Welcome
Welcome to the Steelman Library Exceptional Student Education guide. Use the tabs at the top to find sources and information to help you research education topics.
Education Resource Guides
Databases for Education Studies
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To search more specific "education" resources, within Ebsco, click "Choose Databases" located above the search box. Click the "education" check box. You might also want to check "PsychInfo" and "PsychArticles."
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Education Resources Information Center (1966 - Present) - U.S. Department of Education
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Archive Database usually five years old including Scholarly, full-text periodicals in the Arts and Sciences.
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Collection of nearly 520 high-quality education journals, including more than 350 peer-reviewed titles.
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Full text of articles in behavioral science, education, nursing, business, neuroscience.
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Abstracts of scholarly articles and dissertations in behavioral science and mental health.
Interlibrary Loan
When you can't access an article or book, remember to request it from ILL at no cost.
Click this icon in a database, or use the Request Library Materials link below.
Request Library Materials Form
Request (books, chapters, journal articles)
Contact ILL at ill@seu.edu
- You can request books and articles not available at SEU or other local libraries through Interlibrary Loan.
- Articles will be emailed to you whenever possible.
- Books will be mailed with pre-paid postage return packaging, if you are an online student.
- Use links from resources to make requests, or use the Interlibrary Loan Request Form.
Database Tutorials
- EBSCO Tutorials
Search Atla, Business Source, and other Ebsco databases with ease and skill.
- How to use JSTOR
Learn how to search, make your own account, and other training available on video.
- ProQuest Tutorials
Learn to search Proquest databases fast and efficiently with these webinars and Youtube videos.
- PsycArticles Tutorials
Find Books in WorldCat
LC Classifications for Education
The following Library of Congress classifications may be useful when browsing the shelves at Steelman Library for additional materials on education. The majority of the 'L's are on the second floor. Additional materials (such as government documents, micromaterials, media, and reference books) may be found on the first (main) floor.
- L — Education (General)
- LA — History of Education
- LB — Theory and Practice of Education
- LC — Special Aspects of Education
- LD — Individual Institutions: United States
Find Books at Other Libraries
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Extensive database with millions of books and other items.
Major Sources for Education Data
- Data.gov
Data from U.S. government statistical reports
- National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Home Page, a part of the U.S. Department of Education
The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education.
- Florida Department of Education
Information on Florida's public K-12 and community college systems
Florida K-12 Data
- Florida Dept. of Education Data & Reports
Links to data on K-12 students, staff, and schools.
- Florida Assessment
Information on assessment measures for K-12 and higher education in Florida.
- Florida School Indicators Report (FSIR)
The Florida School Indicators Report (FSIR) provides numerous indicators of school status and performance on public elementary, middle, and high schools for each of Florida's school districts.
- Florida School Accountability Reports
Provides grades, school improvement, adequate yearly progress, and report card for Florida K-12 schools, school districts, and the state as a whole.
- No Child Left Behind Reports
Data on No Child Left Behind for Florida school districts.
- FCAT (Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test)
Information about the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, sample test materials, and scores.
Florida Higher Education Data
- IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System)
Primary source for data on postsecondary educational institutions in the U.S.
- Office of Data Analytics (Florida State Universities)
Data on state university enrollment, degrees, and expenses.
- State University System Fact Books
Fact books from each of Florida's 11 state universities.
International Education Data
- ICPRS Find Data
ICPSR maintains a data archive of more than 250,000 files of research in the social and behavioral sciences. It hosts 21 specialized collections of data in education, aging, criminal justice, substance abuse, terrorism, and other fields.
Test Preparation Guides
Study guides for the Florida Teacher Certification Exam are available in the Florida Documents collection at Strozier Library (Fla-Doc EDU8. C36).
Search the names of specific tests in the FSU Libraries' online catalog to locate test preparation guides.
Sources and Reviews of Tests & Measurements
Finding Copies of Tests
In the databases listed to the right, you will be able to locate reviews of assessment instruments or tests. In some databases, you can find copies of tests or information that will lead you to copies of the test.
Searching the "Tests and Measurements, TM" field with the name of a test in PsycINFO and then scrolling down in the article to the "TM" field to show which test is mentioned in the article, will yield information about particular tests. Sometimes the bibliography in these articles will point out the book(s) the tests are in.
In ERIC, search for "tests" in the "Publication Type" field to find items that include copies of tests or questionnaires.
Fulltext dissertations found in the Dissertations Abstracts/Digital Dissertations database will often have copies of tests. Most test copies will be located in the Appendix part of the dissertation. It is easier to peruse the Table of Contents to locate the test in the Appendix. You can also search the Library's online catalog using the name of the test to see if we own a book that contains information or a copy of the test.
Publishers hold the copyright to tests they distribute. You can contact the publisher to purchase tests.
For copies of unpublished tests, contact the author of the test.
