First published in 1974. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

The inaugural lectures published in this volume reflect the many changes which have taken place in the study of education between the late 1970s and the mid 1980s. Changes in society are reflected in the lectures on special needs education and multicultural education and the contributions of educational administration and comparative educations as a field of study.,

This dictionary provides the reader with an easily accessible guide to the biographies of approximately 450 educationists. It covers the period from 1800 to the present day and includes a wide range of people who were active in promoting education at different levels.

There are many aspects of an education system that only make sense if we know how that system has developed over time. Part of this comes from knowing how institutions have changed, but it is also important to understand how ideas in education have developed.
This book discusses the continuous development of educational thought over three millennia. The focus upon the history of ideas in this volume is partly an attempt to move history of education away from an approach based on 'great men' to technological, economic and political influences on ideas and beliefs. It reviews many issues,...

This is an up-to-date guide for teachers and parents, administrators, governors, students and others to help the find their way about the increasingly complex world of education. The main section provides a dictionary that is more than a simple set of definitions: many words in education have been put into some kind of historical context to become fully meaningful. The second part gives some important landmarks from the nineteenth century to the present time, and also provides a list of political heads of education since state education was established. The final section is devoted to a list...

The Education Reform Act of 1988 has a major effect on the content of the curriculum and the process of educational assessment. This account of development in educational research is intended as a guide to possible research areas, both fundamental and policy-related, for students in colleges and higher education institutions, and should also be of interest to those engaged in curriculum planning and administration.

This biographical dictionary is a companion volume to Dictionary of British Educationists, also written by Peter Gordon and Richard Aldrich. It provides a guide to the lives and work of more than 500 Americans, Cana dians and Europeans who represent many of the different categories subsumed under the term educationists.

Assesses how far the ideas and achievements of the 19th century British Idealist philosophical reformers are important for us when considering fundamental questions about the structure and objectives of the education system in England and Wales.

Focussing on the economics of terrorism in the post 9/11 world, this book brings together original research based on the collaborative efforts of leading economists and planners. The authoritative and expert contributors use a variety of methodological approaches and apply them to different types of terrorist attacks (on airports, highways, seaports, electric power infrastructure, for example).

This comprehensive guide covers thirty of the most influential theorists and their ideas on how children with special educational needs learn and develop. An invaluable guide for anyone studying special education either at college or university, this title is also an essential read for anyone working in special education.