Higher Achievement Baltimore: Sources for Further Research MNGT 481 – Prof. Kiyatkin April 2010...

Higher Achievement Baltimore: Sources for Further Research

MNGT 481 – Prof. KiyatkinApril 2010

Ms. Shana Gass, [email protected] Librarian

Cook Library, Towson University

This presentation is online at: http://pages.towson.edu/courses/mngt481_hab_kiyatkin_s2010.pptx

Jumpstart Your Research with Cook Library Subject Gateways

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Subject Gateways useful for this project: Education, Management, News, Sociology

http://cooklibrary.towson.edu/

Links to All Library Databases (A-Z)


Higher Achievement Internal Analysis

• Higher Achievement• Guidestar.org [nonprofits info- free registration]

• News searching in library news databases:– Baltimore Sun– Washington Post– Factiva– LexisNexis Academic– Also Baltimore Citypaper.com

http://www.higherachievement.org/

http://www.guidestar.com/

http://cooklibrary.towson.edu/news

http://www.citypaper.com/

U.S. Department of Education

MD State Department of Public Schools

Baltimore City Public Schools

Higher AchievementExternal Analysis:

Client Organization in Hierarchical Perspective

http://www.ed.gov/

http://www.marylandpublicschools.org/

http://www.marylandpublicschools.org/

http://www.bcps.k12.md.us/

Higher AchievementExternal Analysis

• National Center for Education Statistics

• National Education Association & other professional orgs

• CQ Researcher database [see Education Subject Gateway]

(policy background including No Child Left Behind)

• Local & national news [see Internal Analysis]

• Education databases:

– ERIC

– Education Research Complete[See Education Subject Gateway]

http://nces.ed.gov/

http://nces.ed.gov/

http://www.nea.org/

http://cooklibrary.towson.edu/education


External Analysis: Competing Tutoring Services & Other Volunteer Opps

For-profit

• Business databases > Management Subject Gateway [tips]

– Business Source Complete– Factiva– LexisNexis Academic– RDS Business Suite

• Education Databases > Education Subject Gateway

– Education Research Complete– ERIC

• A trade organization: http://www.educationindustry.org

http://cooklibrary.towson.edu/management

http://pages.towson.edu/sgass/guides/big4businessdatabases.pdf


http://www.educationindustry.org/

External Analysis: Competing Tutoring Services & Other Volunteer Opps

Non-profit

– Guidestar.org– Maryland Non-Profits– Foundation Center– National Center for Charitable Statistics

http://www.guidestar.com/

http://www.marylandnonprofits.org/

http://foundationcenter.org/

http://nccs.urban.org/

More Industry Perspectives

Non-profits as an industry:

– Academic Search Premier database [link from Databases]

– Maryland Non-Profits– Foundation Center– National Center for Charitable Statistics

http://cooklibrary.towson.edu/databasesByTitle.cfm#A

http://www.marylandnonprofits.org/

http://foundationcenter.org/

http://nccs.urban.org/

External Analysis - General• Good “industry info” will lead you to clues for general

external information!• Try overviews of urban education– Praeger Handbook of Urban Education

[reference book in Cook Library– REF LC5131 .P7]

– Books in Cook Library

• National Urban Alliance for Effective Education nice links!

• News searching• Demographics: – American Factfinder from U.S. Census– Baltimore Neighborhoods Indicators Alliance

http://catalog.umd.edu/F/?func=scan&scan_code=SUB&scan_start=education+urban

http://www.nuatc.org/

http://www.nuatc.org/

http://factfinder.census.gov/



http://www.bnia.org/

http://www.bnia.org/

Questions?

…feel free to contact me!

Ms. Shana Gass Reference Librarian / Liaison to College of Business & Economics (410) 704-2395 [email protected] *preferred

Or any reference librarian:

Cook Library Web Site > Ask a Librarian for options

mailto:[email protected]


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