Collection Development Policies:
Education: General
Purpose: Education materials acquired at Washington State University
primarily support students, staff, and faculty at the
College of Education.
Other members of the WSU community, especially those in administration and student
affairs may also draw on these materials for their professional growth, as may
also teachers and other education professionals in the local community and/or
Washington state, in accordance with Washington State University’s land grant
mission.
The College of Education is comprised of two departments, the
Department of Educational
Leadership and Counseling Psychology
and the
Department of Teaching
and Learning.
Both departments offer undergraduate and graduate degree programs.
The Department of Educational Leadership and Counseling Psychology
includes programs in Educational Psychology, Counseling and School
Psychology, Educational Leadership, Higher Education (also known as
"Educational Administration) at the masters and doctoral level (Ph.D./Ed.D),
as well as a Kinesiology (Athletic Training and Movement Studies) program
at the masters and undergraduate level. The latter is supported primarily
by the
Sport Studies policy.
The Educational Leadership program also offers
an undergraduate minor and certification programs for principals and
superintendents; the Counseling and School Psychology program offers a
school psychologist certification program.
Washington State University is a member of the Center for Research Libraries,
which gives students, staff, and faculty access to those collections, including
historical and research materials in the fields of Education. Washington State
University is also a member of several resource sharing consortia, which
results in greater access to materials for its students, staff, and faculty.
Because of the close connection between pedagogy and the subject matter being
taught, a wide range of materials in other disciplines are relevant to users
of the Education collections. In general, collections pertinent to education
at the kindergarten through high school are covered by the Education policies.
Pre-school education in a formal educational context is covered by Education
policies while pre-school education in the home, daycare center or other
setting is covered by the
Human Development
policy. Adult and non-formal education at all levels is collected, but to a
relatively lesser extent since there are no formal degree programs in adult
and non-formal education at the College of Education. Professional education
for educational personnel is collected while professional education in other
areas is covered in other policies.
Reference materials are collected on a broad basis.
They include indexes, abstracts, encyclopedias, dictionaries,
directories, handbooks, guides, and manuals. A complete file of
ERIC microfiche may be accessed through the online ERIC database.
Other collections noted:
- Curriculum Guide Collection: The Kraus Curriculum Development
Library on microfiche includes an online database, KCDL. A hard
copy index is available.
- Juvenile Literature Collection: approximately 10,000 titles
classified in abbreviated Dewey.
- Test Collection: Uncataloged items filed in a Mental Measurements
Yearbook format. Collections include the microfiche set, Tests on
Microfiche with a hardcopy index.
- Textbook Collection: a collection of textbooks and other curriculum
materials classified in a modified-LC. The state of Washington does
not mandate a state-selected textbook series; every effort is made to
collect a wide variety of textbooks to reflect the many texts used
throughout the state.
- Kit Collection: approximately 500 cataloged items.
- Assorted Media: records (approximately 200), videotapes, and software
are purchased on a selected basis.
General Collection Guidelines:
- Languages: English is the primary language
of the collection. Works written in other languages ordinarily
are purchased only in English translation, excepting materials
supporting ESL and bilingual education.
- Chronological Guidelines: Emphasis is on ]
education in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Materials
on other periods are added on a selective basis.
- Geographical Guidelines: A primary emphasis is on
public education, K-12, in the United States. Materials on public
education in Washington state are collected broadly followed by
education in the Pacific Northwest and other regions. A secondary
emphasis is on education in Canada, Great Britain, and Mexico.
Materials on the comparative education of other geographic areas
are added on a selective basis.
- Treatment of Subject: Research and professional
materials treating all aspects of curriculum, educational theory,
counseling, administration, history of educational development,
legal aspects of education, and research methodology are collected
on a broad basis. College textbooks on education are collected
selectively. Ordinarily, popular treatments are not acquired.
Scholarly or professional treatments of popular issues are individually
considered.
- Types of Materials: Format is usually of secondary
concern to content. Most materials acquired are monographs or serials
in hard copy or electronic format. Educational games, tests, videos,
movies, records, CDs, and software are generally collected selectively
and in conjunction with College of Education faculty.
- Date of Publication: Primary emphasis is on materials
published since 1995. Retrospective purchasing is very selective.
Observations and Qualifications by Subject with
Collection Levels:
Adult Education: D
Comparative Education:C(1)
Distance Education: C(2) / C(1)
Education Research Methods: C(1) / B
Educators: C(1)
History of Education: C(1) / B
Instructional Materials Centers: D
Philosophy of Education: C(1) / B
Society and Education: C(1) / B
Teacher Education: C(1)
Jen Stevens
April, 2004