Workforce Education & Development
Programs at Penn State
Workforce Education and Development Program
Workforce Education and Development includes the study
of Industrial Education, Industrial Training, Occupational Home Economics
Education, and Health Occupations Education, with special interest in
education-for-work in settings such as business, industry, health fields,
occupational home economics, cooperative education, youth apprenticeship,
or employment and training.
http://www.ed.psu.edu/wfed/
Professional Associations
Adult
Education Research Conference (AERC)
An annual North American conference that provides a forum for adult education
researchers to share experiences and research. Site provides access to
conference.
http://www.edst.educ.ubc.ca/aerc/
American Association for Adult Continuing Education
(AAACE)
Fosters development and dissemination of theory, research, information,
and best practices; promotes identity and standards for the profession;
and advocates relevant public policy and social change initiatives. Site
includes organizational information and a comprehensive list of links.
http://www.aaace.org/
American
Society for Training and Development[ASTD]
Provides information, research, and networking opportunities for individuals
and organizations in the field of workplace performance.
http://www.astd.org/
The Association
for Career and Technical Education
Dedicated to the advancement of education to prepare youth
and adults for careers. Its mission is to provide educational leadership
in developing a competitive workforce.
http://www.acteonline.org/
Association
for Experiential Education
The goal is to promote experiential education in all settings, and to
support professional development, theoretical advancement, and evaluation
in the field.
http://www.aee.org/
National Career Development
Association
A division of the American Counseling Association, promoting
career development of all people over the life span. Site includes professional
competencies, ethics, guidelines, etc.
http://www.ncda.org/
Selected Reference Sources
America's Top Internships
A listing of the best internships that offer meaningful projects and
practical training for high school students, recent graduates, and graduate
students.
LC1072.T58 1999 Reference Educ & Behav Sci Lib 5th Floor
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Directory of College Cooperative Education Programs
Detailed information on the cooperative education programs at 460
colleges in the US. Includes academic areas, enrollments, and statistics.
LC1049.5.H83 1996 Reference Educ & Behav Sci Lib 5th Floor
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Directory of Public Vocational-Technical Schools, Colleges and Institutes
in the U.S.A.
Comprehensive information on all aspects of educational programs in
vocational schools and institutes in every state.
LC1045.D58 9th. ed. 1998/99 Reference Educ & Behav Sci Lib
5th Floor Paterno
National Directory of Internships
A publication of the National Society for Internships and Experiential
Education.
LC1059.N33 Reference Educ. & Behav. Sci. Lib. 5th Floor Paterno
Occupational Outlook
Handbook
Describes job requirements, responsibilities, conditions,
training, earnings and prospects for a wide range of occupations. From
the U.S. Dept of Labor; biennial.
http://www.bls.gov/oco/
Opportunities for Vocational Study: A Directory of Learning Programs
Sponsored by North American Non-Profit Associations
A listing of leading programs sponsored by non-profit organizations.
LC1047.C2.W75 1994 Reference Educ & Behav Sci Lib 5th Floor
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Profiles in Connecting Learning and Work: State Initiatives
Includes state initiatives to connect learning and work, overview
of the structure of state programs that connect learning to work, and
a model program.
LC1037.5.P76 1996 plus updates Reference Educ & Behav Sci
Lib 5th Floor Paterno
Indexes and Abstracts
Dissertation Abstracts
Dissertation Abstracts is the primary source for 1.4 million doctoral
dissertations (and selected master's theses) from over 1000 North American
and European universities. Includes a link to the UMI full text dissertation
pilot project. Coverage: 1851 to date. Abstracts are available for dissertations
since 1980, abstracts for theses since 1988.
Updates: monthly (usually between the 20th and 25th day)
http://www.lias.psu.edu/dball.html#DISS
Education
Abstracts Full Text (Wilson)
Education Abstracts Full Text (Wilson) covers over 625 periodicals, with
indexing from 1983, and full text for many since 1994.
http://www.lias.psu.edu/dball.html#ERLEDUCABS
Educational Administration Abstracts
Annually provides 1000 abstracts for items in more than 200 journals, books,
government reports and conference papers, covering important areas from early
childhood education, K-12, community colleges, and higher education.
Z5814.M26E3 Reference Educ & Behav Sci.
Lib 5th Floor Paterno
ERIC
-- Educational Resources Information Center
ERIC, (Education Resources Information Center),
is a premier database of journal and non-journal education literature, with
more than 1.1 million citations since 1966. Sponsored by the Institute of
Education Sciences (IES) of the U.S. Dept. of Education.
ERIC covers two types of literature:
Journals [over 1000 scholarly, professional
and practitioner journals]
ERIC Documents [non-journal literature, such
as conference papers, standards reports, etc. Not peer-reviewed].
