General education

General education

The science and practice that encompass teaching and learning knowledge, beliefs, and skills.

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bilingual education

Education; General education

1) Education where two distinct languages are used for general teaching; 2) Education designed to help children become bilingual (sometimes called "two-way bilingual education"; e.g., Spanish ...

Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka

Education; General education

A landmark case of the United States Supreme Court (347 U.S. 483 (1954) which explicitly outlawed de jure racial segregation of public education facilities (legal establishment of separate ...

workshop

Education; General education

A brief intensive course, a seminar or a series of meetings emphasizing interaction and exchange of information among a usually small number of participants..

A broad term for special practices, procedures and theories used in the education of children who have been identified as gifted or talented. Youths are usually identified as gifted by placing highly ...

school bus

Education; General education

A bus used to transport children and adolescents to and from school. The first school bus was horse-drawn, introduced in 1827 by George Shillibeer for a Quaker school at Abney Park in Stoke ...

coaching

Education; General education

A coach is a person who teaches and directs another person via encouragement and advice. This use of the term "coaching" appears to have origins in English traditional university "cramming" in the ...

Joint Committee on Standards for Educational Evaluation

Education; General education

A coalition of major professional associations formed in 1975 to help improve the quality of evaluation. The Joint Committee published three sets of standards for evaluations. The Personnel ...