HE 5080 Introduction to Adult Education
- Where To Go For Help
- Encyclopedias
- Library Databases
- Library Catalog
- Selected Journals List
- Research Guides
- Research Tools-Endnote
- Professional Associations
Where To Go For Help
Encyclopedias
Encyclopedia of Education- ASU REF LB15.E47 2003 8 vols.
Higher Education in the United States: an encyclopedia-ASU Main Stacks LA225.H54 2002
International Encyclopedia of Adult Education-ASU REF LC5211.I56 2005
World Education Encyclopedia: a survey of educational systems worldwide-ASU REF LB15.W87 2001 3 vols.
Library Databases
Education Full Text , 1983-present; Full Text and abstracts: 1994-present (updated monthly)
Provides citations with abstracts to nearly 500 international journals--with full text access to more than 130 journals, monographs, and yearbooks on a wide range of contemporary education issues.
ERIC , 1966-present; Full Text : 1996-present (updated monthly)
ERIC indexes journal articles and documents in the field of education and social services.
Other Useful Databases
Academic Search Premier,1975-present; Full Text : begins for some journals in 1975
Provides abstracts and indexing for over 3,200 scholarly journals covering the social sciences, humanities, education, business, general academics, general science, and multicultural subjects.
LexisNexis Academic , early 1990's - present, Full Text (updated daily)
Academic is a full text news and information service that provides access to newspapers, magazines, transcripts, business and legal information and much more.
Selected Journals List
Library Catalog
Library Catalog
Use the online library catalog, to locate books, journal titles (after you have used an index to identify specific articles), and other materials in the ASU Libraries and the Western North Carolina Library Network (WNCLN). Search the following subject headings:
- Adult education
- Adult education Africa etc. (keep browsing to see all countries)
- Adult education history
- Adult education philosophy
Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series: Click here to see a list of titles in this series.
WorldCat
A catalog of over 40 million books, serials, computer files, etc. from 17,000 libraries around the world. If you fnd a book in WorldCat that is not in our library system, request the book through ILLiad, our inter-library loan system.
Research Guides
Research Guide for Country Information
Note the section entitled "Education Sources."
Research Guide for Education
Comprehensive listing of resources we have access to in the field of Education.
Research Tools
Endnote
A software program that allows for the easy maintenance and storage of bibliographic citations
How To Cite Sources
Explains how to cite print and online sources, including database and internet sources, using MLA, APA, and Chicago Manual of Style
Evaluating Information Sources
Tips for evaluating web sites
Professional Associations
American Council on Education
Includes a section called "Adult Learner Services."
Association for the Study of Higher Education
Focuses on the study of higher education and includes links to numerous related resources.
National Education Association Higher Education
North Carolina Adult Education Association: Adult and Continuing Education Links of Interest
Includes a list of adult education providers.
Content editor: Geri Purpur, purpurgm@appstate.edu