The Greenwood Dictionary of Education

Collins (librarian, Monroe C. Gutman Lib.; faculty, Harvard Graduate Sch. of Education) and O'Brien (librarian, Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) provide 200 updated and 800 new terms in this second edition of their 2008 book, for a total of 3500 brief, signed definitions. The additions reflect new areas of interest and emphasis in the fields of education, such as gaming strategies, social networking, distance education, and the use of neuroscientific theory in studying educational behavior. Acronym entries are cross-referenced to their spelled-out terms, enabling quick location of definitions without reference to additional tables or appendixes. The layout is easy to read and follow, and one can quickly locate desired terms using the guide words at the top of each page and bolded entry headings. These definitions are not aimed toward those completely new to the study of education or toward those with advanced knowledge of the profession. Rather, they assume a basic knowledge of the field while offering insight into terms that only readers far advanced in a specific subset of education will require, focusing on the use of those terms in education. BOTTOM LINE This is a valuable reference for those seeking quick definitions of educational terms in a single location. A worthy purchase for late undergraduate and graduate education collections.—Sara Rofofsky Marcus, Queensborough Community Coll. Lib., Bayside, NY