This subject guide covers educational administration and supervision resources available at the Johnston Memorial Library, including full-text journals, magazine, and newspaper articles,  educational administration and supervision websites, and printed materials in the Reference Collection. This is not a comprehensive subject guide, but rather a selective list of materials that are most useful for locating information in this field. Library location and call  number are provided for print publications. 

• CQ Researcher. Presents full-text articles on current social, political, economic, and international issues. 

• Chronicle of Higher Education. News and information on the academic world, including reports of current events and issues, developments in information technology, and job opportunities. Includes the full current issue and 10 years of archives.

• CQ Weekly Report. Offers in-depth full-text articles on U.S. Congressional legislation, actions, and developments.

• InfoTrac OneFile. A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics: business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social science, sports, technology, and many general interest topics. Millions of full-text articles many with images. Updated daily.

• Mental Measurement Yearbook. The Mental Measurements Yearbook, from Buros Institute, contains descriptive information and critical reviews from the Buros Institute's 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, and 15th Yearbooks. The database covers more than 2,200 commercially available tests in categories such as behavioral assessment, achievement, intelligence and aptitude, speech and hearing, and sensory motor. Each entry includes test name and classification; author(s); publisher and publication date; price; time requirements; score descriptions; levels; and intended populations. Mental Measurements Yearbook is updated every six months to ensure timely access to new test information and to eliminate out?dated descriptions and reviews when new ones are available. A valuable resource for academic libraries, the Yearbook provides a convenient tool for educators, counselors, psychologists, personnel directors, lawyers, and medical professionals to locate and evaluate testing instruments.

• ProQuest Education Journals. This database offers complete information on hundreds of educational topics. This database covers almost 400 leading journals in the field, including journals such as Childhood Education, College Teaching, Harvard Educational Review, Journal of Athletic Training, Educational Theory, and Urban Education. Full text articles include all the charts, tables, diagrams and other graphical elements. Coverage includes literature on primary, secondary, and higher education, special education, home schooling, adult education, and related topics.
  Natural language searching, database segmenting, and conceptual smart searching are just a few of the features that help users find the information they need quickly and easily. Users may search by keyword, topic guide (subject directory), or journal publication.
  

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• Dissertation Abstracts. Selectively covers masters theses and dissertations including dissertations from North American and Europe. Covers all subject disciplines. Covers 1861 to present and includes abstracts since 1988. Thesis abstracts have been included since 1988. Database is updated monthly. 

• ERIC. Journal articles and reports on education topics. Contains annotated references to educational materials issued in the monthly Resources in Education (RIE) and to journal articles issued in the monthly Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE). Indexes over 2,000 titles and is updated monthly. Covers 1966 to present.

• Statistical Universe. Full-text database to U.S. statistical data and some international statistics. Features include searching the Power Tables for finding fast answers, searching summaries of statistical publications for comprehensive overview of documents or selecting links to other websites with information about statistics. 

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• Educational Administration Glossary. by Edward L. Dejnozka. Greenwood Press, 1983.Gives brief definitions of major administration and supervision terms. Location: Reference Dept., first floor, Call Number: REF LB15.D373. 

• Encyclopedia of Educational Research. Marvin C. Alkin. New York, Simon & Schuster, 1992. This work was designed as a major work of scholarship to enlighten and guide readers on matters relating to educational research. This encyclopedia provides an overview of a specific area of environmental research, with references providing a point of embarkation for further study. Insights into educational practice are discussed. Location: Reference Dept., First Floor, Call Number: REF LB15.E48 

Encyclopedia of School Administration & Supervision. by Richard A. Gorton. Oryx Press, 1988. The primary purpose of this publication is to provide useful, summary information about a wide range of topics that hold implications for or describe some facet of the administration and leadership of the schools. Location: Reference Dept., first floor, Call Number: REF LB2805.E53.

• Handbook of Educational Administration. by Emery Stoops. Allyn and Bacon, 1981. Provides specific, practical assistance in many administrative and supervisory situations. Location: Reference Dept., First floor, Call Number: REF LB2805.S759. 

• Handbook of Research on Educational Administration. by Joseph Murphy. Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1999. Discusses the results of research that has been conducted in the field of educational administration. Location: Reference Dept., first floor, Call Number: REF LB2805H2864.

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• American Association of School Administrators. AASA mission is to support and develop effective school system leaders who are dedicated to the highest quality public education for all children. Categories include government relations, education marketplace, scholarships, and education issues. Articles from the following publications: Leadership News, School Administrator and many more are available. A search feature is available at this site. 

• Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. The Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development is a unique international, nonprofit, nonpartisan association of professional educators whose jobs cross all grade levels and subject areas. Categories include reading room, professional development, news and issues and an online store. 

• Center for the Study of Teaching and Policy (CTP). CTP has been created to investigate the relation between excellent teaching and policymaking at national, state, and local levels.

• Consortium for Policy Research in Education (CPRE). CPRE unites researchers from five of the nation's leading universities to improve elementary and secondary education through research on policy, finance, school reform, and school governance. 

• Critical Issues in Leadership. This site will help you analyze the leadership practices in your school or classroom and point you to specific resources.

• Education Policy Analysis Archives. This site has been called one of the very best resources in educational administration on the Web. The full texts of all articles from Volume 1, 1993 to the present are posted here. Users can search the site, browse or abstracts, or submit articles or commentaries.

• Educational Administration and Supervision, Valuable Web Sites. A resource link that enables you to go immediately to the best Educational Administration and Supervision Internet sites.

• Ejournals in Education. Links to electronic education journals that are scholarly, peer-reviewed, full text and accessible without cost.

• National Institute on Educational Governance, Finance, Policymaking, and Management. Located within the Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI) at the U.S. Department of Education, The Institute's purpose is to provide national leadership and support to develop and disseminate information that helps design and implementation of governance arrangements, policy approaches, management strategies, and finance systems that will support high levels of learning by all students." The site provides information on how to apply for grants for educational research. Read abstracts of past and current research projects and outreach activities, and browse a listing of the Institute's publications.

• Program on Educational Policy and Governance. Good site for free research papers on all aspects of educational administration. Also provides access to Education Next: A Journal of Opinion and Research.

• Resources in Educational Administration. Good subject breakdown on educational administration resources. Provides brief descriptions.

• School Administration Center. Sponsored by Education World this site feastures free articles on trends, current research and problem solving techniques for the busy school administrator.

• University Council for Educational Administration. The UCEA is a consortium of 67 major research universities in the United States and Canada. The duel mission of UCEA is to improve the preparation of educational leaders and to promote the development of professional knowledge in school improvement and administration.

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Gloria Beck, Government Documents Librarian.
URL: http://www.vsu.edu/library/supervision.htm.