[PDF] Encyclopedia Of American Education A E eBook

Author : Harlow G. Unger
Publisher : Facts on File
Page : 498 pages
File Size : 26,3 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Education
ISBN :

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Preschool, primary school, Private school, proficiency testing, programmed instruction, progressive education, property tax, Protestantism, public school, public school finances, Puritanism, race/racism, reading, reasoning skills, Reconstruction, Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC), Revolutionary War, Roman Catholic Church, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, rural education, Scholastic Assessment Tests (SATs), school board, school/college partnership programs, science, Scopes Monkey Trail, secondary education, segregation, self-education, separate but equal doctrine, settlement house, slavery, social problems and education, Socratic method, special education, specialized institution of higher education, standardized test, Stanford Binet Intelligence Test, teacher education, teacher salaries, teacher training, teacher unions, teaching method, teaching the test, team teaching, television, Lewis M. Terman, tests, textbook, tracking, United States Department of Education, Vietnam War, violence, vocational education, vo-tech (vocational/technical) school, War on Poverty, Booker T. Washington, Noah Webster, women teachers, women's education, women's rights, World War I, World War II, writing, etc.

Author : Harlow G. Unger
Publisher :
Page : 1350 pages
File Size : 11,2 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780816043415

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This updated edition of the award-winning three-volume reference includes more than 2,000 entries spanning the colonial period to the present. A wealth of information covers virtually every aspect of education, from the evolution of school curriculum, education funding, and church-state controversies to the latest debates on multiculturalism, prayer in school, and sex education. Author Harlow G. Unger, one of the country's foremost education experts, has substantially updated existing entries and added more than 40 new entries. Appendixes include significant federal legislation, important U.S. Supreme Court decisions, and lists of undergraduate majors and graduate school programs. More than 10 new photographs have been added, and more than half a dozen experts in education served as editorial consultants.

Author : Harlow G. Unger
Publisher :
Page : 1350 pages
File Size : 22,75 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780816043439

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This updated edition of the award-winning three-volume reference includes more than 2,000 entries spanning the colonial period to the present. A wealth of information covers virtually every aspect of education, from the evolution of school curriculum, education funding, and church-state controversies to the latest debates on multiculturalism, prayer in school, and sex education. Author Harlow G. Unger, one of the country's foremost education experts, has substantially updated existing entries and added more than 40 new entries. Appendixes include significant federal legislation, important U.S. Supreme Court decisions, and lists of undergraduate majors and graduate school programs. More than 10 new photographs have been added, and more than half a dozen experts in education served as editorial consultants.

Author : Harlow G. Unger
Publisher :
Page : 1350 pages
File Size : 13,48 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780816043422

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This updated edition of the award-winning three-volume reference includes more than 2,000 entries spanning the colonial period to the present. A wealth of information covers virtually every aspect of education, from the evolution of school curriculum, education funding, and church-state controversies to the latest debates on multiculturalism, prayer in school, and sex education. Author Harlow G. Unger, one of the country's foremost education experts, has substantially updated existing entries and added more than 40 new entries. Appendixes include significant federal legislation, important U.S. Supreme Court decisions, and lists of undergraduate majors and graduate school programs. More than 10 new photographs have been added, and more than half a dozen experts in education served as editorial consultants.

Author : Edward L. Dejnozka
Publisher : Greenwood
Page : 764 pages
File Size : 30,40 MB
Release : 1991-09-25
Category : Education
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A Choice Outstanding Academic Book in 1982, American Educators' Encyclopedia has now been revised to reflect a decade of change. More than 200 items--ranging from "AIDS" to "Zero Rejection"--have been added to serve today's educators. One third of the original items have been significantly updated or deleted. The authors have diligently kept the same characteristic and quality of the first edition, which provided readers with a quick, accurate understanding of education terms and a ready reference for further direction. References follow each item, and a variety of appendices cover a range of areas. The length and language of each item gives the reader a concise understanding that allows for accessible, comprehensive referencing. The revised American Educator's Encyclopedia is an excellent reference for today's teacher and parent.

Author : Kofi Lomotey
Publisher : SAGE Publications
Page : 1153 pages
File Size : 13,21 MB
Release : 2009-09-15
Category : Education
ISBN : 1452261482

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Each topic in this 2-volume encyclopedia is discussed as it relates to the education of African Americans. The entries provide a comprehensive overview of educational institutions at every level, from preschool through graduate and professional training, with special attention to historically and predominantly Black colleges and universities. The encyclopedia follows the struggle of African Americans to achieve equality in education—beginning among an enslaved population and evolving into the present—as the efforts of many remarkable individuals furthered this cause through court decisions and legislation. A unique appendix, "The Complete Bibliography of the Journal of Negro Education, 1932-2008," includes listings of the tables of contents and reprinted articles on segregation, desegregation, and equality. Key Features Highlights individuals, organizations, and publications that have had a significant impact on African American education Incorporates discussions of curriculum, concepts, theories, and alternative models of education that facilitate the learning process Addresses the topics of gender and sexual orientation, religion, and the media Key Themes Alternative educational models Associations and organizations Biographies Collegiate education Curriculum Economics Gender Graduate and professional education Historically Black colleges and universities Legal cases Precollegiate Education Psychology and human development Public policy Publications Religious institutions Segregation/Desegregation The encyclopedia is valuable resource for students, educators, and scholars of education—and all readers who seek an understanding of African American education, both historically and in the 21st century.