Educational Leadership

Information can be retrieved from Buley Library directly on your own computer. You will need a library pin number to access our online databases. The materials that we don't own can be requested through interlibrary loan. For further assistance, please contact June Cheng, the Education Librarian at 203-392-5738 or our reference desk at 203-392-5732 or 392-5733

Books:
Look up on CONSULS - the online catalog for SCSU, CCSU, ECSU, and WCSU.  It can be searched by author, title, keyword or subject.

For the search result of books on "educational leadership" as a subject at Buley published since 2005 Click here.

Online Databases: (These are the databases Buley subscribes to and are accessible through the library homepage.)

Academic Search Elite (EbscoHost) Indexes/abstracts 3000+ scholarly journals in social sciences and humanities. Some articles are available in full text.
Article 1st (FS) Index of articles from 12,500 journals.
Books in Print
Digital Dissertations

Dissertation Abstracts International (FS)  
Education Research Complete(EbscoHost)
Education Full-text from Sage

Educator's Reference Complete
ERIC (EbscoHost) Abstracts and indexing from academic and/or professional sources including some full texts. 
Expanded Academic ASAP (iCCON) Periodicals covering all academic concentrations
General OneFile (iCONN) Journal articles of general interest   
Educator's Reference Complete Full-text periodicals for teachers and school administrators
PsycInfo (EbscoHost) Indexes/abstracts literature in psychology and related fields
Social Sciences Citation Index (ISI) Searchable database of articles in social science fields
WorldCat (FS) Catalog of books and other materials in libraries worldwide

Electronic Journals

 

Websites:

A To Z of School Leadership
Blue Ribbon Schools - Nomination and scoring guidelines, how to apply, and winners from previous years.
Center on Reinventing Public Education - "..seeks to develop and evaluate methods of public oversight that can allow individual schools to be focused, effective, and accountable." Includes articles and publications.
CSDC: Charter Schools Development Center An organization for professional educators
Education Leadership Toolkit This toolkit is a collection of tips and pointers, articles, case studies and other resources for education leaders addressing issues around technology and education.
Education Policy Analysis Archives - Full-text (over one million) articles on all aspects of policy issues related to educational administration at all levels. Browse by year, or use the search engine. 
Education World a collection of resources for principals, school board members, and other education leaders that addresses issues around technology and education.
NSBA National School Boards Association
Pathways to School Improvement - NCREL
School Leadership  

 

Associations:

American Educational Research Association - International professional organization with the primary goal of advancing educational research and its practical application.
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development - News, publications (a variety), issues, and evaluation or various products. Includes a site map, and is searchable.
Association of California School Administrators - News, publications, and job listings.
Council of Chief State School Officers - Projects, publications, policy statements, and other information. Searchable.
National Association of Elementary School Principals - Membership information, publications, government (legislative information), and forum (which includes hot topics).
National Association of Secondary School Principals - Includes membership information, and links to other organizations.
Resources for Scholarly Societies -- Education - Listing of a variety of organizations and societies for different scholarly divisions. The stars on the left reflect the stability of the Web address.

 

Statistics:

The Digest of Education Statistics
National Center for Education Statistics
 

June Cheng
Education Librarian
Last updated 08/18/2008