The dictionary features entry-level web links, accessible and kept up to date via the Dictionary of Education companion website. Detailed appendices include a timeline summary of landmark educational legislation since 1945 and a glossary of acronyms. In addition, there is a useful, fully cross-referenced section of comparative terms used in the US, Canada, Australia and South Africa. This concise yet authoritative dictionary is essential for all students of education, teachers and lecturers on development programmers and it is strongly recommended for governors, classroom assistants and parents.