Education: Reference

"Articles cover policy and curriculum issues ; learning ; assessment ; standards ; history and culture ; legislation (No Child Left Behind Act of 2001) ; and profiles of profiles of organizations, schools, and people ... with more than 850 signed articles from nearly the same number of experts."

(Circulating Collection) Topics include At-Risk Students, Bilingual Education, Educational Assessment, Gender and Education, School Choice, Working Parents, and much more. Articles are authored have extensive references. general index at the back.

(Circulating Collection) General encyclopedia of topics, people, policies, history and rulings in American education. Encyclopedia has general index, chronology, and subject bibliography. Also contains current statistics relating to education.

(Circulating Collection) "This Encyclopedia has comprehensive coverage of important themes in education and human development. While it focuses on contemporary educational policies and issues, it also traces the history of the subject back through the nineteenth century, when the foundations of the modern American educational system were laid down." Each volume contains a general index. References included.

(Circulating Collection) In-depth authored articles on educational issues. Divided into five parts: Foundations, Processes, Substantive Issues, Sectors, and Subjects. Includes articles on testing and assessment and environmental education. Articles include references.

(Circulating Collection) "The editors of this book employ social, cognitive, linguistic, and political theoretical innovations to develop a new conception of critical thinking. They examine how such a construct might be taught in a variety of social settings and disciplines."