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Last Updated: 15-Jan-2013

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Background Information

African higher education : an international reference handbook / edited by Damtew Teferra, Philip G. Altbach.
Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2003.
Cubberley » Reference (Non-circulating) » LA1503 .A39 2003
Early childhood education : an international encyclopedia / edited by Rebecca S. New and Moncrieff Cochran.
Westport, Conn. : Praeger Publishers, 2007.
Cubberley » Reference (Non-circulating) » LB1139.23 .E272 2007 V.1
"a compilation of understandings, controversies, theories, policies, and practices in early childhood education as currently found in the United States and 10 other nations around the world." Vols. 1-3 contain an A to Z listing of articles with suggested readings, while vol. 4 covers other countries. See especially pp. 1194-1239 on South Africa.
Global education digest.
Montreal : UNESCO Institute for Statistics, 2003-
Cubberley » Stacks » LB2846 .G56 2011
The handbook of international school psychology / editors, Shane R. Jimerson, Thomas D. Oakland, Peter T. Farrell.
Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, c2007.
Cubberley » Reference (Non-circulating) » LB1027.55 .H357 2007
Provides "a description of the specialty of psychology devoted to the provision of services to children and youth, their teachers, and parents." Section I contains chapters on individual countries, while Section II has synthesis chapters. See section on South Africa on pp. 361-372.
International handbook of higher education / James J.F. Forest, Philip G. Altbach (eds.).
Dordrecht : Springer, 2006.
Cubberley » Reference (Non-circulating) » LB2322.2 .I57 2006 PT.1
"provides an in-depth analysis of the scope of postsecondary education worldwide, combining a series of overarching comparative essays with analytic chapters focusing on key countries and regions."
The Greenwood encyclopedia of children's issues worldwide / general editor, Irving Epstein ; volume editor Jyotsna Pattnaik.
Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2008.
Cubberley » Reference (Non-circulating) » HQ767.84 .G74 2008 V.1
The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Children's Issues Worldwide covers "all major aspects of children's lives, including educational provision, legal status, family life, health, abuse and neglect, play and recreation, and religious affiliation" in country chapters. Volume 6 is devoted to Sub-Saharan Africa.
World education encyclopedia [electronic resource] : a survey of educational systems worldwide / Rebecca Marlow-Ferguson, editor and project coordinator ; Chris Lopez, associate editor.
2nd ed. Farmington Hills, MI : Gale Group, 2002-
Cubberley also has a paper copy in reference LB15 .W87 2002.

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Journals

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[Oxford, Eng., etc.] Carfax Publishing Co. [etc.]
SAL3 » Stacks » LA132 .C6 V.42:NO.1-3 2012
Comparative Education Society in Europe
Journal of higher education in Africa = Revue de l'enseignement supérieur en Afrique.
Chestnut Hill, MA : Center for International Higher Education, Boston College ; Dakar, Senegal : Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA), 2003-
Cubberley » Stacks » LA1500 .J685 V.5-6 2007-2008
Perspectives in education.
Johannesburg, South Africa : Faculty of Education, University of the Witwatersrand,
SAL 1&2 » Temporary Shelving » LA1535 .P47 V.16 1995
South African journal of education = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir opvoedkunde.
Pretoria : South African Association for the Advancement of Education, 1981-2011.
SAL3 » Stacks » LA1535 .S6 V.30 2010
South African journal of higher education : a half-yearly publication issued under the auspices of the Committee of University Principals of South Africa = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir hoër onderwys : 'n halfjaarlikse tydskrif uitgegee onder beskerming van die Komitee van Universiteitshoofde van Suid-Afrika.
Bellville, South Africa : The Committee, 1987-
Cubberley » Stacks » LA2013 .S68 V.25 NO.1-3 2011

Databases

Education Databases

ERIC [electronic resource] : the educational resources information center.
[Washington, DC : National Library of Education?, 199?-
Bibliographic database of educational resources including articles, reports, and curriculum.
Education full text [electronic resource].
[Bronx, N.Y.] : H.W. Wilson Co.
Indexes and abstracts articles of English-language periodicals and books on education from 1983 on. Abstracting coverage begins with January 1994. Full-text coverage begins in January 1996 and is available for over half the 600 journals indexed.
Education week American education news site of record [electronic resource].
Bethesda, MD : Editorial Projects in Education, Inc.
Teachers College record book reviews [electronic resource].
Birmingham, AL : Teachers College Record
"Teachers College Record Book Reviews provides comprehensive reviews of the leading books in education and educational research by major scholars in these fields. "

Related Databases

Intergovernmental organization search engine.
[Stanford, Calif.] : [Stanford University Library and Information Services, Jonsson Library of Government Documents]
This is a search engine for students, faculty, researchers, and officials who are doing research in intergovernmental organization topics. The IGO Search searches across hundreds of IGO websites, enabling users to research topics such as active IGOs working on HIV/AIDS in Uganda.
Non-governmental organizations search.
[Stanford, Calif.] : [Stanford University Library and Information Services, Jonsson Library of Government Documents]
"Search of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) websites. Sites were chosen based on their consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and also collated from University of Minnesota Human Rights Library, Duke University Libraries' NGO Research Guide, and the World Association of Non-Governmental Organizations (WANGO). "
Africa-wide: NiPAD [electronic resource]
[Baltimore, Maryland] : BiblioLine, [2004?]-
Access to more than two million records, including South Africa studies and African studies and a number of other multi-disciplinary databases.
AllAfrica.com [electronic resource].
Johannesburg ; Washington, D.C. : AllAfrica Global Media, [1999?]-
Recent news about education from African newspapers
Ciao : Columbia International Affairs Online [electronic resource].
[New York : Columbia University, 1997-
A comprehensive source for theory and research in international affairs. It publishes a wide range of scholarship from 1991 on that includes working papers from university research institutes, occasional papers series from non-governmental organizations, foundation-funded research projects, and proceedings from conferences.
SA ePublications [electronic resource].
[Centurion, South Africa] : Sabinet Online
Searchable database of full text journals published in South Africa in the areas of social sciences and humanities.

Websites

Africa South of the Sahara - Education
Africa South of the Sahara - Education is Karen Fung's extensive list of Web links to online resources.
Africa Access Review
Guide to children's literature on Africa. Reviews are written by univ. faculty, librarians, and teachers many of whom are in African studies or have lived in Africa. Use the Search to locate, for ex., Swahili culture. Has an Africana Book Buddies Club. Information on winners of the Children's Africana Book Awards (CABA). Edited by Brenda Randolph. [KF]
Afrika.no: The Index on Africa - Education
The index has been created by The Norwegian Council for Africa, as part of its comprehensive effort to strengthen the knowledge of Africa and African affairs. Information on educational institutions
Association for the Development of Education in Africa
Based in Paris, France. "focuses on developing partnerships between Ministers of Education and funding agencies in order to promote effective education policies based on African leadership and ownership." Has full text reports (in Adobe PDF format), the PRISME database, by country, funding agency, etc.
Boston College Center For International Higher Education
"The Center for International Higher Education defines its mission to be advancing knowledge about the complex realities of higher education in the contemporary world."
Inter-Press Service
Collection of current articles on education in Africa, with many articles about southern African countries and education issues facing them presently.
World Bank Education
Projects, statistics, on all aspects (Girls' Education, Education Technology, Early Child Development, Tertiary Education, Effective School and Teacher Secondary Education, Adult Education, Global Education Reform, School Health, Economics of Education) with many full text reports