use of teachers, school officers, parents, and others. (2003). Bristol, London: Thoemmes. A detailed cyclopedia resource. Ref. LB15 .C93
Deskbook encyclopedia of American school law. (1981-). Rosemount, Minn.: Informational Research Systems. A digest of educational law and legislation in the United States. Ref. KF4114 .D46
Dictionary of multicultural education. (1997). Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press. Provides information on multicultural education. Ref. LC1099 .D53
Dictionary of special education and rehabilitation. (1997). Denver, CO: Love Pub. Comprehensive dictionary of terms related to special education and rehabilitation. Ref. LC3957 .V47
Education and sociology: An encyclopedia. (2002). NY: Routledge Falmer. Covers topics, e.g., at-risk students, curriculum, reform, high school dropouts, home schooling, restructuring, textbooks, multiculturalism, and school-based management. Ref. LD189.95 .E38
Education and technology: An encyclopedia. (2004). Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO. Covers technology, computer-assisted instruction, distance education and the Internet. Ref. LB1028.3 .E17 (also in Brookhaven Library)
Education and the law : A dictionary. (1996). Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO. Comprehensive list of legal terms found in educational law and legislation. Ref. KF4117 .T39 ‘’‘ Educational administration abstracts.’‘’ (1977-). Beverly Hills, CA: Sage Publications. Provides abstracts and journal information to the literature on school management. Located with Indexes and Abstracts (1977–2005)
Encyclopedia of American education. (2001). NY: Facts on File. Contains information on such topics as pedagogy, history, reform, a chronology of education from 1607 to 1994, significant legislation for 1787–1993 and U.S. Supreme Court decisions. Ref. LB17 .U54
Encyclopedia of applied developmental science. (2005). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. Contents cover topics ranging from child development, culture and diversity, development disorders and risks, assessment, personality development and social issues. Ref. HQ767.84 .E52
Encyclopedia of bilingualism and bilingual education. (1998). Philadelphia, PA: Multilingual Matters Ltd. Provides a comprehensive list of topics that include bilingual education & the classroom; multiculturalism in education, and second language learning. Bibliographies. Ref. LC3707 .E53
Encyclopedia of education and human development. (2005). Armonk, NY: M. E. Sharpe. A multivolume set covering such topics as curriculum, education assessment, philosophical, social and political issues in education, and the physical, social and cognitive domain. Ref. LB15 .E473
Encyclopedia of educational leadership and administration. (2006). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. Provides information of leaders who have influenced American education to such topics as child development, leadership, school violence and Supreme Court cases in education law. Ref. LB2805 .E527
Encyclopedia of educational research. (1992). NY: Macmillan Library Reference. Provides summaries on research for educational topics, e.g., administrative decision making, attitudes toward students with disabilities, statistical data and comparative education. Ref. LB15 .E48
Standards and schooling in the United States an encyclopedia. (2001). Santa Barbara, CA: ABC- CLIO. Top scholars provide historical, social, cultural, political, administrative, psychological, and philosophical issues around the standards debate. Ref. LB2822.82 .S82
Handbooks, Yearbooks and Almanacs
Campos, D. (2003). Diverse sexuality and schools: A reference handbook. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO. Looks at sexuality from a historical perspective. Profiles three schools and provides advocacy organizations, associations, and government agencies. Ref. LC192.6 .C26
Conley, B. E. (2002). Alternative schools: A reference handbook. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO. Reviews who’s who in alternative education, alternative learning options, e.g., curriculum methods, innovations, public alternative schools and administering programs. Ref. LC45.4 .C66
Educational Leadership: A reference handbook. (2002). Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO. Reviews contemporary education issues dealing with leadership and school management. Ref. LB2805 .W524
Gouwens, J. A. (2001). Migrant education: A reference handbook. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO. Reviews the education issues of children of migrant workers. Ref. LC5151 .G68
Handbook of crisis counseling, intervention, and prevention in the schools. (2002). Mahwah, NJ: L. Erlbaum Associates. Reviews the general principles of crisis counseling. Topics include culture, diversity, divorce, bullying, school violence, child maltreatment, coping with death, illness, disasters and more. Ref. LB1027.55 .C74
