Research Guide: Seminar Current Issues in Music Education (MU 455)
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Reference Books |
| Dictionary of Music Education | Mark Ely & Amy Rashkin | R780.7 E52 |
| Dictionary of Multicultural Education | Carl Grant & Gloria Ladson-Billings | R370.117 D55 |
| Learning and the Brain 2 vols. | Sheryl Feinstein | R370.1523 P89 |
| Psychology of Classroom Learning 2 vols. | Eric Anderman | R370.1523 P97 |
| Songs for Young Singers | J. Arden Hopkin | R016.782 H79 |
| Teaching Music through Performance in Band | Richard Miles | R780.7 T253b |
Databases & Indexes--find articles |
Designed specifically for academic institutions, contains scholarly, multi-disciplinary full text articles and citations from nearly 8,000 journals. Includes over a thousand journals in education. (from EBSCO)
1975--current | Some full text | More info
Provides more than a 1000 academic journals, hundreds of full-text reports, and many reference sources for education students. Contains full text coverage of nearly half the titles indexed in ERIC. (from Gale's InfoTrac )
1980--current | Full text | More info
The Education Resource Information Center provides access to education literature and resources. Provides access to information from journals included in the Current Index of Journals in Education and Resources in Education Index. Contains more than 1,300,000 records and links to more than 317,000 full-text documents from ERIC back to 1966. (from EBSCO)
Use the OCLC FirstSearch interface | Use the ERIC government interface
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1966--current | Some full text | More info
Provides access to a comprehensive music collection which includes classical music, jazz, world music, folk music, Chinese music, and more all in a streaming format. Includes informational commentary on composers, discussions of classical music and opera, and a pronunciation guide.
15,000 + CD | Listen only no downloads | More info
Provides access to over 300 full text journals for educators. To become familiar with what K-12 students are using in MN, look at the Gale Junior, Kids, and Student Editions as well as at the Junior Reference Collection and the Discovering Collection. (from Gale's InfoTrac )
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Professional Development Collection
Designed for professional educators, provides a highly specialized collection of nearly 520 high quality education journals, including more than 350 peer-reviewed titles as well as more than 200 educational reports. Includes full text for Chronicle of Higher Education, Educational Leadership, Journal of Education, Journal of Higher Education, Journal of Learning Disabilities, and Theory Into Practice. (from EBSCO)
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Search ProQuest databases singly or in combination (education, psychology, philosophy, religion, newspapers etc.)
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Offering complete information on hundreds of educational topics, this database covers almost 500 leading journals in the field. (from ProQuest)
1988--current | Full text
Comprehensive source for scholarly journals. Project MUSE covers the fields of literature and criticism, history, the visual and performing arts, cultural studies, education, political science, religion, gender studies, economics, and many others.
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RILM Abstracts of Music Literature
First stop for music researchers in all areas. Comprehensive, on-going guide to publications (articles, books, dissertations, reviews, and more) in music literature worldwide. (from ProQuest)
1967--current | Citations & abstracts only
Full text access to several high-quality, scholarly journals in the area of music including International Journal of Music Education, Journal of Music Teacher Education.
1999--current | Full Text
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Recommended Web sites |
From the United Nations Statistics Division, a valuable resource for primary and secondary teachers developing curricula on such global concerns as peace, poverty, human rights, and world hunger.
Education Resource Organizations Directory
"use the Education Resource Organizations Directory to find organizations that provide information and assistance on many education-related topics, such as multicultural education, at risk persons, standards, teaching methods, and much more. You can also utilize the advanced search option to find organizations that provide curriculum guide services."
The National Association for Music Educators
This free professional development resource helps teachers quickly and easily find 4,000 + lesson plans and teaching techniques for grades K-12. Choice Outstanding Academic title 2003
Perpich Center for the Arts Education
Arts education resource center, its catalog may be searched through MnPALS
Teaching certification requirements for all 50 states
Government Web Sites |
Digest of Educational Statistics
A compilation of statistical information covering the broad field of American education from pre-kindergarten through graduate school. The Digest includes a selection of data from many sources, both government and private, and draws especially on the results of surveys and activities carried out by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).
Minnesota Department of Education
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