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Welcome to the Southeastern Introduction to Education guide. Use the tabs at the top to find sources and information to help you research education topics.
Education Research Guides
Introduction to Education
Introducation to Education provides an opportunity for you to get to know this specific discipline. You may be asked to write a short research paper. Click on the "Articles" tab at the top to search the library databases.
Additionally, students are asked to locate teaching tools they could use in the classroom. Click on the "Other Media" tab for this part of the assignment.
Don't forget to check out the tab on APA formatting!
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 must be picked up from the Steelman Library.
- Use links from resources to make requests, or use the Interlibrary Loan Request Form.
Christian Education Resources
- Christian Education Catalog Search
A complete, live search in WorldCat for all types of resources that relate to Christian Education.
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A Word Document listing our education resources that include faith integration.
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Classroom Helps
Annenberg Media has free streaming videos (requires sign up). Excellent content for professional development. According to their website: "Annenberg Media's multimedia resources help teachers increase their expertise in their fields and assist them in improving their teaching methods. Many programs are also intended for students in the classroom and viewers at home. All Annenberg Media videos exemplify excellent teaching." Resources are divided into six broad disciplines and are browseable by grade.
State Sites
- 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.
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.
National Education Gateways
- The Condition of Education
The purpose of the National Center for Education Statistics' website is to provide clear, complete information about NCES' mission and activities, and to serve the research, education and other interested communities.
- Digest of Education Statistics
The primary purpose of the Digest of Education Statistics is to provide a compilation of statistical information covering the broad field of American education from prekindergarten through graduate school.
- 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.
- Projections of Education Statistics to 2018 - About This Report
This edition of Projections of Education Statistics provides projections for key education statistics, including enrollment, graduates, teachers, and expenditures in elementary and secondary schools.
K-12 Education
- 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.
- CPALMS
CPALMS is an online toolbox of information, vetted resources, and interactive tools that helps educators effectively implement teaching standards. It is the State of Florida’s official source for standards information and course descriptions.
- Florida Virtual Schools FLVS
Florida Virtual School (FLVS) is an established leader in developing and providing virtual K-12 education solutions to students all over Florida, the U.S. and the world.
- Florida Public School Districts Map
National Organizations
- Children's Defense Fund (CDF)
Health Care Coverage for All of America's Children, Ending Child Poverty, Child Advocacy Programs
APA Cheat Sheet
- Reference Examples - check out APA's website for help citing specific kinds of resources
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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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.
Basic Citation Styles
| Type of Citation | Parenthetical | Narrative in Text |
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| One work by one author | (Luna, 2020) | Luna (2020) |
| One work by two authors | (Sales & D'Agostino, 2020) | Sales and D'Agostino (2020) |
| One work by three or more authors | (Martin et al., 2020) | Martin et al. (2020) |
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Groups as authors - First citation Subsequent citations |
(National Institute of Mental Health [NIMH], 2020) (NIMH, 2020) |
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH, 2020) NIMH (2003) |
| Groups as authors (no abbreviation) | (Stanford University, 2020) | Stanford University (2020) |
Source: American Psychological Association (2019). Page 266
Direct Quotations & Paraphrasing
In-Text Citations
After a quote, add the first entry in Works Cited — usually the author's last name and a page reference. "The in-text citation should direct the reader unambiguously to the entry in your works-cited list…" (page numbers used in this guide indicate where the topic is found in the MLA Handbook).
Example: "The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog" (Seuss 54).
If using the author's name in your text, do not include it in the parentheses.
Example: In his scholarly study, Dr. Seuss observed that "the quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog" (54).
If you use more than one work by the same author, abbreviate the title to a noun phrase.
Example: "The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog" (Seuss, Fox 117-118).
If more than one author has the same last name, add their first initial, if needed, use the first name.
Example: "The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog" (D. Seuss 55).
If two authors wrote the work, list both separated by and, if three or more, list the first author followed by et al
Example: "The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog" (Seuss and Johnson 116).
If no pagination information is available, but paragraphs are numbered, include that information.
Example: "The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog" (Seuss, par. 56).
If no pagination information is available and paragraphs are not numbered, the work must be cited only in its entirety, but you can include words in your text that indicate about where to find the quote.
Example: In the first third of his article, Seuss mentioned that "the quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog."
Note: "Identifying the source in your text is essential for nearly every kind of borrowing…quotations…facts…paraphrased ideas" (MLA 57).
