Research Guides: Educational Theories & Practice: Find books

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What types of books and other print items you can find in the following spaces:

1st Floor
- Reference books e.g., encyclopedias, dictionaries, manuals, etc.
- 'Reese Reserves' Collection: Kept behind the Information (Info) Desk. See an Info Desk staff member. Includes books and other items that are placed on Reserve for your course.
-DVD Collection: Kept behind Info Desk. See an Info Desk staff member.
2nd Floor
- Hard copy journals, shelved in alphabetical order
- Government Documents
- Reese Room special collection, inside the Reese Room. You may view it by request at the Information Desk on the 1st Floor.
3rd Floor
- Print books for loan, shelved according to the Library of Congress Classification (LCC) System
- Special Collections
- Richmond County Historical Society (RCH)

Find eBooks, books and more on educational theories and practice

Recommended eReference books on educational theories. Descriptions are from the catalog record unless otherwise noted.

Learning Theories, A to Z by David C. Leonard
ISBN: 9780313011498

Publication Date: 2002

This book is a substantive dictionary of over 500 terms relating to learning theories and environments. Definitions range from approximately 100 to 700 words, and each term is identified by the primary type of learning theory to which it applies: cognitivism, constructivism, behaviorism, humanism, or organizational learning.
Encyclopedia of Educational Theory and Philosophy by D. C. Phillips (Editor)
ISBN: 9781483346212

Publication Date: 2014

The two-volume Encyclopedia of Educational Theory and Philosophy introduces readers to theories that have stood the test of time and those that have provided the historical foundation for the best of contemporary educational theory and practice.
Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science by L. Nadel
ISBN: 9780470018866

Publication Date: 2010

This exciting reference work covers the cognitive sciences in the broadest sense. It reviews the common themes of information and information processing, representation, and computation, with in depth coverage of the core areas of psychology, philosophy, linguistics and neuroscience.

Recommended eBooks on educational theories. Descriptions are from the catalog record unless otherwise noted.

Learning Theories by Sharon Turner
ISBN: 9788189940720

Publication Date: 2011

"This book has been written with the purpose of covering all aspects of Learning Theories." [Books A Million]
Making sense of education: An introduction to the philosophy and theory of education and teaching by David Carr
ISBN: 1280112085

Publication Date: 2002

Provides a contemporary introduction to the key issues in educational philosophy and theory. Exploring major past and present conceptions of education, teaching and learning, this book makes philosophy of education relevant to the professional practice of teachers and student teachers, as well of interest to those studying education as an academic subject.
Approaches to Learning by Anne Jordan; Orison Carlile
ISBN: 128195294X

Publication Date: 2008

Gathers together the theoretical approaches informing the modern principles and practices of western education. This book provides an overview of some major theoretical approaches and considers their implications for policy and practice.
Theories of Childhood (2nd Ed.) by Carol Garhart Mooney
ISBN: 1605542482

Publication Date: 2013

The classic guide for early childhood classrooms and professionals, now revised and updated.

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