Higher Education Subject Guide

Databases

• Academic Search Elite
  Multi-disciplinary database offers full-text, dating from 1985 to present, for nearly 1,850 scholarly journals, including more than 1,250 peer-reviewed titles. Covering virtually every area of academic study- EBSCOhost
• Business Source Premier
  Provides full text for nearly 3,050 scholarly business journals, including full text for more than 1000 peer-reviewed business publications- EBSCOhost
• ERIC
  Contains digests along with references for additional information and citations and abstracts from over 980 educational and education-related journals- EBSCOhost
• Education Full Text
  Full-text articles from English-language periodicals and yearbooks published in the U.S. and elsewhere. Includes administration, teaching methods and curriculum, literacy, government funding, and mores- WilsonWeb

Books

• Distance Learning and University Effectiveness: Changing Educational Paradigms for Online Learning / by Caroline Howard, Karen Schenk, Richard Discenza 
  (LC5803 .C65 D56)
  Provides coverage of the paradigm, teaching, technology, and other changes that may be required of universities to remain in the new competitive marketplace of online learning- Publisher  Look inside!
• Deep Learning for a Digital Age: Technology's Untapped Potential to Enrich Higher Education / by Van B. Weigel
  (LB2395.7 .W45)
  Presents an effective framework for e-learning in higher education that can be woven into the fabric of classroom-based education to better cultivate connection and collaboration between students and educators. Outlines a dynamic new approach to distance learning and shows that the ability to manage knowledge, rather than just accumulate it, should be the chief priority of higher education in a technological world. Shows how the rich resources of the Internet can be plumbed creatively to add depth and meaning to the college curriculum and to immerse learners, whether in the classroom or at a distance, in a continuum of knowledge and experience- Publisher   Look inside!
• Teaching and Learning Online: Pedagogies for New Technologies / by John Stephenson
  (LB1044.87 .T43)
  Presents the developing understanding of approaches to online teaching and the emergence of pedagogies designed to make sure teaching and learning materials are effective. Includes issues on the future of online learning, the challenges of introducing online learning, and research and evaluation of online systems- Amazon.com
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Journals

• The Chronicle of Higher Education
  News and trends, legislation, meetings, seminars, workshops, classified employment advertising for higher education administrators, faculty members, researchers & scholars- EBSCOhost
• Higher Education Research & Development
  Stresses improvement of practice through research, evaluation, scholarship, & an interdisciplinary concentration- EBSCOhost
• The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education
  Provides new information about the governance, policies, and practices in our colleges and universities- JSTOR
• The Journal of Higher Education
  Contains full-length articles, commentary, and book reviews, encouraging creation of effective policy solutions and enhancement of professional development in all areas within the university, the four-year college, and the community college- JSTOR
• Quality in Higher Education
  Covers the policies involved in the improvement of the quality of higher education- EBSCOhost
• Review of Higher Education
  Provides a forum for discussion of issues affecting higher education. Publishes peer-reviewed articles, essays, reviews, and research findings, to advance the study of college and university issues- Project Muse

Websites

• Association of American Colleges and Universities
  Leading national association concerned with the quality, vitality and public standing of undergraduate liberal education.
• Education HQ  Links to help find available information on higher education on the web.   Profiles on every college, university, post-secondary institution, public library and public K-12 school in the United States.
• Measuring Up: The State-by-state Report Card for Higher Education
  States are graded and can be compared on their performance in five categories: preparation, participation, affordability, completion, and benefits. Contains documentation with links to additional reports and articles. Provides search on the status of our nation's higher education- Librarian's Index to the Internet
• International Comparisons in Education
  Collects, analyzes, and disseminates "statistics and other data related to education in the United States and other nations." Includes education indicators and trends in mathematics and science, reading, civic education, and adult literacy. Data also available relating to primary, secondary, and higher education- Librarian's Index to the Internet