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Related Research Guides
Other guides which may be useful for research include:
Directories
Directory of Public Elementary & Secondary Education Agencies
Online version (1992+)
U.S. Documents ED 1.111/2: (1994-1999)
U.S. Documents ED 1.130: P96/ (1986)
ASI Microfiche 4584-1 (1973-1978); 4834-1 (1980+)
"provides a listing of all public elementary and secondary education
agencies in the United States. It also includes summary tables on
district size, grade span and student population."
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Education Statistics
See also
Resources for Statistics, Demographics & Census.
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National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
"the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data
related to education."
- Assessments
- Early Childhood
- Elementary/Secondary
- International
- Library
- Postsecondary
- References/Other
The Condition of Education
Online version (1992+)
U.S. Documents ED 1.109: (1982+)
U.S. Documents HE 19.314: (1975-1980)
ASI Microfiche 4564-4 (1975-1979); 4824-1 (1980+)
"presents indicators on the status and condition of education.
The indicators represent a consensus of professional judgment on
significant national measures of the condition and progress of
education. The report includes indicators in six main areas:
- enrollment trends and student
characteristics at all levels of the education system;
- student achievement and the longer term, enduring effects of
education;
- student effort and rates of progress through the
educational system;
- the contexts of elementary and secondary
education in terms of courses taken, teacher characteristics,
and other factors;
- the contexts of postsecondary education;
and
- societal support for learning, including parental and
community support, and public and private financial support of
education at all levels."
The Digest of Education Statistics
Online version (1990+)
U.S. Documents ED 1.140: (2003+)
U.S. Documents ED 1.326: (1980-2002)
U.S. Documents HE 19.315: (1974-1979)
U.S. Documents HE 5.98: (1972-1973)
U.S. Documents HE 5.210: 10024- (1969-1971)
U.S. Documents ED 1.113: (1966-1969)
ASI Microfiche 4564-1 (1976-1979); 4824-2 (1980+)
"provides a compilation of statistical information covering the
broad field of education from prekindergarten through graduate
school. Topics in the Digest include: the number of schools and
colleges; teachers; enrollments; graduates; educational attainment;
finances; federal funds for education; employment and income of
graduates; libraries; technology; and international comparisons."
Homeschooling in the United States
Indicators of School Crime & Safety
Online version (2002+)
U.S. Documents ED 1.102: C86/ (1998-1999)
ASI Microfiche 4824-16 (1998+)
"includes data on crime at school from the perspectives of students,
teachers, principals, and the general population from an array of
sources--the National Crime Victimization Survey, the School Crime
Supplement to the National Crime Victimization Survey, the Youth
Risk Behavior Survey, the School Survey on Crime and Safety and the
School and Staffing Survey. Data on crime away from school are also
presented to place school crime in the context of crime in the
larger society."
Internet Access in U.S. Public Schools & Classrooms
"provides trend analysis on the percent of public schools and
instructional rooms with Internet access and on the ratio of
students to instructional computers with Internet access. The report
contains data on the types of Internet connections, technologies and
procedures used to prevent student access to inappropriate material
on the Internet, and the availability of hand-held and laptop
computers to students and teachers. It also provides information on
teacher professional development on how to integrate the use of the
Internet into the curriculum, and the use of the Internet to provide
opportunities and information for teaching and learning."
Projections of Education Statistics
Online version
(1992+)
U.S. Documents ED 1.120: (1988+)
U.S. Documents HE 19.320: (1983-1987)
U.S. Documents HE 5.210: 10030- (1978-1982)
ASI Microfiche 4824-4 (1981+)
ASI Microfiche 4564-2 (1973-1978)
"provides projections for key education statistics. It includes
statistics on enrollment, graduates, teachers, and expenditures in
elementary and secondary schools, and enrollment, earned degrees
conferred, and current-fund expenditures of degree-granting
institutions."
"Search for statewide information in elementary/secondary education
characteristics and finance, postsecondary education, public
libraries, assessments, and selected demographics for all states."
"contains statistical trends of elementary, secondary, and higher
education institutions. Text and charts describe historical shifts
in educational attainment, enrollment, staff, degrees and finance."
