Special Education
Resources for Special Education
Special Education definitions, facts, figures and overviews
- Dictionaries help you to define your keywords
- Encyclopedias help you to get an overview of your topic and provide more information than a dictionary
- Handbooks and manuals provide figures and facts
Online dictionaries, encyclopedias and handbooksPrint dictionaries, encyclopedias and handbooks
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A dictionary of special education and rehabilitation
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371.903/3
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Concise encyclopedia of special education
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371.903/4
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Handbook of special and remedial education
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371.90973/37
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To find additional reference items
- Search the Library Catalogue
- Select advanced keyword search
- Combine a broad keyword AND the word dictionar**
special education AND dictionar**
special education AND encycloped**
special education AND handbook**
- To retrieve variations of your keyword use the truncation symbol **
e.g. educat** will retrieve educate, educates, education, educational  Need help? Ask a question.
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Education books and moreSearch the Library Catalogue to find books, videos, CDs If you know the exact title
- Select title search
- Type in the exact title
- Check the location, call number and status boxes to find the item in the Library collection
If you don't have an exact title OR only have a topic area
- Select advanced keyword search
- Type in keywords from your topic
- Combine your keywords with AND to find catalogue records that contain all of your keywords
e.g. cognition AND intellect**
- To retrieve variations of your keyword use the truncation symbol **
e.g. intellect** will retrieve intellect, intellectual, intellective
Catalogue search tips:
- Too many hits? Add another keyword e.g. cognition AND intellect** and child**
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Use the limit functions in advanced keyword search e.g. limit by publication date, format, location
- Found a useful title? Click on the subject headings to find similar material
- Studying at a different UOW campus? Use an advanced keyword search and limit by location
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Special Education journal articlesSearch a database to find journal articles, book chapters, conference papers, research reports and newspaper articles. Try these first
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Proquest Education Journals
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Many educational journals indexed and abstracted where most are provided in fulltext. International content
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Expanded Academic
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Information in arts and the humanities to social sciences, science and technology. Fulltext of many of the reference |
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Informaworld
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Coverage of all relevant disciplines but strength in the humanities and social sciences inluding fulltext of special needs journals
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A+ Education
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Education and related fields. This is Australian Education Index with selected fulltext added.
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APAFT
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Business, health, current affairs, economics, humanities, law, literature, politics and social sciences. Indexing and fulltext, it has Australian coverage
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Complete list of Education databases Found a useful reference?Some databases do not provide the fulltext of the article. To locate these articles, you will need to search the catalogue to determine if the Library holds the journal title(s) either in print or electronically on another database. Database search tips:
- Break your topic into keywords and/or phrases. The search strategy worksheet will help you
- Consider alternative keywords or spelling variations
- To narrow your search combine your keywords with AND to find records that contain all your keywords
e.g. develop** AND gifted child**
- To broaden your search combine your keywords with OR to find records that contain either of your keywords
e.g. gift** OR talent**
- Use truncation to retrieve variations of your keyword. Symbols vary between databases
e.g. develop** will retrieve developed, developing, development, developmental
- Found a useful reference? Use the subject headings to find similar material
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Special Education Internet sitesIt is important to critically evaluate all information found on the Web. Try the following sites as a starting point. Exceptional ChildrenDisabilities and Education
- Australian Deafness Directory
The Australian Deafness Directory has been compiled to provide a quick and accurate guide to many organisations and services of and for deaf people and people with a hearing impairment in Australia.
- Educator's Reference Desk - Disabilities, Gift Education and Special Education
This resource collection includes Internet sites, educational organizations, and electronic discussion groups on various topics including Disabilities, Gift and Special Education.
- ERIC
The ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) Network is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education and provides access to a huge collection of education material. The ERIC Clearinghouses collect literature on and provide a variety of services and resources in specific subject areas - such as this one.
- National Center for Learning Disabilities (U.S.)
This site from the US includes resource information, research news, information and tips on learning disabilities and more.
- Special Education Resources on the Internet
This extensive set of links is organised into topic areas such as general disabilities information, parents and educator's resources, special education discussion groups, special needs and technology and more.
- SPELD NSW
A non-profit-making association of parents and professioanl persons interested na dinvolved in advancing the education and general wel-being of children and adults with specific learing difficulties Giftedness and Education
- Educator's Reference Desk - Disabilities, Gift Education and Special Education
This resource collection includes Internet sites, educational organizations, and electronic discussion groups on various topics including Disabilities, Gift and Special Education.
- ERIC
The ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) Network is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education and provides access to a huge collection of education material. The ERIC Clearinghouses collect literature on and provide a variety of services and resources in specific subject areas - such as this one. Government departmentsSearch engines and directoriesSearch engines create databases using computer programs called 'spiders', 'robots' or 'crawlers' that trawl the web and other Internet sites and return results to the database. Try these first: Remember to evaluate all information. Directories organise Internet resources by subject. The information provided in directories is created, arranged and maintained by people rather than machines. UOW sitestop of page
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