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School Choice
Eric K. Hilgendorf
Subject: Education »
Date Added: 2011-12-15
School Choice Introduction “School choice” refers to several distinct, school-based reform initiatives that have been legislatively implemented...
School Culture
Patrick J. Schuermann, James W. Guthrie, Colleen Hoy
Subject: Education »
Date Added: 2011-12-15
School Culture Introduction Similar to change efforts in other sectors, organizational growth in education does not occur in an isolated enviro...
School Reform
Heather Zavadsky
Subject: Education »
Date Added: 2011-12-15
School Reform Introduction School reform refers to the process of making changes in educational policy or practice, often in response to conce...
Schools, Private and Independent
Edward J. Fox
Subject: Education »
Date Added: 2011-12-15
Private and Independent Schools Introduction The independent schools in the United States are characterized by the following: they are operated...
Science Education
Jonathan M. Eckert
Subject: Education »
Date Added: 2011-12-15
Science Education Introduction In this article, multiple facets of science education will be addressed. For several decades, especially since t...
Secondary to Postsecondary Transition Issues
David W. Test, Audrey Bartholomew, Jennifer Cease-Cook
Subject: Education »
Date Added: 2011-12-15
Secondary to Postsecondary Transition Issues Introduction Secondary transition was formally defined by the federal government in the 1990 I...
Single Salary Schedule
Peter Witham
Subject: Education »
Date Added: 2011-12-15
Single-Salary Schedule Introduction The single-salary schedule has become a nearly universal feature of public school teachers. In a single-sal...
Social Context of Education
Claire Smrekar, Lydia Bentley
Subject: Education »
Date Added: 2011-12-15
Social Context of Education Introduction The study of the social context of education explores contemporary issues in education through the len...
Social Science and Education Research
Richard Rothstein
Subject: Education »
Date Added: 2011-12-15
Social Science and Education Research Introduction This bibliography reviews contributions of quantitative and qualitative social scientists an...
Social Studies Education
William B. Russell
Subject: Education »
Date Added: 2011-12-15
Social Studies Education Introduction Social studies education most commonly refers to the training of professional educators to teach social s...
Sociology of Education
Sheneka M. Williams
Subject: Education »
Date Added: 2011-12-15
Sociology of Education Introduction The sociology of education refers to how individuals’ experiences shape the way they interact with schoolin...
Student Assignment Policy
Eric A. Houck
Subject: Education »
Date Added: 2011-12-15
Student Assignment Policy Introduction Student assignment is a topic of study in educational policy that focuses on the processes by which stud...
Student Participation
Dana L. Mitra
Subject: Education »
Date Added: 2011-12-15
Student Participation Introduction A marked growth in student participation research has occurred in the past ten years. As the pressure to equ...
Teacher Preparation
Joyce L. Meeuwsen
Subject: Education »
Date Added: 2011-12-15
Teacher Preparation Introduction Teacher education programs strive to prepare teachers who are knowledgeable in their content areas, well infor...
Teacher Training and Development
Dorothea Anagnostopoulos, Juanita Bautista-Guerra, Carleen Carey, Sakeena Everett
Subject: Education »
Date Added: 2011-12-15
Teacher Training and Development Introduction Teacher training and development refer to the processes and practices through which teachers gai...
Teacher Unions and Associations
Diana D'Amico
Subject: Education »
Date Added: 2011-12-15
Teacher Unions and Associations Introduction The National Education Association (NEA) and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) are key pla...
Technology, Educational
Pearl Sims, Steven Stone
Subject: Education »
Date Added: 2011-12-15
Educational Technology Introduction The theoretical foundations for modern-day educational technology were laid by the early Greeks, arguably th...
Vocational and Technical Education
Chris Zirkle, Lindsey Martin
Subject: Education »
Date Added: 2011-12-15
Vocational and Technical Education Introduction Vocational and technical education has historically been known as “education for work.” It...
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