Education: Background Information

Librarian: Kim Duckett

Encyclopedias are a helpful resource for gaining background information on a topic. Dictionaries are a good resource for defintions of concepts or terms. Browse the titles on these shelves- you might be surprised to find an adjacent book which might be better suited for your research topic.

Encyclopedias (all can be found in the Learning Commons, first floor, East Wing of DH Hill)

Encyclopedia of Education -- D. H. Hill Ref: LB15. E47 2003
Encyclopedia of Educational Research -- D. H. Hill Ref: LB15.E48 1992
Encyclopedia of Higher Education -- D. H. Hill Ref: LB15.I57
International Encyclopedia of Education -- D. H. Hill Ref: LB15.I569 1994
International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences -- D. H. Hill Ref: H41.I58 2001
World Education Encyclopedia -- D. H. Hill Ref: LB15.W87 2002

Dictionaries

The dictionary of Educational Terms -- D.H. Hill LB15 .B35 1995 (Fifth Floor Stacks)
Greenwood Dictionary of Education (E-Book)
Learning Theories, A to Z (E-Book)