Handbook of research on multicultural education. (2004). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. Looks at the historical development of multicultural education—curriculum, achievement in mathematics and science, inequalities, assessment, standards, and a decade of research. Ref. LC1099.3 .H35
Handbook of research on school supervision. (1998). NY: Macmillan Library Reference. Reviews the research on school supervision. Ref. LB2806.4 .H36
Harmon, D. A. (2005). Elementary education: A reference handbook. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO. Reviews contemporary education issues in elementary education. Ref. LB1555 .H297
Lester, P. E. (2000). Handbook of tests and measurement in education and the social sciences. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press. Reviews educational tests and measurements. Ref. LB3051 .L4543
Middle grades education: A reference handbook. (2003). Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO. Reviews issues relevant to middle school education. Ref. LB1623 .M53
Student rights: A reference handbook. (2001). Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO. Presents an overview of student’s rights: relationships, power and personal rights. Includes legislation and Supreme Court cases, organizations, Internet resources and video resources. Ref. KF4150 .H56
Villaverde, L. E. (2003). Secondary schools: A reference handbook. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO. Reviews the chronology of secondary education and curriculum for urban, suburban, and rural schools. Ref. LA222 .V55
Walker, E. M. (2005). Educational adequacy and the courts: A reference handbook. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO. Reviews educational accountability and the law. Ref. KF4155 .W35
Statistics
Dropout rates in the United States. (1988-). Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Research and Improvement. Annual. Ref. LC146.6 .D74
Education statistics, New York State. (1971-). Albany, NY: The Bureau of Statistical Services, University of the State of New York, State Education Department. Annual. Ref. L83/1324
The NAEP guide: A description of the content and methods of the 1997 and 1998 assessments. (1997). Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Research and Improvement. The 1994 and 1996 assessments for educational and curriculum evaluation in the United States through the Educational Testing Service and the National Center for Education. Statistics. Ref. LB2823 .N33
Projections of education statistics. (1976-). Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Office of Education. An annual publication. Ref. LA210 .A28
Public and private elementary and secondary education statistics / National Center for Education Statistics. (1992-). Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Research and Improvement. Annual. Ref. LA217.2 .P83
Statistics of local public school systems: Finances. National Center for Education Statistics. (1968-). Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Education Division. Ref. LA217 .N35b
Statistics of public, elementary and secondary day schools. (1990-) National Center for Education Statistics. Washington, DC: The National Center for Educational Statistics. Ref. LA210 .A32
Media- Videotapes
Building a quality school: A matter of responsibility — William Glasser. (1996). Port Chester: NY: National Professional Resources, Inc. Periodicals LB 2805 .B847
The bus schedule. (1995). Columbus, Ohio: University Council for Educational Administration. Periodicals LV2801.A2 B877
A conversation with Jack Culbertson : Perspectives on educational administration. (1995). Columbus, Ohio: University Council on Educational Administration. Periodicals LB2801.A2 C668
The community setting. (1995). The University Council for Educational Administration. Columbus, Ohio: The Council. Periodicals LB2801.A2 C655
Data for decisions : Resources from NCES. (1996). Washington, DC: U.S. Dept. of Education, Office of Educational Research and Improvement, National Center for Education Statistics. Periodicals LB2846 .D37
Dealing with diversity in the classroom. National Association of Secondary School Principals. (1992). Livingston, NJ: In-Service Video Network, for the National Association of Secondary School Principals. Periodicals LB1775 .I5
Education and the founding fathers. (1992). Aledo, TX: Wallbuilders. Examines the educational beliefs and practices of the Founding Fathers. Periodicals LA123 .E38
Educational tests and measurement testing — listing of educational tests for various age groups, populations, assessment, intelligence, subject areas and skills.
