Contains 632 entries that give descriptions of a wide array of contemporary social problems, along with lists of references for further research...

Large collection of hundreds of online encyclopedias, dictionaries, biographical compilations, and other reference tools...

"Covers human development from conception through adolescence, summarizing the latest research on physical, cognitive, social and emotional development and behavior, including areas of law, medicine, psychiatry, and demography among others...

Full-text of The Encyclopedia of Higher Education (1992) and The International Encyclopedia of Education (1994)...

Contains entries on bilingual education in the United States, which is defined as "the use of two languages in the teaching of curriculum content in K-12 schools...

"This 3-vol...

Contains more than 2,000 terms covering the "issues, concepts, trends, and technologies of distance learning...

Articles cover policy and curriculum issues, learning, assessment, standards, history and culture, legislation, and profiles of organizations, schools, and people...

"Offers a complete view of the institutions, people, processes, roles, and philosophies in educational practice in the United States and throughout the world...

Contains entries that focus on US law since Brown v...

Contains numerous essays on all aspects of language and education...

Contains more than 2000 articles and biographies contributed by scholars from around the world on a wide array of global topics in the social sciences...

Provides a detailed outline of the historical, legal, and administrative developments of the United States education programs for Native Americans, as well as statistical and qualitative social impact on Native Americans as a social group...

Contains nearly 300 alphabetically arranged essays examining how instruction and learning are affected by factors such as classroom management, multiculturalism, learning styles, home schooling, peer relationships, school culture, discipline, self-esteem, socioeconomic status, and more...

Contains extensive, cross-referenced entries covering the whole range of the social sciences...

"This country-by-country survey of educational systems provides detailed essays on the histories, legal foundations, and primary and secondary educational systems of 233 countries...