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Al Early, CECH Library Head of Circulation, has created a display that showcases selected recent publications of CECH faculty.  Drawn from the Authors, Editors & Composers program presented by the University of Cincinnati Libraries, the display presents print copies of a sample of School of Education and School of Human Services works.

Here is a selection of the works exhibited:

• Aicher, T.J., and G.B. Cunningham.  Organizational Culture and Leader Sex Impacts Leader Prototypicality and Effectiveness.  International Journal of Sport Management.  12.3  (2011): 344-360.
• Brydon-Miller, Mary, Ariane Berthoin Antal, Victor Friedman, and Patricia Gaya Wicks. The Changing Landscape of Arts and Action Research.  Action Research.  9.1 (2011): 3-11.
• Ickes, M., and M. Sharma.  Does Behavioral Intention Predict Nutrition Behaviors Related to Adolescent Obesity?  Infant, Child, & Adolescent Nutrition. 3 (2011): 38-48.
• Raider-Roth, Miriam.  The Place of Description in Understanding and Transforming Classroom Relationships.  The New Educator.  7.3 (2011): 274-286.
• Zydney,J., A. deNoyelles, and K. Seo.  Creating a Community of Inquiry in Online Environments: The Effect of Protocols on Interactions within Asynchronous Discussions.  Computers & Education.  58 (2011): 77-87.

Come to the CECH Library on the west end of the fourth floor of Teachers College.  The display is on your left as you enter the library.  If you have questions, contact Al Early at 556-1307.

A new e-research guide for the Educational Studies program has been created.

Educational Studies is a new online research guide for students and faculty in the CECH educational studies program.  This guide provides a multidisciplinary collection of article databases, books, journals and other resources dealing with the psychological, philosophical, historical, sociological and anthropological foundations of education.

Highlights of the guide include:

• Books:  links to electronic and print books on a range of multidisciplinary topics
• Article Databases: links to a varied collection of education, psychology, sociology, and anthropology research databases
• Multidisciplinary list of key journals
• Sample search shortcuts in the UC Library Catalog
• Statistical Sources webpage
• and more!

So, if you are doing highly interdisciplinary research in education or are in the CECH Educational Studies program, check out the new Educational Studies e-guide to research resources.  You can also find the guide by going to the CECH Library homepage and clicking on Education in the middle of the page.

Enjoy!

Are you researching gifted education?  Are you preparing to teach students who have been identified as gifted, talented or very creative?  The CECH Library’s newly revised e-guide provides a helpful, powerful place to begin your research.  Here are some highlights of the guide:

• List of recommended books with links to e-books
• Links to databases that provide electronic curriculum resources that you can download
• Websites for key organisations and RSS feeds for blogs on gifted education
• Key journals that support research in gifted education
• Links to the primary education research databases
• Subject search shortcuts for finding books in the UC Library catalog
• Distance learners assistance

Check out the e-books, websites and fun curriculum databases!  Look closely and you will also see online help and tutorials.

 You can find the Teaching Gifted, Talented and Creative Students e-guide by going to the CECH Library homepage and clicking on Education in the middle of the screen.  There you will see an alphabetical listing of all CECH Library education related guides.

Enjoy!