EducationEducation
a Guide to Reference and Information Sources
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Book, 2000
Current format, Book, 2000, 2nd ed, No Longer Available.Book, 2000
Current format, Book, 2000, 2nd ed, No Longer Available. Offered in 0 more formatsO'Brien (Education and Social Science Library, U. of Illinois, Urbana- Champaign) updates the 1989 guide by Buttlar with new print and Internet sources from 1990-1998, but excludes general social science sources, children's/young adult literature, and educational associations. Entries annotate sources in 14 education areas with new chapters on: educational technology and media; multilingual/multicultural education; adult, alternative, continuing, and distance education; comparative and international education; curriculum, instruction, and content areas; and education research, measurement, and testing. Indexed by author, title, and subject. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Nearly 500 key reference sources in the education field today-most new to this edition and published within the last decade-are listed by subject and type of work. Numerous Web site references and an increased number of journal annotations reflect the increasing reliance on these sources. Topics include educational technology and media; multilingual and multicultural education; adult alternative, continuing, and distance education; and educational research and testing.
<p>Focusing on English-language publications of the last decade, this guide identifies and describes key reference and information sources in the field of education today. In addition to general reference sources O'Brien covers major social science reference sources that have a direct or overlapping relationship to education. Nearly 500 entries are arranged by subject and type of work. Most are new to this work. For example, there are now a number of Internet sources with URL addresses and an increased number of journals, which reflects the increasing reliance on periodicals as information sources. The book has also been completely reorganized, with new chapters covering Educational Technology and Media; Multilingual and Multicultural Education; Adult Alternative, Continuing and Distance Education; Curriculum, Instruction, and Content areas; Educational Research, Measurement, and Testing; and so forth. Excluded are lists of education associations and organizations, general social science refe</p>
Nearly 500 key reference sources in the education field today-most new to this edition and published within the last decade-are listed by subject and type of work. Numerous Web site references and an increased number of journal annotations reflect the increasing reliance on these sources. Topics include educational technology and media; multilingual and multicultural education; adult alternative, continuing, and distance education; and educational research and testing.
<p>Focusing on English-language publications of the last decade, this guide identifies and describes key reference and information sources in the field of education today. In addition to general reference sources O'Brien covers major social science reference sources that have a direct or overlapping relationship to education. Nearly 500 entries are arranged by subject and type of work. Most are new to this work. For example, there are now a number of Internet sources with URL addresses and an increased number of journals, which reflects the increasing reliance on periodicals as information sources. The book has also been completely reorganized, with new chapters covering Educational Technology and Media; Multilingual and Multicultural Education; Adult Alternative, Continuing and Distance Education; Curriculum, Instruction, and Content areas; Educational Research, Measurement, and Testing; and so forth. Excluded are lists of education associations and organizations, general social science refe</p>
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