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U.S. Census Bureau
"The Census in Schools program promotes data literacy and increases
awareness of Census Bureau products and activities by providing
educators with teaching tools, resource materials, workshops, and
other professional development opportunities."
- State Facts for Students
- Program Overview
- Teaching Materials
- Reference Materials
- Highlights
"provides links to a variety of educational materials from the
Census Bureau and from other federal agency websites that present
federal data in the form of lesson plans and classroom activities
that enrich the educational process with projects and exercises
based on real data."
- Lesson Plans Using Census Data
- TIGER Map Server
- American FactFinder Mapping Resources
- Federal Websites for Students
- Sources for National Educational Standards
- Teacher Resources on the Web
"Data are tabulated for people 15 years old and over. People are
classified according to the highest level of school completed or the
highest degree received."
Public Elementary-Secondary Education Finance Data
Online version (1992+)
U.S. Documents C 3.191/2-10: (1987-1993)
U.S. Documents C 3.191/2-6: (1977-1986)
"include revenues, expenditures, debt, and assets (cash and security
holdings) of elementary and secondary public school systems.
Statistics cover all states, including the District of Columbia, and
are available on an annual basis."
"The population and poverty estimates for each estimate-year are
produced for all school districts identified in the most recent
boundary update."
"collected annually in the October Current Population Survey (CPS)
for the Nation."
What It’s Worth: Field of Training and Economic Status
"Data are tabulated for people 18 years old and over. People are
classified according to the highest degree received, field of
training, and economic status."
"The following characteristics for people contain educational
attainment and years in school as cross tabulations in many of the
tables:"
- Disability Characteristics
- Health Insurance Statistics
- Income
- Labor Force Statistics
- Population Profile: 1995 (includes updated data)
- Poverty
- 65+ in the United States
- Census Questionnaire Content, 1990 (responses to various
questions)
- Statistical Abstracts
- Statistical Briefs
- We the Americans Series
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White House
provides easy access to current federal social statistics.
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Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)
See also:
Statistical Data and Information on Postsecondary Institutions
Tool Finder -
compare features of the following tools:
Search for colleges by programs/majors, degree levels, location, size,
costs, % admissions, test scores, varsity athletic teams, extended
learning opportunities, religious affiliation.
Retrieve information about each college, including:
- Estimated Student Expenses
- Financial Aid
- Enrollment
- Admissions
- Retention/Graduation Rate
- Programs/Majors
- Varsity Athletic Teams
- Accreditation
- Campus Security
"a simplified version of the Peer Analysis System (PAS) that allows
comparisons between a focus institution and comparison institutions.
Data are available only from the latest data collection year, and
results are simple and streamlined. Individuals that need access to
more data should use the PAS."
"With the Peer Analysis System (PAS) you can compare an institution
of your choice to a group of peer institutions. To download large
datasets within the PAS, you will need to use the Dataset Cutting
Tool (DCT)."
"To download large datasets within the Peer Analysis System (PAS),
you will need to use the Dataset Cutting tool."
"Generate analytical tables of data (percentages, means, and sums)
and correlations matrices using datasets in the following
categories:
- Postsecondary Institution Data
- Postsecondary Students
- Postsecondary Faculty
- High School Cohorts
- Early Childhood and
Household Studies
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NCES Surveys and Program Areas
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NCES - Assessments
Surveys & Programs:
Assessments
"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, writing, the arts, civics, economics, geography,
and U.S. history."
"a nationally representative assessment of English literacy among
American adults age 16 and older."
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NCES - Early Childhood
Surveys & Programs:
Early Childhood
"provides national data on children's status at birth and at various
points thereafter; children's transitions to nonparental care, early
education programs, and school; and children's experiences and
growth through the eighth grade. The ECLS program also provides data
to analyze the relationships among a wide range of family, school,
community, and individual variables with children's development,
early learning, and performance in school."
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NCES - Elementary / Secondary
Surveys & Programs:
Elementary / Secondary
"relies on existing and special-purpose NCES surveys to provide data
on career/technical education from students, faculty, and schools at
the secondary and postsecondary levels, as well as on adults seeking
work-related education and training."