Government Resources
National, State & Regional Education Gateways
- Florida Department of Education
Information on Florida's public K-12 and community college systems
- EACEA
(Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency) The Information Network on Education in Europe
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State Education Systems - Florida
- Florida Department of Education
Information on Florida's public K-12 and community college systems
- Board of Governors
Information on the state university system
- Florida Division of Colleges
Information on the state's community college system.
Florida - K-12
- FCAT (Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test)
Information about the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, sample test materials, and scores.
Internet Sites - Federal and State Systems
- Florida Department of Education
Information on Florida's public K-12 and community college systems
- State & Local Government on the Net
Searchable directory of official state, county, and local government web sites
Federal Education Programs
- Head Start Program
Head Start promotes school readiness of children under 5 from low-income families through education, health, social and other services.
US Government Publications
- Steelman Library catalog searches:
- US Department of Education Documents
Documents published since 1979 are classified in the ED section. Older documents may be in the FS and HE SuDoc classifications.
- ED Education Dept
- ED 1.102 Natl Center for Ed Statistics
- ED 1.202 Special Ed & Rehabilitative Services Office
- ED 1.301 Inst of Ed Sciences
- ED 1.402 Elementary & Secondary Ed Office
- ED 1.601 Natl Center for Ed Eval & Region
- Archives Library Information Center (ALIC)
Government Documents from the National Archives
- FDsys : US Government Printing Office
- USA Government Official Guide
- Library of Congress
Online catalog for the Library of Congress.
US Education Data
- Data.gov
Data from U.S. government statistical reports
- Florida Assessment
Information on assessment measures for K-12 and higher education in Florida.
- National Assessment of Educational Progress
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is the only nationally representative and continuing assessment of what America's students know and can do in various subject areas. Assessments are conducted periodically in mathematics, reading, science...
- National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Home Page, a part of the U.S. Department of Education
The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education.
- National Report Card on Higher Education
Biennial report card measuring states' achievement and improvement in higher education.
- UN Data
Single entry point for more than 30 U.N. statistical databases.
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics - Education Data
Covering more than 200 countries and territories, the UIS database covers all education levels and addresses key policy issues.
- World Bank EdStats
Collection of worldwide education data from national statistical sources, international learning assessments, and other sources. Provides tools for data analysis and visualization.
Citing Government Sources
- General guidelines for citing government publications
University of North Texas Libraries
Additional Citation Information
- APA Updates
What's new in the Seventh Edition of the APA Manual
- APA Formatting & Style (OWL at Purdue)
Information on APA format from the Online Writing Lab at Purdue University.
- APA Tricky Questions
Search the blog for the answer to your tricky question.
- The Basics of APA Style
A tutorial for those who are new to APA style.
Help Finding DOI
If you are citing an article from a scholarly journal and there is no DOI listed, you may click the link below and follow the directions to attempt to find a DOI.
Add http://dx.doi.org/ in front of your DOI and it should become a hotlink to the article you are citing if you have the correct DOI.
Microsoft Word
Zotero works best with Microsoft Word and SEU students can get Office 365 at no cost.
- Contact IT at helpdesk@seu.edu or 863-667-5028
Guides to APA Style
- APA Formatting & Style (OWL at Purdue)
Information on APA format from the Online Writing Lab at Purdue University.
- The Basics of APA Style
A tutorial for those who are new to APA style.
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A PDF copy of the APA 7 presentation
- Learning APA style
Information on APA Style for people new to the format and for those who are familiar with using APA style.
APA 7
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Reference
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Zotero-Citation Management
It is a free, easy-to-use Firefox extension to help you collect, manage, and cite your research sources.
Zotero works with Microsoft Word to create your bibliography for you.
Dissertations
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a comprehensive collection of dissertations and theses.
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American Doctoral Dissertations™ has been expanded to offer greater coverage of 20th Century research as well as access to full text. The enhanced database includes more than 153,000 theses and dissertations in total, including 70,000 new citations for theses and dissertations from 1902 to the present.
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Asbury Digital Commons with over 1000 Dissertations in Full Text.
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Doctoral research theses from the UK.
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National Library of Australia
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European Working Group of the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD). Access to 106,000 doctoral theses.
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free, open access, full-text scholarly articles from hundreds of universities and colleges worldwide.
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This is an international database of citations for dissertations in musicology that contains over 12,000 records. Dissertations are from approximately 1950 to the present. (This is probably more appropriate for a public or music library.)
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Barnett College of Ministries & Theology DMin since 2019
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College of Education Dissertations since 2016
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1970 - Present
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This free database has features such as saved searches, alerts, and portfolios to organize documents.
- Regent Dissertations
Graduate Thesis Requirements
To search more specific "education" resources, within Ebsco, click "Choose Databases" located above the search box. Click the "education" check box. You might also want to check "PsychInfo" and "PsychArticles."
Distance Learners
Information for Distance Learners, Online, and Extension Students may be obtained through our Distance Learners page.