ERIC Thesaurus

Submitted by Barbara Gilles on Mon, 2009-11-16 13:52
“The Thesaurus of ERIC Descriptors (Thesaurus) is a controlled vocabulary - a carefully selected list of education-related words and phrases assigned to ERIC records to organize them by subject and make them easier to retrieve through a search.”
General information
Vocabulary type: 
Thesaurus
Current version/edition : 
Summer 2008
Vocabulary URL: 

http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/resources/html/thesaurus/about_thes...

Was vocabulary created as a course project: 
No
Scope and Usage
Languages: 

English

Major subjects covered: 

Education

Vocabulary characteristics
Type of terms: 

Educational concepts

Relationship types: 
Equivalence (Primary/variant terms or Preferred/non-preferred)
Hierarchical (Broader/narrower terms)
Associative (Related terms)
Terms and Conditions
Availability: 
Freely available for online viewing
Provider
Vocabulary provider name: 
U.S. Department of Education
Provider URL: 

http://www. ed.gov

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