"a comprehensive, annual, national statistical database of
information concerning all public elementary and secondary schools
(approximately 94,000) and school districts (approximately 17,000),
which contains data that are designed to be comparable across all
states. The CCD consists of five surveys completed annually by state
education departments from their administrative records. Information
included are: a general description of schools and school districts,
including name, address, and phone number; data on students and
staff, including demographics; and fiscal data, including revenues
and current expenditures."
"Topics in these surveys include: gangs, bullying, student
victimization, drug availability, fear and avoidance behaviors,
disciplinary actions, prevention activities, school safety programs
and policies, use of school security, and school facilities
measures."
"routinely gathers data on school enrollment and educational
attainment for elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education.
Related data are also collected about preschooling and the general
adult population. In addition, NCES funds additional items on
education-related topics such as language proficiency, disabilities,
computer use and access, student mobility, and private school
tuition."
provides finance information on public elementary/secondary
education.
"a longitudinal survey that will monitor the transitions of a
national sample of young people as they progress from tenth grade
to, eventually, the world of work. ELS:2002 will obtain information
not just from students and their school records, but also from
students' parents, their teachers, their librarians and the
administrators of their schools."
"describes the activities of seniors and sophomores as they
progressed through high school, postsecondary education, and into
the workplace. The data span 1980 through 1992 and include parent,
teacher, high school transcripts, student financial aid records, and
postsecondary transcripts in addition to student questionnaires and
interviews."
"began with an 8th grade cohort in 1988, provides trend data about
critical transitions experienced by young people as they develop,
attend school, and embark on their careers. Data were collected from
students and their parents, teachers, and high school principals and
from existing school records such as high school transcripts.
Cognitive tests (math, science, reading, and history) were
administered during the base year (1988), first follow up (1990),
and second follow up (1992). Third follow up data were collected in
1994. All dropouts, who could be located, were retained in the
study. A fourth follow-up was completed in 2000."
"includes surveys on adult education, parent and family involvement in
education, before- and after-school programs and activities, civic
involvement, early childhood program participation, household
library use, school readiness, and school safety and discipline."
"describes the transition of young adults from high school through
postsecondary education and the workplace. The data span 1972
through 1986 and include postsecondary transcripts."
"Information collected includes: religious orientation; level of
school; size of school; length of school year, length of school day;
total enrollment (K-12); number of high school graduates, whether a
school is single-sexed or coeducational and enrollment by sex;
number of teachers employed; program emphasis; existence and type of
kindergarten program."
"provides links to data and information on current and changing
conditions in education in rural America. The site provides access
to recent data collected by NCES including: enrollments; National
Assessment of Educational Progress scores; coursetaking, dropouts
and transition to college; availability of advanced course offerings
and technology, teacher characteristics, class size, technology,
discipline and facilities; and support for learning, including
parents’ satisfaction and involvement, community support, and
financial support."
"provides access to school district geographic and demographic data
useful for describing and analyzing characteristics of school
districts, children, and K-12 education."
"sample survey of the nation's public schools designed to provide
estimates of school crime, discipline, disorder, programs and
policies."
"provides data on characteristics and qualifications of teachers and
principals, teacher hiring practices, professional development,
class size and other conditions in schools. SASS data are designed
to allow comparisons of public and private schools and staff and
permit the analysis of trend data."
"This site, which draws primarily on data collected by organizations
other than NCES, compiles and disseminates data on state-level
education reform efforts in four areas:
- Standards, Assessment, & Accountability
- School Finance Reforms
- Resources for Learning
- State Support for School Choice Options
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NCES - International
Surveys & Programs:
International
"an international comparative study designed to provide
participating countries, including the United States, with
information about the skills of their adult populations."
"conducted in 1999, provides information on U.S. ninth-graders'
knowledge of democratic practices and institutions and on how it
compares with the knowledge of students in 27 other participating
countries. In addition, CivEd provides data about U.S. ninth-grade
students’ attitudes toward democracy, national identity,
international relations, and social cohesion and diversity."
"NCES supports a variety of activities to provide statistical data
for cross-national comparisons of education. These activities focus
on 2 major areas: indicators and assessments."
