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Education Library Guide

Research guide for Teacher Preparation and Certification students and others researching education topics.

Types of Reference Sources

Reference resources are non-fiction writings that are intended to provide information on a topic. Reference resources are often consulted when researchers want to increase their knowledge. Reference sources are usually not argumentative as their purpose is to explain. Common reference sources include -- 

Encyclopedias
Dictionaries
Biographies
Almanacs
Handbooks

Encyclopedias and Dictionaries

Consult these encyclopedias and dictionaries for more on reference information about Education and its subfields. 

Individual Education Encyclopedias

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