Education: Middle Childhood Education

Watson Library has a variety of books and eBooks on middle childhood education and related topics. The books listed below are a sampling of what we have available in the library - to find more, check our library catalog, or use the "Ask Us!" tab on the left for help.

• International handbook of middle level education theory, research, and policy. Edited by David C. Virtue. -- Available through the library catalog as an eBook
• The critical middle school reader. Edited by Enora R. Brown and Kenneth J. Saltman; foreword by James A. Beane; afterword by Mara Sapon-Shevin. -- Available through the library catalog as a Book
• Equity & cultural responsiveness in the middle grades. edited by Kathleen Brinegar, Northern Vermont University, Lisa Harrison, Ohio University, Ellis Hurd, Illinois State University. -- Available through the library catalog as an eBook
• Disciplinary literacy and gamified learning in middle school classrooms: questing through time and space. By Leslie Haas, Jill T. Tussey, and Michelle Metzger. -- Available through the library catalog as an eBook

Middle Childhood Education Databases

• Association for Middle Level Education
  "AMLE is the only international organization of its kind for middle school educators. With a community more than 35,000 members strong, AMLE is the go-to source for middle level education peer-reviewed research, best practice, and professional development." 
• National Council for the Social Studies
  "Founded in 1921, National Council for the Social Studies is the largest professional association in the country devoted solely to social studies education."
• National Council of Teachers of English
  "NCTE is where literacy educators find their professional home"
• National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
  "Founded in 1920, the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) is the world's largest mathematics education organization."
• National Science Teaching Association
  "Empowering science educators, transforming science education—to benefit all"
• International Literacy Association
  "The International Literacy Association (ILA) is a professional organization with a mission of connecting research and practice to continuously improve the quality of literacy instruction across the globe"
• International Society for Technology in Education
  "Home to a passionate community of global educators who believe in the power of technology to transform teaching and learning, accelerate innovation and solve tough problems in education."

Credo Reference is our scholarly alternative to Wikipedia. It allows you to search hundreds of reference books on a wide variety of subjects. Use this search box to browse Education and related topics from titles including:

Handbook of Research on Teaching the English Language Arts

Offers a comprehensive overview of research in the field.

Routledge 2011

The SAGE Handbook of Inclusion and Diversity in Education

This handbook examines policy and practice from around the world with respect to broadly conceived notions of inclusion and diversity within education.

Sage UK 2019