Encyclopedia of American education. 2, F to P

The only comprehensive reference to the development and present state of American education, "Encyclopedia of American Education, Third Edition" includes more than 2,000 entries spanning the colonial period to the present. This authoritative three-volume reference provides a wealth of information on virtually every aspect of education, from the evolution of school curriculum, education funding, and church-state controversies to the latest debates on multiculturalism, prayer in school, and sex education. Author Harlow G. Unger, one of the country's foremost education experts, has substantially updated existing entries and added more than 40 new entries. Appendixes include significant federal legislation, important U.S. Supreme Court decisions, and lists of undergraduate majors and graduate school programs. More than 10 new photographs have been added to this edition, and more than half a dozen experts in education served as editorial consultants for this encyclopedia. Extensively Revised And Updated, The Encyclopedia Of American Education Covers The Entire Span Of American Education From The Colonial Period To The Present. Containing More Than 2,000 Entries, This Three-volume Work Provides A Wealth Of Information On Virtually Every Aspect Of Education, From The Evolution Of School Curriculum, Education Funding, And Church-state Controversies To The Latest Debates On Multiculturalism, Prayer In School, And Sex Education. Updated Appendixes Include An Extensive Bibliography For Each Subject Area; A General Chronology Of American Education Since 1607; A Summary Of Significant Federal Education Legislation Since 1787; A Listing Of Every Major U.s. Supreme Court Decision Affecting Education--including Eight New Rulings Handed Down Since The First Edition Was Published; And A Listing Of Graduate School Offerings In Education, Undergraduate Education Majors, And Undergraduate Majors At American Colleges. Coverage Includes: Education And Reform Movements; Legal Issues And Landmarks; Key Education Theories; The Role Of Computers And Technology In Education; Bilingual Education; Violence And Crime In Schools; And Entries On The History, Trends, And Quality Of Education In Each Of The Fifty States. Evangelism, Evolution, Extracurricular Activities, Faculty, Federal Aid To Education, Financial Aid, First Amendment To The U.s. Constitution, Ford Foundation, Foreign Language Study, Fourteenth Amendment To The U.s. Constitution, Benjamin Franklin, Freedmen's Bureau, Society Of Friends (quakers), Frederick Wilhelm August Froebel, Fundamentalism, Gender Discrimination, General Educational Development (ged) Program, G.i. Bill Of Rights, Gifted, Goals 2000, Graduate School, Graduation Rate, Grammar School, The Great Books Program, Great Depression, Ancient Greece, Handicaps, Head Start, Hearing Impaired, Hispanic Americans, Illiteracy, Immigrants/immigration, Inner City Schools, Integration, Intelligent Design, Internet, I.q., Thomas Jefferson, Jewish Education, Lyndon B. Johnson, Kindergarten, Labor Unions, Land Grant (morrill) Act Of 1862, Land Grant Colleges, Language Arts, Latin, Law/legal Issues, Learning, Learning Disabilities, Learning Theory, Liberal Arts, Library, Literacy, Magnet School, Mainstreaming, Horace Mann, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Mathematics, Medical Education, Middle School, Minority Education, Multicultural Education, Music, National Assessment Of Educational Progress (naep), National Association For The Advancement Of Colored People (naacp), National Education Association (nea), New Light/old Light Controversy, New York City, No Child Left Behind Act Of 2001 (nclb), Normal School, Parent Involvement In Education, Parochial School, Pedagogy, Johan Heinrich Pestalozzi, Petty School, Philosophy, Phonics, Physical Education, Jean Piaget, Plato, Plessy V. Ferguson, Poverty, Prayer In School. Preschool, Primary School, Private School, Proficiency Testing, Programmed Instruction, Progressive Education, Property Tax, Protestantism, Public School, Public School Finances, Puritanism, Race/racism, Reading, Reasoning Skills, Reconstruction, Reserve Officers Training Corps (rotc), Revolutionary War, Roman Catholic Church, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Rural Education, Scholastic Assessment Tests (sats), School Board, School/college Partnership Programs, Science, Scopes Monkey Trail, Secondary Education, Segregation, Self-education, Separate But Equal Doctrine, Settlement House, Slavery, Social Problems And Education, Socratic Method, Special Education, Specialized Institution Of Higher Education, Standardized Test, Stanford Binet Intelligence Test, Teacher Education, Teacher Salaries, Teacher Training, Teacher Unions, Teaching Method, Teaching The Test, Team Teaching, Television, Lewis M. Terman, Tests, Textbook, Tracking, United States Department Of Education, Vietnam War, Violence, Vocational Education, Vo-tech (vocational/technical) School, War On Poverty, Booker T. Washington, Noah Webster, Women Teachers, Women's Education, Women's Rights, World War I, World War Ii, Writing, Etc. V. 1. A To E -- V. 2. F To P -- V. 3. Q To Z; Bibliography And References; Appendix; Index. Harlow G. Unger. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 1249-1293) And Index. 0816068879......Page 1 Contents......Page 8 Preface......Page 10 The Author......Page 12 Introduction......Page 16 Volume 1: A–E ......Page 4 A......Page 26 B......Page 142 C......Page 204 D......Page 348 E......Page 402 Volume 2: F–P ......Page 460 F......Page 464 G......Page 502 H......Page 552 I......Page 606 J......Page 636 K......Page 648 L......Page 660 M......Page 696 N......Page 774 O......Page 830 P......Page 848 Volume 3: Q–Z ......Page 940 Q......Page 944 R......Page 948 S......Page 992 T......Page 1128 U......Page 1178 V......Page 1210 W......Page 1228 Y......Page 1270 Z......Page 1278 Bibilograpy and References......Page 1282 Appendix A: Chronology......Page 1328 Appendix B: Significant Federal Education Legislation, 1787–2006......Page 1334 Appendix C: Significant U.S. Supreme Court Decisions on Education......Page 1342 Appendix D: Graduate School Offerings in Education, Undergraduate Education majors and Undergraduate Majors at American Colleges......Page 1350 Index......Page 1356 ISBN-13: 9780816068876 0816068879 1 Contents 8 Preface 10 The Author 12 Introduction 16 Volume 1: A–E 4 A 26 B 142 C 204 D 348 E 402 Volume 2: F–P 460 F 464 G 502 H 552 I 606 J 636 K 648 L 660 M 696 N 774 O 830 P 848 Volume 3: Q–Z 940 Q 944 R 948 S 992 T 1128 U 1178 V 1210 W 1228 Y 1270 Z 1278 Bibilograpy and References 1282 Appendix A: Chronology 1328 Appendix B: Significant Federal Education Legislation, 1787–2006 1334 Appendix C: Significant U.S. Supreme Court Decisions on Education 1342 Appendix D: Graduate School Offerings in Education, Undergraduate Education majors and Undergraduate Majors at American Colleges 1350 Index 1356 A three-volume reference to the development and state of American education. It includes more than 2,000 entries spanning time period since the colonial period. It provides information on various aspects of education, from the evolution of school curriculum to the debates on multiculturalism, prayer in school, and sex education.