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Teaching Leadership and Curriculum Studies Collection Development Guidelines

General Department Information

The goal of the Kent State University School of Education is to provide students with the practical skills and fundamental knowledge necessary to pursue a career in Teaching Leadership and Curriculum Studies. Students are prepared for direct employment either within the business, industry, higher education or other alternative educational settings.

Departmental Areas of Concentration

Early Chlidhood Education (preK-3)
Middle Childhood Education (4 - 9)
Adolescence/Young Adult Education (7 - 12)
- Undergraduate Program
- MAT Program
- MAT - Secondary School Teaching
Curriculum and Instruction
Educational Administration
- K-12 Leadership
- Higher Education Administration and Student Personnel

Degrees Offered

B.S. in Education
M.A. in Teaching

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Scope of Coverage

The following subject areas are collected at the research level:

� Phonics Instruction for Kindergarten and Primary Children

� Assessment in Language Arts

� Curriculum and Organization in Middle Childhood

� Developmental Reading-the Early Years

� Developmental Writing-the Early Years

� Education in Kindergarten

� Education in Primary Grades

� Effective Use of Phonics in Reading

� Expressive Arts and Social Studies in the Primary Grades

� Guidance of Young Children

� Home-School-Community Relations

� Integrated Expressive Arts and Social Studies in Preschool

� Integrated Social Studies and Science in Middle School

� Introduction to Early Childhood Services

� Language and Literacy for the Preschool Child

� Language, Literacy, and Learning

� Music and Rhythms in Preprimary Education

� Organization and Supervision of Early Childhood Centers

� Organization of Program and Parent Involvement

� Preschool Education

� Principles of Teaching Adolescents

� Reading and Writing in Adolescents and Adults

� Reading and Writing in Middle Childhood

� Social Studies Education and the Social Sciences

� Teaching and Learning in Middle Childhood

� Teaching Mathematics and Science in Preschool

� Teaching Mathematics in Middle Childhood

� Teaching Mathematics in the Early Years

� Teaching Computer Science in Secondary School

� Teaching Mathematics in Secondary School

� Teaching Social Studies in Secondary School

� Teaching Speech

� Teaching Reading with Literature in Middle Childhood

� Teaching Science in Middle Childhood

� Teaching Science in Secondary Schools

� Teaching Science in the Early Years

� Teaching Social Studies in Middle Childhood

� Teaching with Microcomputers-the Early Years

� Teaching with Microcomputers-the Secondary Classroom

� The Secondary School Mathematics Curriculum

� Topics in Secondary School Science Teaching

� Understanding Young Children

The following subject areas are collected at the advanced instructional level:

� Action Research

� Adolescent Literacy

� Alternative Media

� Art and Human Development

� Belief Systems

� Children's Literature

� Constructivist Approaches to Science Education

� Content-Area Literacy

� Decoding Strategies

� Early Literacy

� ECED

� Education Reform

� Emergent Reading

� Ethno-methodology

� Feminist/Anti-Racist Pedagogy

� Gender Equity Issues

� Interdisciplinary Teaming

� International/Intercultural Education

� Kindergarten-Primary Education

� Lab School Researcher

� Literacy Education

� Literacy in Elementary, Middle Grades, and Secondary

� Literature and Drama in the Classroom

� Literature Based Reading Instruction

� Literature Circles

� Literature-Based Reading and Language Arts

� Multiage Education

� Multicultural Literature for Fostering Cultural Awareness

� Multiple Perspective-Taking

� Needs of Urban Learners

� Oral Language

� Reading Assessment

� Reflective Thinking

� Relationship of Reading and Technology

� School Reform and Change

� Self-Efficacy of Teachers and Students in Science Education

� Social Development of Young Children

� Social Studies Education

� Struggling Readers

� Teacher/Educator Relationships

� Teacher Preparation for Developmentally and Culturally Appropriate Practice

� Teacher Reflection

� The Intersection of Literature, Drama, and Health Awareness

� The Intersection of Literature, Drama, and Literacy Development

� The Writing Process

� Truth Seeker

� Whole Language Learning

� Writing and Spelling Development of First Graders

� Young Adult Literature

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Apply the Following Parameters to the Above Scope of Coverage Areas

Language

Prefer English materials and English translations

Date of Publication

1960 to present, but emphasizing current publications.

