The new Master of Education program is designed for K-12 teachers, school administrators, training and development professionals, human resources managers and staff, the knowledge and skills to pursue or advance their careers in education, training, career development, instructional technology, or trade and education association management. The M.Ed. curriculum includes courses that focus on the functional areas and critical knowledge in education as well as courses incorporating business skills and information technology tools. Upon completing the program, learners will be able to apply key concepts, proven methodologies, and information technology skills to education problems, issues and activities. Concentrations are available in Educational Management or Educational Technology. http://www.strayer.edu/academic_step5.cfm?prog_id=D863378E-4990-42DD-A5333C1563519CFC

http://studentserver.strayer.edu/CONT_STD/LIBS/libs2.htm

The Strayer University Library offers resources in a variety of formats to support your classroom assignments and research including basic print collections of Circulating and Reference books, Periodicals and Newspapers. Reserve items include selected books, CD-ROMS and Directed Research Papers. Many other resources are available to you through the entire Strayer Library system, as well as extensive online resources. Tours and Orientation sessions about the LRC are also available, and if you have a question, don’t hesitate to ask! Ask Your Librarian

BOOKS

Strayer Library Online Public Access Catalog. The print resources owned by all campus LRCs can be located by title, author, subject, class code, and other indexes. Circulating items may be requested for delivery from one campus to another through the LRC staff.

University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH)

http://libsys.uah.edu/strayer

Strayer students and faculty can access the online catalog of over 400,000 volumes in the UAH Salmon Library and may borrow books directly from their collection. Access is also available to their electronic book collection. Access is limited to currently enrolled students and currently employed faculty. Note: Students please use your phone number + pin as your login ID. For example, if your phone number is 111-222-3333 and your pin is 9999, then your ID will be: 11122233339999.

Faculty please contact your Campus Dean's Office for login ID information

ONLINE DATABASES

EBSCOHost.

Indexing, abstracting, and full text access to thousands of academic journals. Academic Search Premier is our primary resource for Education Journals, and Business Source Premier includes many journals concerned specifically with Business Education. Both include back files of selected titles in full text.

Academic Search Premier

Academic Search Premier is a multi-discipline database. It provides abstracts and indexing for nearly 4,450 scholarly journals and contains full text for nearly 3,500 peer-reviewed journals. The database covers subjects such as social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, and ethnic studies.
See “Education” for Journal List: http://www.epnet.com/maglists/maglist.htm

or http://www.epnet.com/TitleLists/xls/ap_s.xls

ERIC

ERIC the Educational Resource Information Center contains more than 2,200 digests along with references for additional information and citations and abstracts from over 980 educational and education-related journals. The full text of many of these citations may be found in Academic Source Premier.

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Business Source Premier

As the world’s largest full text business database, Business Source Premier provides full text for nearly 3,800 scholarly business journals, including full text for more than 1,100 peer-reviewed business publications. Coverage includes virtually all subject areas related to business. This database provides full text (PDF) for more than 350 of the top scholarly journals dating as far back as 1922. This database is updated on a daily basis via EBSCOhost. Journal List: http://www.epnet.com/maglists/maglist.htm or http://www.epnet.com/TitleLists/xls/bu_s.xls

Electric Library

Electric Library. A comprehensive reference tool including hundreds of popular magazines and scholarly journals in full text, dozens of current newspapers and news wires, thousands of televisions and radio transcripts (NPR, PBS, and ABC news programs, etc.) as well as thousands of photographs and maps. It provides searchable access to many U.S. and international news sources, including newspapers, wire services, and government transcripts (e.g. Congressional testimony).

INTERNET RESOURCES IN EDUCATION

Beginning Teacher's Tool Box

http://www.inspiringteachers.com/
Website designed especially for new teachers. Resources include a survival kit for new teachers, classroom and professional resources and support community.

DiscoverySchool.com

http://school.discovery.com/
Provides innovative teaching materials for teacher. The topics covered include history, mathematics, literature, physics, astronomy, biology, technology, ecology, economy, and geography. The site is constantly reviewed by teachers in elementary, middle and high school.

Education World

http://www.education-world.com/
A search engine for educational web sites where educators can find education-related information.

The Educator's Reference Desk

http://www.eduref.org/
The Educator's Reference Desk provides a search interface to the ERIC Database, providing access to over one million bibliographic records on educational research, theory, and practice.