The recommended ERIC search interface for PSU users is Cambridge Scientific
Abstracts.
What Works Clearinghouse
Created in 2002, the goal of the What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) is to identify
findings of scientific evidence. The WWC collects, screens, and identifies
studies of the effectiveness of educational interventions (programs, products,
practices, and policies); reviews studies that have the strongest design;
and reports on the strengths and weaknesses of those studies against the WWC
Evidence Standards. Study
reports [ratings of individual studies and designs for reliability];
intervention reports [findings that meet WWC Evidence Standards for a
particular intervention]; topic
reports [description of topic and each intervention that the WWC reviewed]
http://www.w-w-c.org/
The
International Encyclopedia of Social and Behavioral Sciences
The International Encyclopedia of Social and Behavioral Sciences is the online
equivalent of the 24 volume encyclopedia published in 2002. Content is organized
around more than 30 primarily interdisciplinary topical areas of active research
and significant promise (for example, memory, crime and violence, markets,
modernization), combined with the categories: Overarching Topics,Disciplines,
Intersecting fields, and Applications. Includes extensive indices, searchable
full-text, and embedded electronic reference links. Annual updates are planned
for release from 2004.
http://www.lias.psu.edu/dball.html#SOCBEHVSCI
Medianet
(Penn State's Audiovisual Database)
Lists the films and videotapes which are available in the University's Media
& Technology Support Services collection. Use this database to identify
information about specific items in the collection and determine their availability.
For faculty or rental scheduling of audiovisual materials in the collection:
At University Park, call 863-3202 or 865-6314 or fax 863-2574 to schedule
a film or video. At a Penn State College Campus, contact the instructional
services specialist for more information. Non-local rental customers should
call (800) 826-0132. Current collection. Updates: Continuous. Coverage: Films
and Videos from the University's collection.
http://www.lias.psu.edu/dball.html#MEDIANET
Policy
File (Public Policy Research & Analysis)
PolicyFile draws its content from public policy think tanks, university research
programs, research organizations and publishers. Some well known contributors
include: the American Enterprise Institute, Brookings Institution, Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace, Cato Institute, Center for Defense Information,
Center for Strategic and International Studies, Council on Foreign Relations,
Democratic Leadership Council, Economic Strategy Institute, Federation of
American Scientists, Heritage Foundation, Hoover Institution, Hudson Institute,
Institute for International Economics, International Monetary Fund, National
Center for Policy Analysis, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development,
RAND Corporation, United States Institute of Peace, and the World Bank. Where
available, access to home pages, electronic mail addresses and fulltext are
made available within individual abstracts.
http://www.lias.psu.edu/dball.html#POLICY
Professional
Development Collection
Professional Development Collection, designed for professional educators and
librarians, provides a highly specialized collection of over 515 full text
journals, including nearly 350 peer-reviewed titles, with full text dating
as far back as 1965. . It also provides full text for 167 education pamphlets,
a searchable images database, and will soon contain full text for scholarly
monographs. A title list can be seen at http://www.epnet.com/titlelists/pdf/tf.pdf
.
http://www.lias.psu.edu/dball.html#PROFDEV
ProQuest
Psychology Journals
ProQuest Psychology Journals: A full text database subset of PsycINFO, including
400 full-text journals that are licensed to ProQuest. Coverage is typically
from 1996, with a few titles prior to that date. (Coverage does not presently
include APA journals; additions to coverage occur frequently.)
http://www.lias.psu.edu/dball.html#PQPSYC
Psychology
Databases
Primary resource for psychology and related aspects of disciplines including
education, organizational management, psychophysiology, psychiatry, nursing,
sociology, etc. Many titles are available in full text.
http://www.lias.psu.edu/dball.html#PSYCINFO
PsycINFO
PsycINFO, the primary database for psychology and related disciplines, is
a database of psychological literature from the 1800's to the present, from
1300 journals from 50 countries. Through SilverPlatter, it provides full text,
searchable access to more than 25,000 articles from 42 journals published
by APA and allied organizations from 1988 to the present, and links to non-APA
full text journals owned in electronic format by the University Libraries.
Related subject areas included education, organizational management, psychophysiology,
psychiatry, nursing, ergonomics, environmental psychology, human factors engineering,
sociology, business, law and more. Published by the American Psychological
Association.
http://www.lias.psu.edu/dball.html#PSYCART
Social
Science Citation Index
Social Science Citation Index is a multidisciplinary index to the journal
literature of the social sciences. It covers 1400 social science journals.
