Reference Books by Topic
Reference books are a great source of background information. Click the links or scroll down for reference books on a number of topics.
Most of these books are located in the Simpson Reference collection, located on the first floor of Simpson Library. A few are located in the Simpson Stacks.
General Resources
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Condition of Education by Call Number: Available onlineOnline: 1989 to present available from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).
In the Library: 1975-2013 available in the Simpson Stacks L 112 .N377a -
Digest of Education Statistics - National Center for Education Statistics by Call Number: Available onlineOnline: 1990-present
In the library: Limited years (1981-1989, 2011) also available in Simpson Stacks L 111 .A6 (2nd floor). -
Encyclopedia of EducationCall Number: Simpson Reference LB 15 .E47 2003ISBN: 002865594XPublication Date: 20038 volume set -
Encyclopedia of Educational Leadership and AdministrationCall Number: Simpson Reference LB 2805 .E527 2006ISBN: 9780761930877Publication Date: 20062 volume set -
Encyclopedia of the Social and Cultural Foundations of EducationCall Number: Simpson Reference LB 17 .E53 2009ISBN: 9781412906784Publication Date: 20083 volume set -
Learning Theories, A to Z by Call Number: eBookPublication Date: 2002Also available in the library
Simpson Reference LB 15 .L4695 2002 -
World Education Encyclopedia: A Survey of Educational Systems WorldwideCall Number: Simpson Reference LB 15 .W87 2001ISBN: 0787655775Publication Date: 2002
Education and the Law
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Code of Virginia, Titles 22.1-25.1Call Number: Simpson Reference KFV 2430 .A4 1950 -
K-12 Education Law in America by Call Number: Simpson Reference KF 4114 .D46Publication Date: 2020(Formerly The Deskbook Encyclopedia of American School Law) -
Encyclopedia of Education Law by Call Number: Simpson Reference KF 4117 .E53 2008ISBN: 9781412940795Publication Date: 20082 volume set -
Special Education Law (2nd ed.) by Call Number: Simpson Reference KF 4209.3.Z9 R39 2003ISBN: 0967620627Publication Date: 2003
Human Development & Psychology
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Early Childhood Education: An International Encyclopedia by Call Number: Simpson Reference LB 1139.23 .E272 2007ISBN: 9780313331008Publication Date: 20074 volume set -
Encyclopedia of Education and Human Development by Call Number: Simpson Reference LB 15 .E473 2005ISBN: 0765612682Publication Date: 20053 volume set -
Encyclopedia of School Psychology by Call Number: eBookISBN: 0761930809Publication Date: 2005Also available at Simpson Library
Simpson Reference LB 1027.55 .E523 2005 -
The Praeger Handbook of Education and Psychology by Call Number: Simpson Reference LB 1051 .P635 2007ISBN: 9780313331220Publication Date: 20064 volume set -
The Praeger Handbook of Learning and the Brain by Call Number: Simpson Reference LB 1060 .P683 2006ISBN: 0313332657Publication Date: 20062 volume set
Issues in Education
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Education and Sociology: An EncyclopediaCall Number: Simpson Reference LC 189.95 .E38 2002ISBN: 0815316151Publication Date: 2001 -
Encyclopedia of Educational Leadership and AdministrationCall Number: Simpson Reference LB 2805 .E527 2006ISBN: 9780761930877Publication Date: 20062 volume set
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Encyclopedia of the Social and Cultural Foundations of EducationCall Number: Simpson Reference LB 17 .E53 2009ISBN: 9781412906784Publication Date: 20083 volume set
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Handbook of Research on Multicultural Education by Call Number: Simpson Reference LC 1099.3 .H35 2004ISBN: 0787959154Publication Date: 2003 -
Literacy in America: An Encyclopedia of History, Theory, and Practice by Call Number: Simpson Reference LC 151 .L487 2002ISBN: 1576073580Publication Date: 20022 volume set -
Youth, Education, and Sexualities by Call Number: Simpson Reference LC 192.6 .Y68 2005ISBN: 0313327483Publication Date: 20052 volume set
Special Education
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Encyclopedia of Special Education: A Reference for the Education of Children, Adolescents, and Adults with Disabilities and Other Exceptional Individuals by Call Number: Simpson Reference LC 4007 .E53 2007ISBN: 9780471678021Volume 1 (A-C) also available as an eBook. -
The Encyclopedia of Learning Disabilities by Call Number: Simpson Reference LC 4704.5 .T86 2006ISBN: 9780816063994 -
The Praeger Handbook of Special Education by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9780313332623Also available in Simpson Library
Simpson Reference LC 3957 .P73 2007
Statistics
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Condition of Education by Call Number: Available onlineOnline: 1989 to present available from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).
In the Library: 1975-2013 available in the Simpson Stacks L 112 .N377a -
Digest of Education Statistics - National Center for Education Statistics by Call Number: Available onlineOnline: 1990-present
In the library: Limited years (1981-1989, 2011) also available in Simpson Stacks L 111 .A6 (2nd floor).
