Carnegie Mellon Libraries: Public Policy Management: Educational Leadership and Management

For management resources of a general nature, see the management page. The page includes both print and electronic resources.

African American Education: A Reference Handbook (2001)
REF-1 LC2741 .J33 2001

Digest of Education Statistics (Annual)
REF-1 L11 .D48 2006
Also available online in the Lexis/Nexis Statistical database.

Education: A Guide to Reference and Information Sources (2000)
REF-1 Z5811 .B89 2000

Encyclopedia of American Education (1996)
REF-1 LB17 .U54 1996 96 VOL. 1-3

International Executive Development Programmes (2001)
REF-1 658.407124 I61A6

Leadership Directories
This database includes 14 "Yellow Book" directories that function as a "who's who" of people in government, business, nonprofits, etc. Contact information is provided for individuals and agencies.

Philosophy of Education: An Encyclopedia (1996)
REF-1 LB17 .P485 1996

ERIC (Carnegie Mellon users only)
1966- (updated monthly)
The Educational Resources Information Center is the premier resource for education information. It contains bibliographic citations and abstracts to journal articles, research and technical reports, conference papers and proceedings, program descriptions, teaching guides, lesson plans, etc. The database covers all areas and levels of education such as reading and communications skills, languages and linguistics, tests and measurement, etc. Hillman Library at the University of Pittsburgh has a complete microfiche collection of full text ERIC documents. A free version of the database is available as well; see the section below under Internet Sites.
Education Index (Carnegie Mellon users only)
1983- (updated monthly)
Education Index contains bibliographic citations to about 400 English language periodicals and yearbooks published in the U. S. and elsewhere. Covers all areas and levels of education such as administration, teaching methods and curriculum, literacy, government funding, etc.
InfoTrac Web (Carnegie Mellon users only)
General Business File provides citation and full text access to articles in business and economics. There is some overlap between InfoTrac Web and ProQuest Direct, but each one excels at coverage of selected industries and applied management topics. It is best to look in both databases when researching a topic.
ProQuest Direct (Carnegie Mellon users only)
ProQuest provides access to ABI/Inform (a business database), scholarly and general periodicals in the social sciences, and major newspapers including the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times. This is a good source for searching general management issues. Many documents are available in full text.

Web of Science (Carnegie Mellon users only)
Web of Science is a multidisciplinary database, with searchable author abstracts, covering the literature of the sciences, social sciences and the arts & humanities. Users may choose to search across all the databases, or select just one. This unique database indexes and links cited references for each article. All formats provide complete bibliographic data and additional features, such as cited reference searching, links to related articles, plus author and publisher addresses. The Social Sciences Citation Index (1956-present) covers 4,700 of the world's leading social science journals, either comprehensively or selectively, plus a limited number of monographic series. Documents indexed include articles, proceedings, editorials, letters, meeting reports, and book reviews.

This list provides a few sample web sites for different curriculum areas. Most materials on these pages are free.

CEC Lesson Plans (Columbia Education Center)

Curriculum and Instruction Resource Links (Colorado Department of Education)

The K-12 Mathematics Curriculum Center (Education Development Center, Inc.)

http://mathforum.org/ (Drexel University)

Mathematics Curriculum Guide Grades K-12 (Wachusett Regional School District - Massachusetts)

The New Jersey Mathematics Curriculum Framework (New Jersey Mathematics Coalition)

Awesome Library: Language Arts (Evaluation and Development Institute)

Detailed Curriculum Guides: Language Arts and Reading (Pocono Mountain School District - Pennsylvania)

Science & Technology Curriculum: K-12 (Plymouth Public Schools - Massachusetts)

Science (Blue Valley - Kansas)

Social Studies Resources (Kent School District - Washington)

Lesson Plans and Resources for Social Studies Teachers (Dr. Marty Levine - California State University, Northridge)

Social Studies Curriculum Links (Montgomery County Public Schools - Maryland)

Education Leadership Toolkit
This toolkit is a collection of tips and pointers, articles, case studies and other resources for education leaders addressing issues around technology and education.

American Association of School Administrators (AASA)
The AASA is a professional organization for education leaders in the U.S. and other countries. The site includes a comprehensive listing of education organizations and associations as well as key education reports and resources.

Council of Higher Education Management Associations (CHEMA)
CHEMA is an informal voluntary assembly of thirty management-oriented higher education associations in the United States and Canada. Member organizations address libraries, health, personnel, business officers, etc.
Education Commission of the States
Has sections on early learning, K-12, and postsecondary education.

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This guide was originally developed for Carnegie Mellon University Libraries by Mary Wojtkiewicz, graduate student in the Department of Library and Information Science, University of Pittsburgh, Summer 2003. It was updated by Christopher Lemery, graduate student in the Department of Library and Information Science, University of Pittsburgh, Summer 2008.

General Management	Reference Sources	Databases
Curriculum & Lesson Plans	Internet Sites	Professional Organizations

Educational Leadership and Management

General Management Resources

Reference Sources

Databases

Curriculum & Lesson Plans

Internet Sites

Professional Organizations