The index can be used to look up either a specific author or a particular
publication to see how many articles in the database cited that author or
publication. The index can also be used to find related articles (articles
that have at least one reference in common).
http://www.lias.psu.edu/dball.html#SSCINDEX
Sociological
Abstracts
Index for English language journals in Sociology, Social Work, and other Social
Sciences. Provides abstracts for articles and is international in scope. Coverage:
1963-present.
http://www.lias.psu.edu/dball.html#SOCABS
Selected Journals
Electronic Journals
in the Field of Education
(AERA SIG Communications Among Researchers): Links to electronic journals
that are scholarly, peer-reviewed, full text and accessible without cost.
http://aera-cr.ed.asu.edu/links.html
Innovations in Education and Training International
Papers and reviews concerned with a range of teaching and learning issues.
The official publication of the Staff and Educational Development Association.
LB1028.5.P7201 Educ & Behav Sci Lib 5th
Floor Paterno
Journal of Career Development
Covers career development theory, research and practice.
LC1041 Educ & Behav Sci Lib 5th Floor Paterno
Journal of Experiential Education
Articles on all aspects of experiential education. The official publication
of the Association for Experiential Education.
L11.J43 Educ & Behav Sci Lib 5th Floor
Paterno
Journal of Industrial Teacher Education
Official publication of the National Association of Industrial Teacher Educators.
LC1081.J6 Educ & Behav Sci Lib 5th Floor
Paterno
Open Learning (UK)
An international journal covering all aspects of open learning and distance
education for post-school education, especially in the UK.
LC6581.G73O6601 Educ & Behav Sci Lib 5th
Floor Paterno
The Technology Teacher
For technology education professionals from elementary teachers to junior
high, middle, and high school classroom teachers.
LC1041.J6 Educ & Behav Sci Lib 5th Floor
Paterno
Workforce Education Forum
Professional reports in practical arts, vocational and technical education,
and training and development.
LC1045.O3 Educ & Behav Sci Lib 5th Floor
Paterno
Resources for Workforce Education
CASAS - Comprehensive Adult
Student Assessment System
A national leader in adult education and training systems, provides essential
tools and resources for assessment, instruction and evaluation.
http://www.casas.org/
ERIC Clearinghouse on Adult,
Career, and Vocational Education
A subset of the ERIC clearinghouse system focusing on career and vocational
education. Located in Columbus, Ohio.
http://ericacve.org/
Futurework
- Trends and Challenges for Work in the 21Century
A report of the US Department of Labor.
http://www.bls.gov/opub/ooq/2000/Summer/art04.pdf
Heldrich Center
for Workforce Development
A university-based organization devoted to transforming the workforce development
system at the local, state, and federal levels. Based at Rutgers University.
http://www.heldrich.rutgers.edu/
National Association
of Manufacturers (NAM) Center for Workforce Success
Describes the Center's programs and projects, with links to workforce education-related
sites.
http://www.nam.org/workforce/
National
Leadership Institute for Workforce Excellence
Provides leadership development information, training, and tools for the leaders
of the workforce development system.
http://www.workforce-excellence.net/nli2/index.cfm
National Skill Standards Board
Sponsored by the US Departments of Education and Labor to demonstrate pilot
projects that serve as living laboratories of a voluntary national skill standards
system.
http://www.nssb.org/
Office
of Vocational and Adult Education(OVAE)
From the US Department of Education, identifies information about programs,
grants, and events related to adult education and vocational education, school-to-work;
high school reform, community colleges, correctional education, tribal colleges
and universities, community technology centers, empowerment zones and enterprise
communities, and teacher development activities.
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ovae/index.html?src=oc
The
Power of the Internet for Learning
"The most comprehensive analysis ever undertaken of education and the
Internet." Prepared by the Web-Based Education, U.S. Department of Education.
http://www.ed.gov/offices/AC/WBEC/FinalReport/WBECReport.pdf
The
State of E-Learning in the States
An NGA survey that determined that states are keeping abreast of technological
change by vigorously implementing a wide variety of strategies and programs
to expand post-secondary e-learning capabilities for adult-centered, work-related
education and training.
http://www.ecs.org/html/Document.asp?chouseid=2705
Teach for America
The TFA mission is to build a corps of outstanding recent college graduates
of all academic majors who commit two years to teach and who become lifelong
leaders in the pursuit of expanding opportunities for children.
http://www.teachforamerica.org/tfa/
A
Vision of E-Learning for America's Workforce
Final report of the National Governor's Association Center for Best Practices,
'Commission on Technology and Adult Learning'. The Commission focuses on e-learning
for adults in the workplace, and makes recommendations on how the nation's
governors and CEOs can encourage e-learning and maximize its benefits for
workers and productivity.
http://www.nga.org/center/divisions/1%2C1188%2CC_ISSUE_BRIEF^D_2128%2C00.html