"a system of international assessments that focus on 15-year-olds'
capabilities in reading literacy, mathematics literacy, and science
literacy. PISA also includes measures of general or cross-curricular
competencies such as learning strategies."
"focuses on the achievement and reading experiences of children in
35 countries in grades equivalent to fourth grade in the United
States. The study includes a written test of reading comprehension
and a series of questionnaires focusing on the factors associated
with the development of reading literacy."
"TIMSS (formerly known as the Third International Mathematics and
Science Study) is a study of classrooms across the country and
around the world. TIMSS provides trend data on students' mathematics
and science achievement from an international perspective."
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NCES - Library
Surveys & Programs:
Library
- Academic Libraries Survey
- School Library Media Center Survey
- Public Libraries Survey (now at
IMLS)
- State Library Agencies Survey (now at
IMLS)
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NCES - Postsecondary
Surveys & Programs:
Postsecondary
"provides information concerning education and work experiences
after completion of bachelor’s degrees."
"designed specifically to collect data related to persistence in and
completion of postsecondary education programs; relationships
between work and education efforts; and the effect of postsecondary
education on the lives of individuals."
"information on the cost of postsecondary education, the
distribution of financial aid, and the characteristics of both aided
and nonaided students and their families."
- Institution Survey - counts of faculty; hires & departures;
tenure of faculty; tenure policies; retirement & other benefits
of faculty
- Department Chairperson Survey (1988 only) - faculty
composition in department; tenure of faculty in department,
faculty hires & departures in department; hiring practices;
activities to assess faculty performance; professional &
developmental activities
- Faculty Survey - sociodemographic characteristics; academic
& professional background; field of instruction; employment
history; current employment status including rank & tenure;
workload; courses taught; publications; job satisfaction &
attitudes; career & retirement plans; benefits & compensation
a series of analysis reports that focus on postsecondary education
policy issues:
- Access, Persistence, & Attainment of a Degree
- Financing Postsecondary Education
- Student Profiles/Descriptive Summaries
- Life After College
- Postsecondary Faculty
- K-12 Teachers
- Other Topics
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NCES - Resources
Surveys & Programs:
Resources
"designed to meet the information needs of teachers, administrators,
teachers, policymakers, parents and librarians. It contains special
features and articles focusing on important education issues and
packages and disseminates information on education specifically for
these audiences."
"develops free resources on a variety of issues that affect schools,
school districts, and state education agencies.
- Best Practices
- Data Handbooks
- Education Data
- Education Facilities
- Forum Outreach
- Safety/Security
- Technology
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Laws and Court Cases
See also Legal Research: Florida
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Florida Statutes and Regulations
- 1000: K-20 General Provisions
- 1001: K-20 Governance
- 1002: Student & Parental Rights & Educational Choices
- 1003: Public K-12 Education
- 1004: Public Postsecondary Education
- 1005: Nonpublic Postsecondary Education
- 1006: Support for Learning
- 1007: Articulation & Access
- 1008: Assessment & Accountability
- 1009: Educational Scholarships, Fees, & Financial Assistance
- 1010: Financial Matters
- 1011: Planning & Budgeting
- 1012: Personnel
- 1013: Educational Facilities
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6A - State Board of Education
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6B - Education Practices Commission
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6C - Board of Regents
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6C7 - University of Central Florida
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6D - Florida School for the Deal and the Blind
- 6E - Commission for Independent Education
- 6J - Florida Institute of Phosphate Research
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Education Case Law
Yearbook of Education Law
Reference KF 4102.5 .Y4 (1972+)
"contains analyses of the previous year’s federal and state court
decisions that affect private and public elementary and secondary
schools and higher education."
- Employees
- School Governance
- Students
- Bargaining
- Students with Disabilities
- Torts
- Sports
- Higher Education
- Students in Higher Education
- Federal & State Legislation
Direct links to LexisNexis Academic search forms:
This research guide provides additional tips for researching
education law in LexisNexis Academic, LexisNexis Congressional,
and LexisNexis Statistical.
