Encyclopedia of Terminology for Educational Communications and Technology

1. Front Matter

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2. Terminology Entries (Alphabetical Presentation)

   • Rita C. Richey

   Pages 1-329

3. Erratum to: Terminology Entries (Alphabetical Presentation)

   • Rita C. Richey

   Pages E1-E1

4. Back Matter

   Pages 331-338

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​The Encyclopedia of Terminology for Educational Communications and Technology is a volume of scholarly definitions and short discussions of approximately 180 key terms of the field. Each 200-500 word entry includes material such as the salient attributes of the term, any alternative views and interpretations of the term, and future trends. The definition discussions are supported with relevant literature from educational communications and technology and related fields, such as communications or educational psychology.  Individual signed entries are written by over 50 established scholars from throughout the field and throughout the world. The terms included in the encyclopedia cover the many topics addressed by the field’s practitioners and scholars. They encompass six general categories of educational technology content – foundational subjects, instructional design, technology and media, analysis and evaluation, management and organizational improvement, and research and theory.​

• AECT Definition and Terminology Committee
• Association of Educational Communications and Technology
• Educational Technology
• Instructional Design and Development
• Performance Improvement in Educational Technology
• Terminology in Educational Technology

• Instructional Technology, Wayne State University, Detroit, USA

  Rita C Richey

Rita C. Richey is a Professor Emeritus at Administrative and Organizational Studies in the College of Education, Wayne State University, Michigan, USA. She received her M.A from the University of Michigan (1968) and her Ph.D. from Wayne State University (1971), USA. She is a member of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology.

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