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Reference Material in the form of subject dictionaries, encyclopedias, and handbooks typically provide background essays, definitions, broad overviews of various topics, or other pertinent facts. Search across a collection of titles like Sage eReference
Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology and Behavioral Science
International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences
Oxford Bibliographies
Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Education
Review of Research in Education
Highlighted Resource: Sage Research Methods, Includes little green and blue books, *Design a Research Project (project planner), data sets, reference material, tutorials, case study videos, expert interviews, and more. Covers every aspect of the research process and methods to develop practical skills necessary for conducting successful research. Videos show qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods in action and can be embedded into course management systems.
Topics:
- Investigating how trauma affects adult learning and trauma-informed teaching practices for adult educators.
- The learning styles of Generation Z
- Organizational socialization in the workplace
- How international students from African countries learn in new and culturally diverse teaching environments
- Perspectives of adult and community education students and graduates regarding internships in public and provide institutions in Uganda
- How deaf students, educated in residential schools, adapt to the social and emotional challenges upon entering predominantly hearing universities
- How public libraries can provide life coaching programs (maybe coaching OR training OR mentor*) that sustain lifelong learning
- How adults over 50 are motivat* to seek "educational opportunities" (or use specific ideas like continuing education, higher education, community college)