Learn NC: The North Carolina Teachers' Network

http://www.learnnc.org/
Learn NC (North Carolina) is a program of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Education. Learn NC offers resources for North Carolina K-12 educators in all subject areas. These resources include lesson plans, discussion forums, articles, professional development materials and news on upcoming events.

ProTeacher

http://www.proteacher.com/

ProTeacher is a comprehensive site for primary school teachers. It offers Web directories for lesson plans, education news, networking and support, teaching practices, classroom management, child development, leadership, and technology.

Rutgers University Libraries Subject Research Guides: Education

http://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/rul/rr_gateway/research_guides/ed/ed.shtml

TeacherFirst

http://www.teachersfirst.com/
Collection of Internet resources and lesson plans drawn from around the world. Each resource is selected and reviewed by one of Teachers First's reviewers, all of whom have classroom teaching experience. Reviewed resources are grouped by subject and grade level.

TeacherNet

http://www.teachernet.com/
An online community for primary educators. Provides education news, classroom resources, literacy lights, discussion lists, bulletin board, information for student teachers and professional resources.

Teacher/Pathfinder: An Educational Internet Village
Provides directory of resources for teachers. There is information on professional development, teaching and school administration.

TeacherVision

http://www.teachervision.fen.com/
Resources for teachers including a variety of lesson plans, email newsletters and literature tie-ins and quizzes to help teachers easily enhance learning and incorporate technology into their classrooms.

Teachnet.com

http://www.teachnet.com/
Provides lesson plans in art, music, language arts, math, science, social studies, etc. The "how to" section shows many great tips on classroom decor, classroom management, fundraising and more. Elementary to high school levels.

United States Government

Documents Center (University of Michigan)

http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/index.html

The Documents Center is a central reference and referral point for government information, whether local, state, federal, foreign or international. Its web pages are a reference and instructional tool for government, political science, statistical data, and news.

Department of Education

http://www.ed.gov/index.jhtml

The Department houses and supports organizations that provide research, evaluation, and statistics, including the...

Institute of Education Sciences

http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ies/index.html

ED's main agency for research, evaluation, and dissemination; statistics; and guidance to further evidence-based policy and practice.

National Center for Education Statistics

http://nces.ed.gov/

The main federal organization for collecting and analyzing education data.

National Assessment of Educational Progress

http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/

what America's students know and can do in academic subjects.

Policy and Program Studies Service

http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ods/ppss/reports.html

analyzes education policy and evaluates education programs.

Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education

http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/fipse/index.html

innovative projects for improving postsecondary education.

National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research

http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/nidrr/index.html

Research on the full inclusion, social integration, employment, and independent living of disabled individuals of all ages.

National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research

http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/nidrr/index.html

Research on the full inclusion, social integration, employment, and independent living of disabled individuals of all ages.

Organizations sponsored by the Office of Special Education Programs

http://www.ed.gov/parents/needs/speced/resources.html

Research related to special education.

National Research and Dissemination Centers for Career and Technical Education

http://www.nccte.com/

Career and technical ed. information.

FirstGov

http://www.firstgov.gov/ On FirstGov.gov, you can search millions of web pages from federal and state governments, the District of Columbia and U.S. territories. Most of these pages are not available on commercial websites. FirstGov has the most comprehensive search of government anywhere on the Internet.

Comparative/International Education

Comparative and International Education Society (CIES)

http://www.cies.ws/

Eurybase - The Information Network on Education in Europe

http://www.eurydice.org/

HGSE Office of Student Affairs — International Affairs: International Education Links

http://gseweb.harvard.edu/~osa/international/resources.html

Institute of International Education

http://www.iie.org/

International Archive of Education Data (IAED)

http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/IAED/

International Education Programs Service (U.S. Dept. of Education)

http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/iegps/index.html

International Education Forum

http://www.uta.fi/FAST/

International Educational Comparisons (NCES)

http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/international/

The Library of Congress Country Studies

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/csquery.html

NAFSA: Association of International Educators

http://www.nafsa.org/

National Database for Research into International Education (Australian Council for Educational Research)

http://aei.dest.gov.au/general/research.htm

Non-U.S. Education Systems

http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/edlite-index.html

Portals to the World (Library of Congress) http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/portals.html

OECD Education Database http:

//www.oecd.org/home/

Overseas Schools (U.S. State Department)

http://www.state.gov/m/a/os/

UNESCO Education Information Service

http://portal.unesco.org/education/en/ev

UNESCO Electronic Documents

http://unesdoc.unesco.org/ulis/index.html

USNEI — U.S. Network for Education Information (U.S. Dept. of Education) http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/edlite-index.html