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Educational Foundations

A guide to library resources and services related to research in the field

Try Using Reference Sources!

Quickly get up to speed on your topic with reference sources such as encyclopedias.

Encyclopedia entries generally provide the following:

  • Brief, factual overviews of topics
  • Information about important events and people associated with a topic
  • Terminology and definitions of terms related to a topic
  • Entries written by authors with expertise in the subject matter
  • Bibliographies of sources for further reading

Selected Reference Resources for Educational Studies