Education

Schooling and instruction, the provision of knowledge or training in a particular area or for a particular purpose.

Sub-headings:

Adult Education

The education of those over 21 years of age.

Alternative Education

Education that takes place outside of traditional public or parochial school systems, such as homeschooling, as well as education programs that are offered as alternatives within formal educational systems and provide innovative and flexible instruction, curriculum, grading systems, degree requirements.

Early Childhood and Pre-school

Schooling for children under the age of 5.

Education Blogs

Interactive weblogs that discuss teaching, selecting a school, technology in schools and related topics.

Education News

News about education, covering traditional and alternative education, as well as elementary, secondary, and higher education.

English as a Second Language (ESL)

These resources provide information for teaching and learning English as a Second Language. Resources range from discussions of English as a Second Language issues to practical activities for teachers and learners.

Higher Education

Education beyond the secondary level, especially education at the college or university level.

K-12 Education

Primary and secondary schooling.

International Education

Education for international understanding, often includes the study of educational, social, political, and economic forces of international relations.

Literacy

Knowledge of, or competency in, a nonverbal method of sharing information or communicating, such as reading and writing, using computers, or locating information resources.

Special Education

Techniques and subject matter designed for students whose learning needs cannot be met by a standard school curriculum.

Teachers & Administrators

Employees undertaking teaching, guidance and general educational functions who have university or alternative certification, as well as employees undertaking administrative and management roles in K-12 educational institutions.

Vocational Education

Education intended to teach and/or train the student in a particular vocation or profession.

Resources in this category:

AACTE Education Policy Clearinghouse
http://www.aacte.org/

"The purpose of this site is to promote access to high quality information that will assist users in the study of education policies, especially as related to teacher preparation. The AACTE Education Policy Clearinghouse is designed to help people access information on education policy at the national, regional, or state level. To help users research, discuss, and analyze state policy, the Clearinghouse is structured to enhance access to data from four policy fulcrums: government, policy centers, research centers, and the press."

About.com
http://www.about.com/

About.com hosts websites whose content and links are created and/or selected by hundreds of "Guides," experts who provide articles, advice, and resources on a particular subject. Search by broad channels or more specific topics.

Astronomical Society of the Pacific
http://www.astrosociety.org/index.html

Explore the wonders of the universe with one of the largest astronomy societies in the world! The ASP offers comprehensive and current resources for the general public, amateur astronomers, educators, families and children through outreach activities, resource guides, and educational fun.

Bibliography on Evaluating Internet Resources
http://www.lib.vt.edu/help/instruct/evaluate/evalbiblio.html

"This bibliography, originally created for a panel discussion at a regional conference in Wisconsin, has grown with the increasing number of documents which address the problems and issues related to teaching and using critical thinking skills to evaluate Internet resources."

Black Education: From Charleston to Harlem
http://northbysouth.kenyon.edu/1998/edu/home/home.htm

Hosted by "North by South," the final product of a year long seminar researching the migration of African Americans from south to north. Black Education explores the educational philosophies of Booker T. Washington and WEB DuBois. Review illustrated text essays and bibliographies and link to and explore other topics such as music, art, health, and death in African American culture at locations both North and South.

EDsearch: Education Statistics on Disk (1996 Edition)
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/

"EDsearch: Education Statistics on Disk is a computer program developed by the National Library of Education (NLE) in the Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI) to provide convenient access to the wealth of education statistics published by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)." A DOS program which you can download directly from the site contains "over 2,600 tables, charts, and text files" from the following publications: 1996 Digest of Education Statistics; 1996 Condition of Education; 1995 Condition of Education (27 indicators); 1994 Condition of Education (24 indicators); 1993 Condition of Education (17 indicators); 1992 Condition of Education (6 indicators); Projections of Education Statistics to 2006; 1996 Youth Indicators; State Comparisons of Education Statistics: 1969-70 to 1993-94; 120 Years of American Education: A Statistical Portrait; Education in States and Nations: Indicators Comparing U.S. States with Other Industrialized Countries in 1991.

Education Policy Analysis Archives
http://olam.ed.asu.edu/epaa/

This site, created by Arizona State University, provides full text materials on education policy. You can search this site and also browse only the absracts to find an article.

Education-Related Newsgroups FAQ
http://learninfreedom.org/ed-newsgroups.html

A well annotated guide to Usenet groups related to education.

