Katherine Briggs - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Will O' The Wisp: Encyclopedia - Will O' The Wisp
The will o' the wisps or ignis fatuus ("fool's fire") is the phenomenon of ghostly lights sometimes seen at night or in twilight hovering...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Typology: Encyclopedia - Typology
The word typology literally means the study of types. Beyond this simple definition, the term has at least six distinct uses in the field...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Education Reform: Encyclopedia Ii - Education Reform - Progressive Reforms In Europe And America
The term progressive in education has been used somewhat indiscriminately; there are a number of kinds of educational progressivism, most...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Will O' The Wisp: Encyclopedia Ii - Will O' The Wisp - Folklore
Among European rural people, especially in Gaelic and Slavic folk cultures, the will o' the wisps is held to be mischievous spirits of th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Education Reform: Encyclopedia Ii - Education Reform - Alternatives To Public Education
Home education is favored by some parents who directly take responsibility for their children's education, eliminating accountability by ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Education Reform: Encyclopedia Ii - Education Reform - Notable Reforms
The current student voice effort echoes past school reform initiatives focusing on parent involvement, community involvement, and other f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Education Reform: Encyclopedia Ii - Education Reform - Internationally
Education reform - Taiwan. In other parts of the world, educational reform has had a number of different meanings. In Taiwan in the 199...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Education Reform: Encyclopedia Ii - Education Reform - School Choice
Libertarian theorists such as Milton Friedman advocate School choice to eliminate any need for formal accountability. Public educational ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Education Reform: Encyclopedia Ii - Education Reform - Educational Economies In The 1800s
Prior to the advent of government-funded public schools, the primary mode of education for those of the lower classes was the charity sch...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Will O' The Wisp: Encyclopedia Ii - Will O' The Wisp - Literature
In literature, Will o' the wisp often has a metaphorical meaning, describing any hope or goal that leads one on but is impossible to reac...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Will O' The Wisp: Encyclopedia Ii - Will O' The Wisp - Theories Of Origin
One possible naturalistic and scientific explanation for such phenomena is that the oxidation of hydrogen phosphide and methane gases pro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Education Reform: Encyclopedia Ii - Education Reform - History
Education reform - Classical times. Plato believed that children would never learn unless they wanted to learn. In The Republic, he sai...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Education Reform: Encyclopedia Ii - Education Reform - Motivations
Education reform has been pursued for a variety of specific reasons, but generally most reforms aim at redressing some societal ills, suc...   » Read the article