- Definitions
- Key Topics
- Major Legislation
- Law Reviews & Newsletters
- Professional Journals & News Sources
Sorting the search results in LexisNexis Academic:
With the results of your search displayed, use the options in the left
column to:
- List Results by State -
Change the drop-down selection for Result Groups from "Sources by Category" to
"Publication Name". The result groups in the left
column will list the individual states, organized with the
states with the most reported cases first. NOTE: There may
be more than one group in the list for each state, e.g.,
cases from the Courts of Appeals and from the Supreme Court.
- Group State Publications Together -
Select the "A-Z" button near the top of the left column to
resort the publications alphabetically, which should pull
together all of the groups for each state, e.g., FL Courts
of Appeals Cases from 1957 followed by FL Supreme Court
Cases from 1846 (if there are results in both levels of
court).
- View Multiple Groups - To display the
results of two or more groups simultaneously, select "View
Multiple Groups" near the top of the left column, check the
boxes for the desired groups, and select the "View Selected"
button.
How to navigate from the
LexisNexis Academic home page to the search forms for sources:
- Connect to the
LexisNexis Academic home page
- Sources - Select the "Sources" tab near
the top left of the page
- Area of Law - In "Browse Sources", step
1, change from "Publication Type" to "Area of Law"
- Education Law - In "Browse Sources",
step 3 - "Select a category to view sources", scroll down
and select the folder for "Education Law"
- Federal & State Education Law Cases - Check the
boxes for one or more sources to be searched, e.g., "Federal & State
Education Law Cases".
- OK - Continue - Select the "OK -
Continue" button on the right side of the screen, which will
connect to the Power Search form with the source(s) you
chose as the selection in the "Select Sources" drop-down
box.
- Conduct your search.
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Florida Legislature
- Education Facilities Appropriations
- Education Pre-K - 12
- Education Pre-K - 12 Appropriations
- Higher Education
- Higher Education Appropriations
- Schools & Learning Council
- 21st Century Competitiveness
- Education Innovation & Career Preparation
- K-12
- Postsecondary Education
The Office of Program Policy Analysis & Government Accountability
(OPPAGA) "examines agencies and programs to improve services and cut
costs."
"The Florida Government Accountability Report provides legislators and the public with profiles of state government
agencies and programs. Generally, profiles provide the following
information about programs:
- why Florida provides the program,
- how the program is funded,
- current issues facing the program, and
- references to other sources of program information and assessments."
- Early Learning Programs Estimating Conference
- Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program
- School Readiness
- Education Estimating Conference
- Public Schools Enrollment
- Community Colleges Enrollment
- Universities Enrollment
- Post-Secondary Financial Aid
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Standards
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Florida Resources
See also Florida Government Resources,
Standards, and
Laws & Court Cases.
Florida Department of Education
- Board of Education
- Early Learning / Prekindergarten
- Public Schools / Districts
- Family & Community Outreach
- Community Colleges
- College & Beyond
- Workforce Education
- Testing
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- Data & Statistics
- Services to Individuals with Disabilities
- Commissions, Committees & Task Forces
- Department Info & Services
- Media Room
- Meetings / Events
- Publications & Papers
- Contracts, Grants & Procurement
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"free online advising website helps students plan and track their
education progress from middle school through college."
- Middle School Students
- High School Students
- Finding a College or Program
- Paying for College
- Applying for College
- College Students
- Counselors & Educators
searchable by last name or county.
-
Glossary of Terms
- "The Education Practices Commission (EPC) has the authority to
issue penalties against an individual's State of Florida
Educator Certificate. Click
here to view the guidelines adopted by the EPC for issuing penalties against
a state issued certificate."
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Florida K-12
provides data on public elementary, middle, and high schools for
each of Florida's 67 school districts, including:
- absences
- classes taught by out-of-field teachers
- disabilities
- operating costs
- per pupil expenditures
- standardized test scores (ACT, FCAT, SAT)
- free/reduced-price lunch
- gifted
- incidents of crime & violence
- limited English proficiency
- school grades
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- school number
- school staff
- stability
- student membership
- suspensions
- teachers advanced degrees
- teachers years of experience
- high school dropout rate
- high school graduation rate
- follow-up of prior year high school graduates
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"have been generated to comply with federal NCLB legislation that
requires annual report cards on the educational progress of schools,
school districts, and the state. These reports are initially
published prior to the beginning of the school year."
provides "customized reports with comparison data that demonstrate the
progress of Florida’s students and schools statewide and each
legislative district."