The Educator's Reference Desk
http://www.eduref.org/

Provides access to the ERIC Bibliographic Database (RIE and CIJE), as well as the searchable AskERIC question archive, which links to a variety of primary Internet resources including FAQs for educators, listserv archives, lesson plans, and more. If you are researching a large topic, Resource Guides collect search results of both Net and bibliographic information on a wide array of topics. ERIC Database search covers the years 1966 to present.

EDUTECH
http://tecfa.unige.ch/welcome.html

This site was created by TECFA at the University of Geneva, Switzerland Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences (FPSE). This site offers a variety of options including: the Tecfa Community Portal Portal , a list of ongoing projects, and the ability to use either a French or English interface. Several pages on this site are still under construction.

House Committee on Education and the Workforce
http://www.house.gov/ed_workforce/

The committee that monitors legislation on education, child labor, school food programs, workers' compensation, vocational rehabilitation, labor wages and hours, and work incentive programs.

International Comparisons in Education
http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/international/

"As part of its Congressional mandate, the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) supports international comparisons in education to collect and report reliable and timely data on a variety of subjects. Through student assessments, surveys of adults in the workforce, and the development of international indicators on education systems around the world, NCES examines education in the United States and other nations."

MagPortal.com: Magazine Articles on Education
http://www.MagPortal.com/c/edu/

A searchable, browsable directory of magazine articles related to education topics that are available online. Topics covered include: Business School; College; Distance Learning; Pre-College; Research; Technology in Education; Training. Updated every few days.

National Center for Education Statistics
http://nces.ed.gov/

"NCES is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data that are related to education in the United States and other nations." Look here for statistical information on all levels of education. The site includes an encyclopedia of education statistics, an FAQ, activities for children, and a catalog of NCES publications.

The National Library of Education - U.S. Department of Education
http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/projects/nat_ed_library.asp

The "federal government's primary resource center for education information." Offers information "on current and historical programs, activities and publications of the U.S. Department of Education; federal education policy; and education research and statistics."

Office for Standards in Education
http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/

This site summarizes the standards by which British schools are evaluated and inspected on a four-year rotating basis. Contains a series of reports on individual British schools.

Peterson's Education Center
http://www.petersons.com/

Online, searchable versions of the popular Peterson's educational guides. Active sections are private college-preparatory schools, undergraduate colleges, graduate and professional study and summer programs for kids and teenagers.

Scholarly Societies Project
http://www.lib.uwaterloo.ca/society/overview.html

This site contains a searchable database of links to and information about international academic and scholarly societies. Societies are indexed in a subject guide or can be found by searching by name or abbreviation. The site can be translated in German, French, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese.

Sports Media
http://www.sports-media.org/

A gateway site with links to all sorts of physical education resources on the web. Includes links to lesson plans, coaching resources, organizations, and more.

Teaching Indigenous Languages
http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~jar/TIL.html

"The Teaching Indigenous Languages Web Site contains 46 full text papers from indigenous languages conferences that focused on stabilizing, teaching, and revitalizing endangered languages (mostly American Indian languages) held in 1989, 1997, and 1998. It also has full text columns on American Indian/Alaska Native education from the newsletter of the National Association for Bilingual Education from 1990 to the present. There are also links to many other American Indian Education and Bilingual Education sites."

ThinkQuest
http://www.thinkquest.org/en/

Project sponsored by Oracle that encourages teachers and students to use technology in the classroom. The Library presents sites created by students for ThinkQuest's annual competition. The sites cover a wide range of topics, from sports to physics to health issues. Search or browse by topic.

U.S. Department of Education
http://www.ed.gov/index.jhtml

Compiles a variety of information relating to government initiatives and educational programs at all levels, education-related grants (look under OERI) and statistics (NCES), and departmental publications. News bulletins about department activities are added frequently. Statistics retrieval is unreliable, but otherwise the information provided seems current. It also provides access to individual state education departments. Searchable index and searchable department phone directory available.

Wachowicz's Web World: Web Sites for Discerning Finance Students
http://web.utk.edu/~jwachowi/wacho_world.html

Large list of links of interest to finance students assembled by Professor John M. Wachowicz, Jr. The links are divided into 8 categories -- introduction to financial management, valuation, tools of financial analysis and planning, working capital management, investment in capital assets, the costs of capital..., intermediate and long term financing, and special areas of financial management. Most of the links have brief annotations describing their content.