Features include 140 biographies of influential educators; profiles of historic colleges and universities; profiles of organizations active in the field, education-related legislation, international treaties and testing methods. Use SEARCH WITHIN RESULTS to find your topic in this volume.

The entries cover a number of essential topics, including key cases in education law, Constitutional issues, key concepts, theories, and legal principles , key statutes, treaties, curricular issues, educational equity, governance, rights of students and teachers. In addition to these broad categories, anchor essays by leading experts in education law provide more detailed examination of selected topics. The Encyclopedia also includes selections from key legal documents such as the Constitution and federal statutes that serve as the primary sources for research on education law. At the same time, since education law is a component in a much larger legal system, the Encyclopedia includes entries on the historical development of the law that impact on its subject matter.

Published annually. Contains analyses of the previous year’s federal and state court decisions affecting private and public elementary and secondary schools and higher education.

Prepares students to conduct their first empirical research study, with quantitative and qualitative methods covered in detail.