High school II. (1994). Zipporah Films. Cambridge, MA: Zipporah Films. Periodicals LA222 .H482
Longfellow elementary school. (1983). Department of Educational Administration, School of Education, California State University, Los Angeles, in cooperation with Pasadena Unified School District, Pasadena, California. Tempe, AZ: University Council for Educational Administration. Orientation given to a new principal at Longfellow Elementary School, emphasizing the multicultural focus of the school. Periodicals LB2801.A2 L66
The pill. (1995).Columbus, Ohio: University Council for Educational Administration. A father is angry that his daughter’s teacher has recommended that she take birth control pills. After a break for student discussion, the film concludes with the presentation of the teacher’s views of this complex matter. Periodicals LB2801.A2 P544
Professional ethics : A guide for educators. (1992). Reston, VA: In-service Video Network, National Association of Secondary Schools Principals ; Livingston, NJ: Instructivision. Periodicals LB1779 .P76
Speede/express. (1995). National Center for Education Statistics; Washington, DC : The Center. “The student records to be transferred will contain essential information pertaining to the student’s demographic characteristics, academic progress, participation in special programs and services, test performance, and health status that is necessary to make an appropriate educational evaluation and placement.” Periodicals LB2846.4 S63
Teaching values in schools. (1990). Livingston, NJ: In-service Video Network. Periodicals LC311 .T42
Tour of Adams Central High School. (1995). The University Council for Educational Administration. Columbus, Ohio: The Council. Topic of school management and organization. Periodicals LB2801.A2 H533
Transformation (1995). City University Multimedia : Talking Dog Media. Presents historical perspectives of educational philosophy. Periodicals LB1027 .T72
What good is it? (1995). Columbus, Ohio: University Council for Educational Administration. An administrator must mediate a dispute between a counselor and the director of the computer center about delays in getting information delivered. Periodicals LB2331.68 .W4269
What will happen to Billy? (1995). Columbus, Ohio: University Council for Educational Administration. Parents are concerned over the moral shifts in their child’s textbooks, where they feel “evil triumphs over good.” Periodicals LB2801.A2 W427
Periodicals
Administrators Notebook
Alberta Journal of Educational Research
American Journal of Education
American School and University
American School Board Journal
American Secondary Education
Australian Journal of Education
B.C. Journal of Special Education
Cases in Point
CIJE: Current Index to Journals in Education (Indexes & Abstracts) Connections (LA201 .C59 in main stacks)
Curriculum Review
Early Childhood Research Quarterly
Education Statistics Quarterly
Education Technology Research and Development
Educational Administration Abstracts (Index & Abstracts)
Educational Administration Quarterly
Educational and Psychological Measurement
Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis
Educational Forum
Educational Leadership
Educational Management & Administration
Educational Management, Administration & Leadership : EMAL
Finances of Public School Systems
Harvard Business Review
Harvard Educational Review
The High School Magazine
Issues and Research in Special Education
Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education
Journal of Curriculum And Supervision
Journal of Education Policy
Journal of Educational Administration
Journal of Educational Finance
Journal of Educational Research
Journal of Experimental Education
Journal of Law and Education
Journal of Research in Childhood Education: JRCE
Journal of Research and Development in Education
Journal of Research on Computing in Education
Journal of the Department of Supervision and Curriculum
Development Leadership Compass
Learning and Leading with Technology
Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development
NAESP Communicator
NASSP Bulletin
OERI Bulletin
Phi Delta Kappan
Planning & Changing
The Practitioner
Principal
Principal Leadership: High School Edition Principal
Leadership: Middle School Edition
Report on Education Research
Resources in Education (Index & Abstracts)
Review of Educational Research
School Administrator
School Law Bulletin
Science Education
Selected Papers in School Finance
Sharing Success Technology Quarterly
Special Education Yearbook
TechTrends: for Leaders in Education and Training
Theory into Practice
What Works in Teaching and Learning
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