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The Encyclopedia of Education Law is a compendium of information drawn from the various dimensions of education law that tells its story from a variety of perspectives. The entries cover a number of essential topics, including the following:

For many years, study of giftedness, creativity and talent was of concern to a small community of scholars. With publication of A Nation Deceived: How America Holds Back its Brightest Students (Templeton Foundation), these topics became a national concern. Time magazine devoted attention to the issue of gifted education, and a million people visited the report's web site to read and download information about gifted education. In addition, the field itself has erupted into controversy over the last decade as the most basic concepts of intelligence, creativity and talent have been questioned. Is there just one intelligence, or many? Is creativity a personality trait, an aspect of consciousness, or an interaction of culture and the individual? Should talent be considered latent potential or proven performance? Complexities of the controversies are as puzzling to experts within the field as they are to newcomers.

The only comprehensive reference to the development and present state of American education, "Encyclopedia of American Education, Third Edition" includes more than 2,000 entries spanning the colonial period to the present.

In this third, fully revised edition, the 10 volume Encyclopedia of Language and Education offers the newest developments, including an entirely new volume of research and scholarly content, essential to the field of language teaching and learning in the age of globalization. In the selection of topics and contributors, the Encyclopedia reflects the depth of disciplinary knowledge, breadth of interdisciplinary perspective, and diversity of socio-geographic experience in the language and education field.