Comprehensive Dictionary of Education (Paperback)  | Released: 2008

Education is a process of teaching, training and learning in schools, colleges and other institutions to improve knowledge and develop skills. It is an ever-changing and extraordinarily diverse field of study, and encompasses a large number of subjects in humanities, science and other disciplines. Hundreds of new concepts are being included in the literature of education every year. Comprehensive Dictionary of Education is an authoritative and up-to-date reference book on education. It describes the concepts and terms of education in a variety of meanings, and indicates various dimensions of a large number of terms. The coverage of entries is exhaustive and includes latest terminology in the subject of education. The developer of this dictionary has consulted a vast range of literature concerning the discipline of education—from sociology and psychology of education—to educational evaluations and curriculum development. It is designed to be an authentic reference source for all those who wish to have knowledge of the terms, concepts, theories, laws and practices related to education. The book will prove highly useful to educators, teachers and students of education and introduce new horizons of knowledge to them.