Reference materials provide a general overview or data/statistics about a given topic. If you are looking for background information on a topic in the discipline of education, follow this link to our online education reference resources.
If you need a photocopy of a reference article we own in print, please request it using the Distance Education Article Request.
Librarians from the Research Engagement and Scholarship (RES) department are here to help.
Contact an RES Librarian:
David Bell
Steve Brantley
Kirstin Duffin
Michele McDaniel
Amy Odwarka
We have a variety electronic reference resources available through Gale Virtual Reference Library that are great for background research on a variety of topics within the education discipline. These are particularly appealing because they are searchable, and you can access them from anywhere. You can see a breakdown of education topics in the image below. If you are interested in introductory articles to any of the topics in the image follow these steps.
1. Click on the image below:
2. You will need to type Education into the Topic Finder search bar.
3. Select your topic of interest. Article titles will display in the box to the right. You can then browse and click on titles of interest to see the full article.