American Educators' Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition

(Hardback, 2nd Revised edition)

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Published in 1982, "American Educators' Encyclopedia" has now been revised to reflect a decade of change. More than 200 items have been added to serve the needs of today's educators. Additions range from "Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome", "Attention Deficit Disorders", various computer languages and statistical packages, "Schema Theory", and "Teacher Warranty Program" to "Zero Rejection". One-third of the original items have been significantly updated or deleted. The authors have kept the same characteristic and quality of the first edition, which provided readers with an understanding of education terminology and a reference for further direction. Additions, updates and deletions in this edition reflect the changes in American education within the past decade. The original format has not been changed, with references following each item and a variety of areas are examined. The length and language of each item gives the reader an understanding that allows for comprehensive referencing. The original edition of the "American Educators' Encyclopedia" was published in 1982 with David E. Kapel and Edward L. Dejnozka.

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Attention deficit disorder, master teacher, A Nation at Risk, personal computer, and semantic mapping--all terms that came to the fore in education during the 1980s--are but a sampling of the 200 new terms defined in this revision of a one-volume encyclopedia that has been a reference workhorse for the past decade. Like the first edition (reviewed in WLB, January 1983), the revision offers concise, clear definitions mercifully free (for educational prose) of educationalists' obfuscatory jargon. One of the strengths of that first edition--the brief end-of-article bibliographies--has declined to decrepitude in this edition. One can date an article to the first edition or the revision simply by glancing at the bibliographies; those with citations postdating the first edition are surely new articles. This reaches its nadir of absurdity in the bibliography appended to the brief article for the National Faculty Directory, where the tenth edition, published in 1979, is cited! It would have been better to have retired the bibliographies than to keep them in harness without the refreshment of updating. And when the team that added entries for this edition goes back and revises thoroughly, it should add articles for Whittle Communications' Channel 1, graphic organizer, Ritalin, and site-based management, some of the terms of the 1980s not yet covered. American Educators' Encyclopedia is still useful but falls short of what it could and should be.-Wilson Library Bulletin
Research who seek information about the major contributors to US war fiction will find this enclyclopedia very useful....Highly recommended.-Choice
This single-volume encyclopedia, first published in 1982, has been revised with approximately 200 new entries. Entries of 100-200 words, chiefly elementary and secondary education, are followed by brief bibliographies. Cross-references are given when pertinent. . . . A Nation at Risk, for instance, files after all the entries that start with National. Each of the more than 2,000 entries attempts to provide ready reference to concepts and tools in 22 broad areas such as special education, child growth and development, famous deceased educators, landmark judicial cases, and educational organizations. The book opens with several hundred useful abbreviations and acronyms. Twenty-seven appendixes follow the text and provide tabular information such as a list of land grant colleges and Newberry and Caldecott medal winners or information such as the Code of Ethics of the Educational Profession. A full index completes the volume. Thirty black-and-white drawings, largely of statistical functions, are interspersed throughout the text. A number of educators and other professionals contributed advice and information to the editors.-Reference Books Bulletin
"Research who seek information about the major contributors to US war fiction will find this enclyclopedia very useful....Highly recommended."-Choice
"This single-volume encyclopedia, first published in 1982, has been revised with approximately 200 new entries. Entries of 100-200 words, chiefly elementary and secondary education, are followed by brief bibliographies. Cross-references are given when pertinent. . . . A Nation at Risk, for instance, files after all the entries that start with National. Each of the more than 2,000 entries attempts to provide ready reference to concepts and tools in 22 broad areas such as special education, child growth and development, famous deceased educators, landmark judicial cases, and educational organizations. The book opens with several hundred useful abbreviations and acronyms. Twenty-seven appendixes follow the text and provide tabular information such as a list of land grant colleges and Newberry and Caldecott medal winners or information such as the Code of Ethics of the Educational Profession. A full index completes the volume. Thirty black-and-white drawings, largely of statistical functions, are interspersed throughout the text. A number of educators and other professionals contributed advice and information to the editors."-Reference Books Bulletin
"Attention deficit disorder, master teacher, A Nation at Risk, personal computer, and semantic mapping--all terms that came to the fore in education during the 1980s--are but a sampling of the 200 new terms defined in this revision of a one-volume encyclopedia that has been a reference workhorse for the past decade. Like the first edition (reviewed in WLB, January 1983), the revision offers concise, clear definitions mercifully free (for educational prose) of educationalists' obfuscatory jargon. One of the strengths of that first edition--the brief end-of-article bibliographies--has declined to decrepitude in this edition. One can date an article to the first edition or the revision simply by glancing at the bibliographies; those with citations postdating the first edition are surely new articles. This reaches its nadir of absurdity in the bibliography appended to the brief article for the National Faculty Directory, where the tenth edition, published in 1979, is cited! It would have been better to have retired the bibliographies than to keep them in harness without the refreshment of updating. And when the team that added entries for this edition goes back and revises thoroughly, it should add articles for Whittle Communications' Channel 1, graphic organizer, Ritalin, and site-based management, some of the terms of the 1980s not yet covered. American Educators' Encyclopedia is still useful but falls short of what it could and should be."-Wilson Library Bulletin

Author Bio

EDWARD L. DEJNOZKA (deceased) was Dean of the College of Education at the University of Nebraska-Omaha and later was Professor of Education at Florida Atlantic University. DAVID E. KAPEL is Dean of the School of Education and Related Professional Studies at Glassboro State College, Glassboro, New Jersey. He has published over 60 articles and technical reports in his field. He was honored as one of 70 Leaders in Teacher Education by the Association of Teacher Educators at their annual meeting in Las Vegas, 1990. He published the original edition of the American Educators' Encyclopedia in 1982 with Edward L. Dejnozka. Dr. Kapel is the senior editor of the Urban Review. CHARLES S. GIFFORD is Professor of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of New Orleans. He has published extensively in professional journals such as Contemporary Education, The Clearing House, and Reading Improvement. Dr. Gifford co-authored Trends and Issues Affecting Curriculum and Test-Taking Made Easier. MARILYN B. KAPEL is Principal of Kellman Academy in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. She was an Associate Professor of Education at Our Lady of Holy Cross College, New Orleans. Her publications include Case Study of a Teacher Effectiveness Based Reading Program and Improving Reading Competence of City Housing Authority Personnel: A Diversified Approach.