- Students on Grade Level
- Passing FCAT Graduation Requirements
- School Grades
- School Performance
- AYP (Adequate Yearly Progress)
- Graduation Rates
- Dropout Rates
- Post High School Outcomes
provide specific information on the measurement of Adequate Yearly
Progress for individual schools, school districts, and the state.
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Florida Higher Education
- SUS Headcount Enrollment, 1905-Present
- SUS Degrees Awarded, 1980-Present
- SUS Fundable FTE, 1973-Present
- Community College FTE Enrollment, 1981-Present
- Community College Degrees, 1982-Present
- Florida SAT, ACT, and AP Statistics
- Florida 4th and 8th Grade FCAT Scores, 2001-Present
- National Comparisons of Public Four-Year Universities
- SUS Quick Facts
- Fiscal Year State University System Research Expenditures
- Enrollment
- Degrees
- Credit Hours/FTE
- Initial Educator Prep
- Analysis of Instructional Expenditures
SUS Accountability Reports
provides data and other information about the performance of universities in the State
University System on accountability measures.
"allows you to narrow your search for academic programs by program
subject area, institution, and/or degree level. If you are
undecided, you can view all the programs that a particular college
offers or view all of the colleges that offer a certain program. Or
if you have decided on a major, you can search Florida institutions
offering degree programs in your area of interest. Also, learn about
how institutions are accredited, which agencies grant accreditation,
and how accreditation affects students."
provides details on a particular postsecondary school in Florida
such as admissions information, cost, degrees offered, total
enrollment, or activities and sports available.
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Florida Vocational Rehabilitation
- approved companies
- approved facilities
- individual rehabilitation providers
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U.S. Department of Education
- Students
- Homework Aids
- Keep My School Safe & Drug-Free
- Prepare for My Future
- Find & Pay for College
- Graduate Study & Adult Learning
- Get Involved in My Community
- International Education
- Parents
- Prepare My Child for School
- Find Schools & After-Care
- Help My Child Read
- My Child's Academic Success
- My Child's Special Needs
- College for My Child
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- Teachers
- Become a Teacher
- Find Teaching Opportunities
- Improve Student Performance
- Student Assessment
- Address Student Needs
- Professional Development
- Administrators
- Lead & Manage My School
- Strengthen Teacher Quality
- Work with Parents & the Community
- Financial Aid for Postsecondary Students
- Find Grants
- Recruit Principals
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"More than 1,500 federally supported teaching and learning resources
are included from dozens of federal agencies."
- Arts & Music
- Health & Phys Ed
- Language Arts
- Math
- Science
- History & Social Studies
- World Studies
- U.S. History Topics
- U.S. Time Periods
"supports rigorous research that contributes to the solution of
significant education problems in the United States."
- Cognition & Student Learning
- Early Childhood Programs & Policies
- Education Leadership
- Education Policy, Finance, & Systems
- Education Technology
- Interventions for Struggling Adolescent & Adult Readers
- Mathematics & Science Research
- Middle & High School Reform
- National Research & Development Centers
- Postdoctoral Research Training Program
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- Postsecondary Education
- Predoctoral Research Training Program
- Preschool Curriculum Evaluation Research
- Reading & Writing Education Research
- Small Business Innovation Research
- Social & Behavioral Context for Academic Learning
- Social & Character Development
- Teacher Quality: Mathematics & Science Research
- Teacher Quality: Reading & Writing Research
- Unsolicited & Other Awards
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"a network of ten laboratories that serve the educational needs of a
designated region by providing access to high quality scientifically
valid education research through applied research and development
projects, studies, and other related technical assistance
activities."
"a collaborative reference desk service provided by the ten regional
educational laboratories (REL) that by design, functions much in the
same way as a technical reference library. It provides references,
referrals, and brief responses in the form of citations on research
based education questions."
See also the archive of questions from
AskERIC.
