EDUCATION: Curriculum and Instruction (CI)
Collection Development Policy Statement
Library's Collection Development Objectives
The library provides materials to support the various areas of curriculum and instruction research and the preparation of students for educational careers, including elementary and secondary teaching. Secondary teaching areas include English, mathematics, social studies, and science. K-12 teaching areas include art, foreign languages, and health and physical education.
Curriculum Program Description
The Department of Curriculum and Instruction is one of four departments in the College of Education. Several years ago, the department moved to a five-year program integrating undergraduate and graduate classes (the Holmes Program) as the only option. Recently, the department opted to offer the traditional undergraduate four-year curricula in addition to the Holmes Program. The college also offers EDCI 1001 as a college preparatory course which is open to all LSU students.
There are 29 faculty members, one adjunct professor, and 16 instructors in the department. Listed below are the number of degrees awarded to students in Curriculum and Instruction for the past five years:
Degrees Awarded
1999-2000 |
2000-2001 |
2001-2002 |
2002-2003 |
2003-2004 |
|
| Bachelor | 327 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Master | 30 |
29 |
34 |
24 |
25 |
| Doctoral | 15 |
47 |
10 |
10 |
11 |
The following degree programs are offered which the library collection supports:
| Bachelor Degree | Master Degree (MA, Med) | Doctoral /Specialist Degree |
| Art Education
Elementary Grades Elementary Holmes Program Secondary Biology Secondary English Secondary French Secondary Mathematics Secondary Speech Secondary Spanish Secondary Social Studies |
Education
Elementary Education Secondary Education |
Education
Secondary Education Special Education Curriculum and Instruction |
New and Expanding Areas of Interest
Areas of Specialization/Major Faculty Research Interests
Treatment of Subject Depth
For Curriculum and Instruction the library is attempting to build a research collection (level 4). (See classed analysis for detailed statement.)
Specific Delimitations
Type
Collected extensively: Specialized reference tools; i.e., abstracts, indexes, encyclopedias, handbooks, dictionaries, and bibliographies, as well as periodicals, monographs, yearbooks, historic documents, source books, treatises, and catalogs.
Collected selectively: Translations, proceedings, theses, and dissertations.
Collected very selectively: Undergraduate textbooks, books of readings, and laboratory manuals.
Physical format
Collected extensively: Traditional print forms, including monographs, serials, and pamphlets.
Collected selectively: Electronic indexes and data and microforms (when hard copy is unavailable or very expensive). (For other non-print materials see the statement under Education Resources, under collection overlap.)
Imprint Date
Collected extensively: Materials published during the last decade.
Collected selectively: Materials published more than ten years ago.
Place of Publication
Collected extensively: United States.
Collected selectively: Canada, England, Europe.
Excluded: All others.
Languages
Collected extensively: English language materials and needed translations of foreign language works.
Excluded: All others.
Chronological Periods
Collected extensively: 20th century.
Collected selectively: All other periods.
Geographical Focus
Collected extensively: United States and southern region.
Collected selectively: Canada, England, and Europe.
Collected very selectively: Rest of world.
Overlap with Other Collections
Education Resources is responsible for audiovisual materials, educational games, elementary and secondary textbooks, kits and manipulatives, computer software, and other classroom support materials. There is very little duplication of materials between Education Resources and the circulating stacks of Middleton Library.
Education:
Administrative and Foundational Services,
Curriculum and Instruction, &
Vocational Education
Classed Analysis
| LC Classification | Description | Collecting Level | Comments | |
| Existing Strength | Current Intensity | |||
| L | Education (General) | 3 | 3 | |
| LA | History of Education | 3 | 2 | |
| LB 5-1050.7 | Educational Theory | 3 | 3 | Children's literature is reviewed by library science librarian |
| LB 1050.9-1091 | Educational Psychology | 4 | 3 | |
| LB 1101-1139 | Child Study | 3 | 3 | See also P for language acquisition and HQ for child development |
| LB 1140-1695 | K-12 Education | 4 | 3 | See also HF for personnel management & training (voc ed) and T for technical training |
| LB 1705-2286 | Education of Teachers | 3 | 3 | |
| LB 2300-2430 | Higher Education | 3 | 3 | |
| LB 2799-3095 | School Administration | 4 | 3 | See also P, BF, and RC for speech and language acquisition and communication disorders |
| LB 3201-3640 | School Architecture | 3 | 2 | |
| LC | Special Aspects of Education | 3 | 3 | See also K for educational law, HV for handicapped children, and RC for mental disorders |
| LD | Institutions in US | 3 | 2 | |
| LE | Institutions in America, not US | 2 | 1 | |
| LF | Institutions in Europe | 3 | 1 | |
| LG | Institutions, Other | 2 | 1 | |
| LH | College & School Periodicals | 2 | 2 | |
| LJ | Student Fraternities & Societies | 2 | 1 | |
| LT | Textbooks | 1 | 1 | |
| BF 1-1000 | Psychology | 4 | 4 | |
Prepared: January 15, 1998
Revised 8/2004 PPC