Reference resources include encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases and handbooks. Entries in such sources tend to be rather short and they are meant to help you get started with research on a new topic.
EdSpeak
Ref. LB15 .R285 2007
Historical Dictionary of School Segregation and Desegregation
CALL NUMBER: Ref. LC212.52 .R34 1998
Greenwood dictionary of education
CALL NUMBER: Ref. LB15 .G68 2003
Learning Theories A to Z
CALL NUMBER: Ref. LB15 .L4695 2002
Critical Thinking and Learning: An Encyclopedia for Parents and Teachers
CALL NUMBER: Ref. LB1590.3 .C735 2004
Early childhood education : an international encyclopedia
CALL NUMBER: Ref. LB1139.23 .E272 2007
Education and Sociology: An Encyclopedia
CALL NUMBER: Ref. LC189.95 .E38 2002
Encyclopedia of African-American Education
CALL NUMBER: Ref. LC2717 .E53 1996
Encyclopedia of American Education
CALL NUMBER: Ref. LB17 .U54 2007
Encyclopedia of Bilingualism and Bilingual Education
CALL NUMBER: Ref. LC3707 .E53 1998
Encyclopedia of children, adolescents, and the media
CALL NUMBER: Ref. HQ784.M3 E53 2007
Encyclopedia of Early Childhood Education
CALL NUMBER: Ref. LB1139.25 .E53 1992
Encyclopedia of Education
CALL NUMBER: Ref. LB15 .E47 2003
Encyclopedia of Learning Disabilities
CALL NUMBER: Ref. LC4704.5 .T86 2006
Encyclopedia of school psychology
CALL NUMBER: Ref. LB1027.55 .E523 2005
Gender and Education: An Encyclopedia
CALL NUMBER: Ref. LC213 .G425 2007
Philosophy of Education: An Encyclopedia
CALL NUMBER: Ref. LB17 .P485 1996
Race, ethnicity, and education
CALL NUMBER: Ref. LC1099.3 .R33 2006
Standards and Schooling in the United States: An Encyclopedia
CALL NUMBER: Ref. LB2822.82 .S82 2001
Women in Higher Education: An Encyclopedia
CALL NUMBER: Ref. LC1569 .W66 2002
Elementary education : a reference handbook
CALL NUMBER: Ref. LB1555 .H297 2005
Handbook of Research on Multicultural Education
CALL NUMBER: Ref. LC1099.3 .H35 2004
Multicultural and Diversity Education: A Reference Handbook
CALL NUMBER: Ref. LC1099.3 .A66 2002
Requirements for Certification of Teachers, Counselors, Librarians, Administrators for Elementary and Secondary Schools
CALL NUMBER: Ref. LB1771 .R4
Special Education: A Reference Handbook
CALL NUMBER: Ref. LC3981 .S33 2001
Understanding Educational Reform: A Reference Handbook
CALL NUMBER: Ref. LA209.2 .H58 2002