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Subject Guide: Education: Finding books in the library

This guide will help you find the most useful information available through Hiebert Library in the field of education.

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Call number ranges for education

Books in Hiebert Library are arranged using call numbers based on the Library of Congress Classification system. See our guide "How to Read a Call Number" if you need an introduction to how call numbers work.

Most books in the field of education can be found in the following call number ranges:

L: Education (General)
LA: History of education
LB: Theory and practice of education
LC: Special aspects of education
LD-LG: Individual institutions

Refer to the map of Hiebert Library for help finding where these call number areas are located.

Subject Headings

Library resources in the Hiebert library are organized by subject, using the Library of Congress Classification system. Often, the best way to find resources is by doing a Subject search.

Users often use keyword searches, which can be helpful, but don’t fully capture the collections resources. You can visit the Search Strategies guide to help you strengthen your library searches.

Below are only a sample of useful subject headings you can use to find resources in various areas of the discipline. You can use the Advanced Search in the Search Hiebert Library search boxes embedded throughout the guides to subject search and find resources in the library discovery service.

Useful subject headings

Academic achievement

Adult education

Autism

Constructivism (Education)

Critical pedagogy

Discrimination in education

Early childhood education

Education, bilingual

Education -- Curricula

Education, elementary

Education -- History

Education -- Philosophy

Education -- Political aspects

Education, preschool

Education -- Research

Education, Secondary

Education -- Social aspects

Education -- Standards

Educational change

Educational equalization

Educational evaluation

Educational innovations

Educational intervention

Educational law and legislation

Educational leadership

Educational psychology

Educational sociology

Educational technology

Educational tests and measurements

Effective teaching

English language -- Study and teaching -- Foreign speakers

Inclusive education

Individualized education programs

Individualized family service plans

Mainstreaming in education

Motivation in education

School management and organization

Special education

Teaching teams