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Background Information Sources

Looking for information to make the case for your project? These sources may be a good starting point for background information.

Pre-K-12

Education Endowment Foundation Toolkits
Evidence summaries for preschool and K-12 education.
IRIS Center EBP Summaries
Evidence summaries from the IRIS Center at Vanderbilt University. K-12 focused.
Great Teaching Toolkit
An evidence toolkit of effective teaching practices. K-12 focused.

Adult Education

CALPRO Resources
Research, links, resource guides and more from the California Adult Literacy Professional Development Project.
LINCS Adult Education and Literacy
Resources for adult educators and learners from the U.S. Department of Education.
National Academies Press
Adult education reports from the National Academies Press.
AERTAC: Adult Education Research and Technical Assistance Center
Resources from AERTAC, a center of the American Institutes for Research.
National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy
Reports from NCSALL on adult learning. Please note, the Center shut down in 2017.

All Ages

What Works Clearing House
The What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) reviews the existing research on different programs, products, practices, and policies in education.
Institute of Education Sciences
The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) is the statistics, research, and evaluation arm of the U.S. Department of Education. Parent organization for National Center for Educaiton Research (NCER), National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance (NCEE), National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), and National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER).
IES Data Repository
Data files and tools from the Institute of Education Sciences.
Center for Educational Research and Innocvation (CERI)
A division of The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), CERI provides and promotes international comparative research, innovation and key indicators, explores forward-looking and innovative approaches to education and learning, and facilitates bridges between educational research, innovation and policy development.

E-Books

Health Professional As Educator: Principles of Teaching and Learning [e-Book] by Susan B. Bastable; Pamela Gramet; Karen Jacobs; Deborah Sopczyk
ISBN: 9780763792787
Publication Date: 2010-10
This book allows one user at a time.
Essentials of Patient Education, 2nd ed. by Susan B. Bastable
ISBN: 9781284104448
Publication Date: 2016-04-11
Early Childhood Education by Donna Farland-Smith
ISBN: 9781839621420
Publication Date: April 24th 2019

Books About Methods for Teaching and Learning Projects

Books with call numbers are located at the Bellack Library. Please use the Ask a Librarian form to request copies of chapters from these titles.

Engaging in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 1st ed. by Cathy Bishop-Clark; Beth Dietz-Uhler; Craig E. Nelson (Foreword by)
Call Number: RES METH ENGAGING
ISBN: 9781579224714
Publication Date: 2012
Teaching in Nursing and Role of the Educator: The Complete Guide to Best Practice in Teaching, Evaluation and Curriculum Development by Marilyn Oermann
Publication Date: 2015
Redesigning Continuing Education in the Health Professions by Planning a Continuing Health Professional Education Institute Committee; Institute of Medicine; Board on Health Care Services Staff
Publication Date: 2010
Fast Facts for Curriculum Development in Nursing: How to Develop & Evaluate Educational Programs in a Nutshell by Janice L. McCoy; Marion G. Anema
Publication Date: 2012
Doing Research to Improve Teaching and Learning by Kimberly M. Williams
Call Number: RES METH DOING
Publication Date: 2014
Your Opinion, Please! How to Build the Best Questionnaires in the Field of Education by James Cox
Call Number: RES METH YOUROP
ISBN: 0803965230
Publication Date: 1996-10-31
While a questionnaire is often the best method of collecting data for a programme evaluation or needs assessment, novice researchers seldom have experience in questionnaire construction. With this in mind, the author of this book has created a model for readers to follow which will guide them through the seven stages of questionnaire development.
Survey Methodology by Robert M. Groves; Mick P. Couper; James M. Lepkowski; Eleanor Singer; Roger Tourangeau; Floyd J. Fowler
Call Number: RES METH SURVEY
ISBN: 0471483486
Publication Date: 2004
Handbook for clinical research: design, statistics, and implementation by Flora M. Hammond
Publication Date: 2014
This book allows one user at a time.
The Focus Group Kit by David L. Morgan; Richard A. Krueger
Call Number: RES METH FOCUS
Publication Date: 1997
Focus groups: A practical guide for applied research, 4th ed. by Richard A. Krueger; Mary Anne Casey; Ashwani Kumar
Call Number: RES METH FOCUS GUI
ISBN: 9781412969475
Publication Date: 2008-10-15
This volume provides practical advice on setting up and running focus groups and covers the entire process from designing a project to reporting the results.