Government Information
Publications by Subject - Education

Finding Documents | Resources for information on colleges and universities | Resources for research | Resources for planning lessons | Resources suitable for classroom use |  Statistics | Grants | Agencies | Help

Finding Documents:
There are millions of documents in the Federal Depository Library Program; over 100,000 are available full text via the web.  Beginning in June 2000 Pfau Library will catalog electronic, print, and microform documents in our OPAC as they are released.  Other resources for finding Federal Government information by subject:

• Browse Electronic Titles (maintained by the U.S. Government Printing Office)
  Offers subject bibliographies of electronic Federal Government publications.
  
• Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (maintained by the U.S. Government Printing Office)
  Catalogs all publications (print and electronic) distributed through the Federal Depository Library Program since 1994.
  
• Hotbot (maintained by Lycos Inc.)
  In the Advanced Search option it is possible to limit by location / domain.  Limiting to .gov (government) or .mil (military) sites is one way to find information published by the Federal Government.
  
• Notable Documents in Electronic Format.
  Award-winning electronic government documents on every subject.
  
• Topical Index from the Office of Educational Research and Improvement
  Index links to full text publications on education. (The link is usually to the sponsoring agency, not to the publication itself.  Follow the link, then search the sponsoring agency site for the publication.)
  
• AskERIC InfoGuide Archive
  Links to web information guides.  These guides support teachers in a variety of ways.  Some offer links to documents that could be useful for developing lesson plans, many offer listserv addresses to facilitate communication between teachers.
  
• ERIC Sites
  The Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC), funded by the Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI), is a nationwide information network that acquires, catalogs, summarizes, and provides access to education information from all sources.  This site provides links to the subject-based clearing houses, each of which has further links to web resources.

Resources for information on colleges and universities:
If you are not sure what colleges might be of interest, IPEDS COOL has the tool to help you search for a college. You can search for a college based on its location, program, or degree offerings either alone or in combination. The more criteria you specify, the smaller the number of colleges that will fit your criteria. Once you're found some colleges of interest, you can obtain important and understandable information and on all of them.

Resources for Researchers: (Finding journal articles and Education Dept. documents)
ERIC Sponsored Internet Access to ERIC databases
Choose your software and search ERIC.  (If you would like to use software that includes a well developed and flexible search engine that supports both complex and simple searches, and that allows you to develope your search strategy though reusing and recombining past searches; then use the Pfau Library's ERIC subscription.)  The ERIC database indexes two different types of documents:

Research Reports from the National Research and Development Centers
Limited number of reports (600) from Research and Development Centers.  Reports are searchable and are also classified by subject.

Pfau Library subscribes to several databases that are useful for research in the field of Education.  They can be used from within the Pfau Library.  Off campus use via the proxy server is available for current students, faculty, and staff.
 
Resources for Planning Lessons
Curriculum Frameworks and Instructional Resources for the State of California

A-Z Index of California Curriculum Frameworks and Instructional Resources

National Library of Education's Gateway to Educational Materials
Search the index to find lesson plans, curriculum units and other education resources on the Internet.

Resources Suitable for Classroom Use:
Ben's Guide to the U.S. Government    Government resources sorted by grade level, and within grade level by subject.

Federal Resources for Educational Excellence    Provides links by subject to Federal Web Resources suitable for classroom use.

TrackStar   This provides scaffolded web lessons.  The site is funded by the Department of Education and sponsored by South Central Regional Technology in Education Consortia

Online Safety   From FEMA's website, a guide to safe practices for kids using the World Wide Web.

Air Force Crossroads - Teens and Youth   Links of interest to kids, organized by age group and subject.  Everything from hearing the noises farm animals make (for pre-schoolers) to a complete illustrated guide to PC Hardware (for teenagers).  Includes links for contests, help with homework and information for hobbies.
 
Statistics:
Federal Publications on Educational Statistics:
Condition of Education - 1999 edition  / 1998 edition  /  1997 edition
Digest of Education Statistics - 1998 edition  / 1997 edition  /  1996 edition  /  1995 edition  /  1994 edition  / 1993 edition  /  1992 edition  /
Past issues of these annual publications, as well as other statistical publications such as Education Indicators an International Perspective, National Assessment of Educational Progress, Projections of Educational Statistics, and Youth Indicators are available though the National Center for Educational Statistics' search for statistics page or through the "Popular NCES Reports" page.

State Publications on Educational Statistics:
California Department of Education - State and School Finance, Research and Statistical Information

California Public School Profiles    Profiles and reports on California K-12 offered on a state, county, district and school level of detail.

DataQuest - California Department of Education

L.A. County Publication on Educational Statistics:
Condition of Public Education in Los Angeles
 
Grants:
California Department of Education - Grant Information

California Department of Education's Technology Literacy Challenge
 
Government Agencies:
California Department of Education

Department of Education (U.S.)

Department of Education Cross-Site Indexing Project (U.S.)   Search across all Dept. of Education sites for internet information resources.

National Center for Education Statistics

National Library of Education

National Research and Development Centers

Public Education in San Bernardino County

San Bernardino City Unified School District

Help: For help finding government information, or if you would like to recommend a resource contact Jill Vassilakos-Long

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