Geographical Guidelines

Worldwide (emphasizing material from international conferences

Society or Publisher Emphasis

Emphasis on publications by:

� Alberta Teacher's Association

� Alpha Academic

� American Alliance for Theatre and Education

� American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education

� American Association of Community Colleges

� American Association of School Administrators

� American Association of Theatre for Youth

� American Association of University Professors

� American Association on Mental Retardation

� American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages

� American Educational Research Association

� Association for Computers in Mathematics and Science

� Association for Educational Communications and Technology

� Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development

� Association of American Law Schools

� Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges

� Association of School Business Officials

� Bureau of Educational Research by the Public School Publishing

� Center for Developmental Education

� Center for Teaching/Learning Mathematics

� Children's Literature Association

� College Placement Council

� College Reading Association

� Commission on Adult Basic Education

� Council for Exceptional Children

� Council for International Reading

� Curriculum Review

� Education Law Association

� Educational Research Service

� Educators Progress Service

� Elementary Science Education Institute

� HELDREF Publications

� Human Sciences Press

� International Council for Educational Media

� International Journal of Mathematical Educational in Science and Technology

� International Reading Association

� International Society for Performance

� Journal of Education for Teaching

� National Academic Advising Association

� National Association for the Education of Young Children

� National Association of Elementary School Principals

� National Association of Secondary School Principals

� National Association of Student Personal Administrators

� National Community Education Association

� National Council of Teachers of English

� National Middle School Association

� National Organization on Legal Problems of Education

� National School Boards Association

� National School Public Relations Association

� National Science Teachers Association

� Negro Educational Review

� Ohio School Boards Association

� Organization of Teacher Educators in Reading

� Prakken Publications

� School Administration Publications

� Self-Realization Fellowship

� Society for the Advancement of Education

� Speech Communication Association

� University Council for Educational Administration

� University of Chicago Press

Multiple Copies

Multiple copies of materials are purchased under special circumstances only.

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Materials

Monographs

Recent Acquisitions:

Books

Research level works are collected to reflect the above mentioned subject areas
Selective acquisition of dissertations, handbooks, technical reports, popular materials and textbooks

Audio Visual Material

Acquire per department request based upon the above mentioned subject areas.

Theses and Dissertations

Selective acquisitions of theses and dissertations reflect the department curricula and encompass student and faculty research needs.

Microform Reproductions

Acquired as a last resort.

Serials

A list of current subscriptions

Government Documents

Government Documents are collected to support research in the Department of Teaching Leadership and Curriculum Studies. Federal documents and publications in this area are particularly strong proceeding 1962. Earlier documents were secured either through gifts or purchases. A majority of these documents are cataloged and can be accessed through Kentlink.

Methods of Acquisition

Most government documents are secured, free of charge, through the federal or state government. Materials are collected to reflect the program's curriculum and research needs. Other documents requested by the department may be purchased by an allotment of the monographic fund.

Federal Government Publications and Information

Various documents at the federal level are published and distributed to support research in education. Some agencies that provide this material are:

Education Resource Information Center
National Center for Education Statistics
U.S. Department of Education

On a secondary level, educational information is collected from documents provided by:

Federal Consumer Information Center
U.S. Department of Health

State Publications

An agency that publishes educational documents at the state level is the Ohio Department of Education.

Online Services and Electronic Resources

Electronic services and resources are made available through the University Libraries website:

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Interdisciplinary Relations

There is a strong interrelationship of library materials between the Department of Teaching Leadership and Curriculum Studies and the following departments:

Psychology
Speech Pathology

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