UC Library Guides: Education: Books/Ebooks

Selected books held by the Library

A Dictionary of Education (2nd edition) by Susan Wallace
Call Number: ebook online
ISBN: 9780199679393
Publication Date: 2015
Online access to over 1000 entries. Coverage includes all sectors of education: pre-school, primary, secondary, further and higher education, special needs, adult and continuing education, and work-based learning.
Dictionary of Education Terms by Kathlyn Griffith, Helen Kowalski
Call Number: LB15.G75 2010
ISBN: 9780195568134
Publication Date: 2010
International Encyclopedia of Adult Education by Leona M. English (Editor)
Call Number: LC5211.I56 2005
ISBN: 9781403917355
Publication Date: 2005
170+ articles, written by an international team of contributors from over 17 countries, detail the research and practice of the field from its emergence as a separate discipline to the present day, covering key concepts, issues and individuals and providing a cutting-edge summary of ongoing debates across a wide range of perspectives, from self-directed learning to human resource development.
International Handbook of Educational Policy by Nina Bascia (Editor); Alister Cumming (Editor); Amanda Datnow (Editor); Kenneth Leithwood (Editor); David Livingstone (Editor)
Call Number: LC71.I57 2005
ISBN: 1402031890
Publication Date: 2005
This Handbook presents contemporary and emergent trends in educational policy research.
Oxford Dictionary of English (3rd ed.) by Angus Stevenson (Editor)
Call Number: EBOOK (access online)
ISBN: 9780199571123
Publication Date: 2010
The foremost single volume authority on the English language, the Oxford Dictionary of English is at the forefront of language research, focusing on English as it is used today. It is informed by the most up-to-date evidence from the largest language research programme in the world, including the two-billion-word Oxford English Corpus.
The SAGE Handbook of Early Childhood Research by Ann Farrell, Sharon L. Kagan, and E. Kay M. Tisdall (Editors)
Call Number: EBOOK (access online)
ISBN: 9781446272190
Publication Date: 2016

Ebook collections

OECD iLibrary: Education
A range of reports published by the OECD specifically related to education.

Bloomsbury Education and Childhood Studies
Systematic and comprehensive coverage of education and childhood studies around the world. Users can study and compare countries through six key sections: early childhood, childhood, youth, primary education, secondary education and higher education. With eBooks, articles, and helpful research tools, build an understanding of education systems, policies, and childhood and youth experience in different countries.
SAGE Research Methods
Covers all aspects of the design, selection and application of research methodology, with over 100,000 pages from ebooks and journal articles.
Oxford Reference Online
Over 300 dictionaries, language reference and subject reference ebooks published by Oxford University Press.
ProQuest Ebook Central
More than 17,000 ebooks in many disciplines. Read online or download to your device for a short term loan. These books are also listed in the Library catalogue.