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Associations, Institutes, and Organizations Background Books Government Resources

Internet Guides Journal and Magazine Articles Newspaper Articles Statistics

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Associations, Institutes, and Organizations

• About ED: Educational Associations and Organizations (U. S. Department of Education)

• Center for Comprehensive School Reform and Improvement

• Center for Education Reform

• Education Policy Institute

• edweek.org

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Background

• Blessing, Benita, "Education and Literacy." In Beacham's Encyclopedia of Social Change: America in the Twentieth Century, edited by Veryan Khan, vol. 1, pp. 412-441. Osprey, FL: Beacham Pub. Corp., 2001.
  HUNT REF-1 06.0973 B365 vol. 1

• CQ Library (Carnegie Mellon users only)
  Access:
  • CQ Researcher for in-depth analysis reporting on the most current and controversial issues.
  • CQ Weekly for expert coverage of the U.S. Congress: status of bills, votes and amendments, floor and committee activity, and backroom maneuvering.

• "Education." In Encyclopedia of the United States in the Nineteenth Century, edited by Paul Finkelman, vol. I, pp. 390-419. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, c2001.
  HUNT REF-1 973.5 E56 vol. 1

• "Education and Literacy," Part XIV. In Encyclopedia of American Social History, edited by Mary Kupiec Cayton, Elliott J. Gorn, and Peter W. Williams, vol. III, pp. 2413-2545. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1993.
  HUNT REF-1 306.0973 E56 v. 3
  This section includes articles on Public Education, Alternative Forms of Education, etc.

• Guthrie, James W. Encyclopedia of Education. 8 vols. New York: Macmillan Reference USA, c2003.
  HUNT REF-1 370.3 E564A2

• Jackson, Byron M. "Education." In Encyclopedia of American Public Policy," pp. 123-131. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-Clio, 1999.
  HUNT REF-1 320.60973 J12E

• Kaestle, Carl, "Education." In The Encyclopedia of the United States Congress, edited by Donald C. Bacon, Roger H. Davidson, and Morton Keller, vol. 2, pp. 682-691. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1995.
  HUNT REF-1 328.73 E562 vol. 2

• Kaestle, Carl F., "Elementary and Secondary Education," In Encyclopedia of the United States in the Twentieth Century, edited by Stanley I. Kutler, vol. IV, pp. 1803-1817. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1996.
  HUNT REF-1 973 E56 vol 4.

• Reese, William J., "Education." In Encyclopedia of American Cultural & Intellectual History, edited by Mary Kupiec Cayton and Peter W. Williams, vol. III, pp. 187-197. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 2001.
  HUNT REF-1 973.03 E56 vol. 3

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Books

To find books on your topic, use the catalogs listed below.

Subject terms to search or browse might be: educational change public schools education United States aims and objectives. charter schools

perhaps searched in combination with: history 20th century

• Cameo
  Library catalog of the Carnegie Mellon University Libraries including books, titles of periodicals (journals, magazines, newspapers), videos, etc.

• Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
  Catalog of Pittsburgh's public libraries. Carnegie Mellon faculty, staff, and students can borrow materials by getting a Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh library card at the Main Library lending desk. Library Cards are free to residents of Allegheny County (bring proof of address), as well as out-of-town college students residing in the county (bring your Carnegie Mellon ID card and proof of local address).

• Pittcat (University of Pittsburgh Libraries)
  Catalog of the University of Pittsburgh Library System, including all branch campus libraries. Carnegie Mellon faculty, staff, and students can borrow materials by getting a Special Borrower's card at the Hillman Library circulation desk with their Carnegie Mellon ID cards and proof of current Carnegie Mellon affiliation. See University of Pittsburgh Library System Reciprocal Borrowing Agreement for details.

• Worldcat (Carnegie Mellon users only)
  1200-present (Updated daily)
  Citations to books, titles of journals, manuscripts, and other materials in libraries throughout the United States, as well as some international libraries. You can limit your search to books by selecting Book in the Type option. Each record will let you know which libraries have that item.

If you need books that are not in the Carnegie Mellon University Libraries, you can use E-Z Borrow or Illiad, our interlibrary loan service. E-Z Borrow items usually come in a few days, while Interlibrary Loan can take a longer period of time.

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Government Resources

• Directorate for Education and Human Resources (National Science Foundation)

• LexisNexis Congressional (Carnegie Mellon users only)
  Congressional bills, testimony, publications, etc. Many have links to the full text, others are available on microfiche in Hunt Reference.

• U. S. Department of Education
  State Education Agency (State Department of Education)

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Internet Guides

• From A to Z, The Most Comprehensive Links to Education Reform on the Internet (ProjectAppleSeed.org)

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Journal and Magazine Articles

• America: History and Life (Carnegie Mellon users only)
  1964-present (updated monthly).
  Citations and some abstracts to journal articles, dissertations, and book and media reviews on United States and Canadian history from prehistory to the present. Use the advanced search to search or browse subject terms. Educational reform or educational policy would be good subject terms to use, perhaps in combination with another keyword. Use the Time Period line to limit to a particular century, e. g. 1900H or even a particular decade, e. g. 1930d. You can combine one or more decades, e. g. 1930d or 1940d or 1950d.

• Education Module in ProQuest (Carnegie Mellon users only)
  Once connected to Proquest, choose Databases Selected. Clear all databases and scroll down to select the Education Module and click Continue. You may also select other databases to search simultaneously. Two search methods are offered, Basic and Advanced, with the latter offering more searching flexibility. Good subject terms to use might be education reform or education policy, in combination with other keywords or subjects.

• ERIC (Carnegie Mellon users only)
  Journal articles and research reports on all education topics. The University of Pittsburgh's Hillman Library has the research reports on microfiche. Search the ERIC Thesaurus to find good subject or descriptor terms or phrases.

• Expanded Academic ASAP via Infotrac Web (Carnegie Mellon users only)
  Citations and some full text to journal articles in all fields. Search by keyword or type educational reform or educational innovations in the Subject Guide and then select Narrow by Subdivision to browse.

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Newspaper Articles

• Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe (Carnegie Mellon users only)
  Features full-text access to news, business, legal and general medical/health information. The U.S. News section will let you search newspapers by region or state.

• Proquest Newspapers (Carnegie Mellon users only)
  Once connected to Proquest, click Databases Selected. Clear all databases and scroll down to select Proquest Newspapers or National Newspapers. then click Continue. Two search methods are offered, Basic and Advanced, with the latter offering more searching flexibility.

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Statistics

• Digest of Education Statistics
  Online: 1998-2002
  Available: National Center for Education Statistics
  Enter Digest of Education Statistics in the title search window.
  Print: 1975-1982, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2000
  HUNT REF-1 371.2 U58DA
  Additional years available on microfiche.
  Continues:
  Digest of Educational Statistics.
  Print: 1962-74.
  HUNT REF-1 371.2 U58D

• LexisNexis Statistical (Carnegie Mellon users only)
  Search for statistical information from federal, state, international and private sources. Some information may be available full text on the web; links will be provided. Other information may be available on microfiche in Hunt Reference.

• National Center for Educational Statistics
  • Education Statistics at a Glance

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