Education - Oxford Bibliographies
Epistemic Beliefs
Dorothe Kienhues
Subject: Education »
Date Added: 2013-05-28
Epistemic Beliefs Introduction (Personal) epistemology or epistemic beliefs have become a target of increased research interest in development...
Federal Government Programs and Issues
Paul Manna
Subject: Education »
Date Added: 2011-12-15
Federal Government Programs and Issues Introduction Since the founding of the United States, subnational levels of government have shouldered t...
Finance, Education
James W. Guthrie, Patrick J. Schuermann
Subject: Education »
Date Added: 2011-12-15
Education Finance Introduction Education finance refers to governmental and organizational processes by which revenues are generated (through t...
Financial Aid
Donald E. Heller
Subject: Education »
Date Added: 2011-12-15
Financial Aid Introduction Financial aid refers to money provided to students to help them pay the tuition, fees, and other charges associa...
Gifted Education
Sally M. Reis, Joseph S. Renzulli
Subject: Education »
Date Added: 2011-12-15
Gifted Education Introduction The field of gifted education is based on the notion that some children and students either with demonstrated ou...
Governance, Education
Kenneth K. Wong
Subject: Education »
Date Added: 2011-12-15
Education Governance Introduction Governance in public education involves different levels of the government. In the United States the fede...
Higher Education in the United States, Historical Evolution of
Christopher Loss, Serena Hinz
Subject: Education »
Date Added: 2013-05-28
Historical Evolution of Higher Education in the United States Introduction In this article, the historical evolution of higher education refe...
Higher Education Policy
William R. Doyle
Subject: Education »
Date Added: 2011-12-15
Higher Education Policy Introduction Higher education policy involves the intersection between institutions of higher learning and governments....
Higher Education, International Issues in
Stephen P. Heyneman, Jeongwoo Lee
Subject: Education »
Date Added: 2011-12-15
International Issues in Higher Education Introduction International higher-education issues refer to those problems or dilemmas that pertain t...
Homeschooling
Patricia M. Lines
Subject: Education »
Date Added: 2011-12-15
Homeschooling Introduction Homeschooling is the education of a school-aged child at a nonschool location. The United States accepts it as an al...
Intelligence
Scott Barry Kaufman
Subject: Education »
Date Added: 2011-12-15
Intelligence Introduction What is intelligence? Most would agree that intelligence involves the ability to plan, solve problems, learn from exp...
Leadership Development, Coaching and Feedback for
Mark D. Cannon
Subject: Education »
Date Added: 2011-12-15
Coaching and Feedback for Leadership Development Introduction The use of coaching and feedback to develop leaders has grown dramatically in rec...
Leadership Training
Pamela D. Tucker
Subject: Education »
Date Added: 2013-04-22
Leadership Training Introduction Due to a growing body of empirical research on the influence of quality leadership in schools, the role of sc...
Learning, Lifelong
Toby Linden
Subject: Education »
Date Added: 2011-12-15
Lifelong Learning Introduction The concept of lifelong learning is increasingly being used to frame education and training policy reforms in co...
Learning, Multimedia
Richard E. Mayer
Subject: Education »
Date Added: 2011-12-15
Multimedia Learning Introduction Multimedia learning refers to learning from words and pictures. The words may be spoken or printed, and the p...
Learning, Service
Stephen J. Meyer, Shelley H. Billig
Subject: Education »
Date Added: 2011-12-15
Service Learning Introduction Service learning is variously considered an instructional approach, a philosophy, and a practice that engages peo...
Legal Matters and Education Law
John Dayton
Subject: Education »
Date Added: 2011-12-15
Legal Matters and Education Law Introduction Education law refers to the statutes, regulations, cases, and policies governing education and the...
Literacy Development and Language Acquisition
Jill H. Allor, Stephanie Al Otaiba, Jessica Folsom
Subject: Education »
Date Added: 2011-12-15
Literacy Development and Language Acquisition Introduction Literacy development and language acquisition are processes that are studied within s...
Literacy, Multiple Documents
Helge Stromso, Ivar Braten
Subject: Education »
Date Added: 2013-05-28
Multiple Documents Literacy Introduction Multiple documents literacy refers to reading and comprehension of different text-based sources on th...
Measurement in Education in the United States
Charlotte Agger, Gregory Cizek
Subject: Education »
Date Added: 2013-05-28
Measurement in Education in the United States Introduction Educational measurement is the practice and science of obtaining information about ...
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