Books (Print & Online)
| Type of Book | Citation Example |
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| Book: General |
AuthorLastname, F. N. (Year). Book title. Publisher. AuthorLastname, F. N. (Year). Book title. http://www.xxxxxxxx AuthorLastname, F. N. (Year). Book title. http://dx.doi.org/xxxxx |
| Entire Book: Print Version |
Burgess, R. (2019). Rethinking global health: Frameworks of power. Routledge. |
| Book with editor |
Meadows, D. H. (2008). Thinking in systems: A primer (D. Wright, Ed.). Chelsea Green Publishing. |
| Entire Book: Electronic Version |
Youmans, C. (2016). Mahler and Strauss: In dialogue. Indiana University Press. https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt1ddr66n Gutman, R. W. (1999). Mozart: A cultural biography. http://dx.doi.org/10.1036/0034586772 |
| Entire Book: Print Version (Two Authors) |
Hock, R., & Price, G. (2004). The extreme searcher’s Internet handbook: A guide for the serious searcher. CyberAge Books. |
| Entry in Online Reference Work |
Graham, G. (2005). Behaviorism. In E. N. Zalta (Ed.), The Stanford encyclopedia of philosophy (Fall 2007 ed.). http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/behaviorism |
| Entry in Online Reference Work (No Author) |
Trebuchet. (2009). In Merriam-Webster online dictionary (11th ed.). http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trebuchet |
| Book: No Author |
Begin citation with title. For example: NAICS Desk Reference: The North American industry classification system desk reference. (2000). JIST Works. |
| Chapter in a Book |
Willson, Jr., R. F. (2005). William Shakespeare's theater. In J. Rosenblum (Ed.), The Greenwood companion to Shakespeare: A comprehensive guide for students (pp. 47-64). Greenwood Press. |
For additional examples, see pages See Reference Examples APA 7 10.2 pp 321-323
Journal Articles (Print & Online)
| Type of Article | Citation Format/Example |
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| Journal: General |
AuthorLastname, F. I. (Date). Article title. Journal Title, Vol, pages. http://dx.doi.org/xx.xxxxxxxxxx Note: Include the digital object identifier (DOI) if one is assigned. If you retrieved the article online and no DOI is available, include the journal's home page URL. |
| Journal Article with DOI |
Herbst-Damm, K. L., & Kulik, J. A. (2005). Volunteer support, marital status, and the survival times of terminally ill patients. Health Psychology, 24, 225-229. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0278-6133.24.2.225 |
| Journal Article without DOI |
Graham, S. (2006). Impossible to hold: Women and culture in the 1960s. Journal of American Studies, 40, 156-159. Sillick, T. J., & Schutte, N. S. (2006). Emotional intelligence and self-esteem mediate between perceived early parental love and adult happiness. E-Journal of Applied Psychology, 2(2), 38-48. http://ojs.lib.swin.edu.au/index.php/ejap |
| Journal with Non-Continuous Pagination (each issue begins on page 1) |
Simmons, C., & Becker-Olsen, K. (2006). Achieving marketing objectives through social sponsorships. Journal of Marketing, 70(4), 154-169. |
| Magazine Article |
Reed, S. (2006, August 21). Seeing past the war. Business Week, 16(4), 35-36. |
| Online Magazine Article |
Clay, R. (2008, June). Science vs. ideology: Psychologists fight back about the misuse of research. Monitor on Psychology, 39(6). http://www.apa.org/monitor/ |
| Newspaper Article |
Seward, Z. (2006, December 14). Colleges expand early admissions. Wall Street Journal (Eastern ed.), pp. D1-D2. |
| Online Newspaper Article |
Brody, J. E. (2007, December 11). Mental reserves keep brain agile. The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com |
For additional examples, see pages See Reference Examples APA 7 pp 320-352
Audiovisual Media
| Type of Media | Citation Example |
|---|---|
| Entire Albums |
The Beatles. (1967). Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Heart Club’s Band [Record]. United States: Capitol Records. |
| Individual Songs |
Glover, Frank. (2009). One way ticket. On Politico [CD]. n.l.: Owl Studios. |
| Rerecording by Artist other than Writer |
Goodenough, J. B. (1982). Tails and trotters [Recorded by G. Bok, A. Mayo, & E. Trickett]. On And so will we yet [CD]. Sharon, CT: Folk-Legacy Records. (1990) |
| Spoken Word Recording |
Darling, S. (Speaker). (1988). To Kill a Mockingbird (Cassette). United States: Recorded Books. |
| Musical Score |
Beethoven, Ludwig van. (1932). Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92. Boston: Oliver Ditson. |
| Podcast |
Van Nuys, D. (Producer). (2007, December 19). Shrink rap radio [Audio podcast]. http://www.shrinkrapradio.com/ |
| Motion Picture |
Spielberg, S. (Director). (1982). E.T. the extra-terrestrial [Motion picture]. United States: Universal Pictures. |
| Video |
Ryan, K. O., & Schrank, L. (Writers). (2008). Body language I: Beyond words [DVD]. Available from http://www.learningseed.com/ |
| Single Episode from Television Series |
David, L., & Seinfeld, J. (Writers). (1995). The soup nazi [Television series episode]. In Seinfeld. NBC. |
| Map Retrieved Online |
Lewis County Geographic Information Systems (Cartographer). (2002). Population density, 2000 U.S. Census [Demographic map]. Retrieved from http://www.co.lewis.wa.us/publicworks/maps/Demographics/census-pop-dens_2000.pdf |
For additional examples, see pages See Reference Examples APA 7 pp 320-352
Other Online Sources
| Type of Source | Citation Format |
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| Online Posting: General |
AuthorLastname, F. I. (Year, Month Day). Title of post [Description of form]. http://www.xxxx Include a retrieved date for online sources that update and change frequently, and would appear before the URL. Retrieved February 20, 2020, from https://wwww (see APA7 Rule 9.16 p 290) (If only author's screen name is available, use that for the author's name.) |
| Entire website |
It is sufficient to give the website address in the text (in parentheses). |
| Tweet |
APA Education [@APAEducation]. (2020, January 3). Want a sneak peek of some of @APA’s proposed introductory psychology learning outcomes and recommendations? [Tweet]. Twitter. https://twitter.com/APAEducation/status/1213165128784453632 |
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National Institute of Mental Health. (2018, November 28) Suicide affects all ages, genders, races, and ethnicities. Check out these 5 Action Steps for Helping Someone in Emotional Pain [Infographic]. Facebook. http://bit.ly/321Qstq |
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| Blog Post |
Oracknows. (2019, September 28) Antivaxers on Twitter: Fake news and Twitter bots https://scienceblogs.com/insolence/2017/09/28/antivaxers-on-twitter-fake-news-and-twitter-bots (Note: "Oracknows" is a screen name, which the author used when posting to this blog.) |
For additional examples, see pages See Reference Examples APA 7 pp 320-352
Distance Learners
Information for Distance Learners, Online, and Extension Students may be obtained through our Distance Learners page.