"For each topic area, the WWC produces a range of materials,
including topic area review protocols, topic reports, intervention
reports, practice guides, and quick reviews of single studies.
- Beginning Reading
- Character Education
- Dropout Prevention
- Early Childhood Education
- Elementary School Math
- English Language Learners
- Middle School Math
- State certification and license requirements for completers
of regular and alternate teacher preparation programs;
- Statewide pass rates on state assessments of graduates of
teacher preparation programs, and quartile rankings of their
institutions of higher education based on their pass rates;
- Number of teachers on waivers or emergency/temporary permits
(allowed to teach without having an initial full certificate or
license);
- Information on teacher standards and their alignment with
student standards;
- Criteria for identifying low-performing schools of education
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Education Resources Information Center (ERIC)
See also U.S. Department of Education.
ERIC Database
ERIC Database
"provides access to education literature and resources. The database
provides access to information from journals included in the Current
Index of Journals in Education and Resources in Education Index. The
database contains more than 1,194,000 records and links to more than
100,000 full-text documents from ERIC."
- Index to Annotation Numbers:
- EJ000001+
- ED010000+
- ED002747 through ED003960
Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE)
Index L 11 .C95 (1969-2001)
Print index to EJ000001 through EJ628868
Resources in Education (RIE)
Index L 11 .R412 (1966-2001)
Print index to ED010000 through ED455358
Office of Education Research Reports
Index L 11 .R4 (1956-1965)
Print index to ED002747 through ED003960
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ERIC Documents
Approximately one-half of the entries in the ERIC
database relate to education documents.
ERIC Documents (ED numbers)
- Indexed in the ERIC database
- Identified by unique ED numbers, ERIC documents
include a wide variety of resources such as:
- teaching guides
- research reports
- bibliographies
- issue papers
- instructional materials
- test and evaluation instruments
- Full-text Online -
approximately 20% (100,000+) of the ED documents are available
online, with the
ERIC Microfiche Digitization Project working on bringing
another 340,000 documents from 1966-1992 online.
- ERIC Microfiche
- Most full text ED documents from 1966 forward are
available in microfiche format on the third floor of the UCF
Library.
- Earlier Education Microfiche
- Preceding the ED microfiche in the UCF Library cabinets
are microfiche with ES numbers and MP numbers from series
which were discontinued.
- ES Numbers
- not included in the ERIC database
- Indexed in
- Pacesetters in Innovation
Index L11.P325
identifying Projects to Advance Creativity in
Education (PACE) from 1966-1969.
- MP Numbers
- Indexed in Manpower Research Inventory (not
available at UCF), but most of the MP documents seem to
have been reproduced in the ED series and indexed in the
ERIC database.
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ERIC Clearinghouses
The U.S. Department of Education closed all ERIC Clearinghouses in 2003.
Many of the resources formerly available through the Clearinghouses are
now available at sites maintained by various universities, research
centers, or other organizations. The following links identify either
archives of the Clearinghouse materials or organizations currently
providing similar resources.
See also Regional Labs and
What Works Clearinghouse.
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Head Start (U.S. Department of Health &
Human Services)
"a national program that promotes school readiness by enhancing the
social and cognitive development of children through the provision
of educational, health, nutritional, social and other services to
enrolled children and families."
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Gateway to Educational Materials (GEM)
"The Gateway to Educational Materials is a Consortium effort to
provide educators with quick and easy access to thousands of
educational resources found on various federal, state, university,
non-profit and commercial Internet sites. The Gateway contains a
variety of educational resource types from activities and lesson
plans to online projects to assessment items."
- Browse by subject
- Browse by type (activity, curriculum, lesson plan, study
guide, etc.)
- Browse by level (preschool, kindergarten, adult/continuing
education, etc.)
- Browse by keywords
- Browse by mediator (elementary school teachers, parents,
etc.)
- Browse by beneficiary (K-12 students, student teachers,
etc.)
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Looking for something else?
Ask for assistance at the UCF Libraries' Research Assistance Desk or contact
Ask A Librarian.
Prepared by: Rich Gause,
Government Documents Librarian
URL of this page: http://library.ucf.edu/govdocs/education.asp
Last update:06/03/09 02:57:32 PM
