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Arts (83 collections)

20th century (1),   America (1),   Architecture (15),   Computers in art (3),   Dance (3),   Drama/dramatics (4),   Film (5),   History of art (9),   Informal education in art (3),   Music (13),   Photography (35),   Popular culture (15),   Process skills in art (1),   Technology in art (3),   Theater arts (6),   Visual arts (41)
Educational Technology (11 collections)

Educational media (4),   History of educational technology (1),   Informal education in educational technology (3),   Language laboratories (1),   Multimedia education (7),   Technology planning (1)
Foreign Languages (6 collections)

Bilingualism (1),   Cultural awareness (2),   Instructional issues in foreign languages (1),   Linguistics (2),   Reading (1),   Writing (1)
Health (9 collections)

Aging (3),   Careers in health (1),   Chronic conditions (1),   Consumer health (2),   Death and dying (3),   Disease (1),   Environmental health (3),   Family life (2),   History of health (2),   Human sexuality (1),   Informal education in health (1),   Mental/emotional health (3),   Nutrition (5),   Safety (2),   Smoking (2),   Substance abuse prevention (3),   Technology in health (2)
Language Arts (18 collections)

Alphabet (2),   Debate (1),   Grammar (1),   Handwriting (2),   Informal education in language arts (1),   Journalism (1),   Listening comprehension (1),   Literature (13),   Reading (2),   Reading aloud (1),   Story telling (3),   Technology in language arts (2),   Writing (composition) (2)
Mathematics (3 collections)

Algebra (1),   Calculus (1),   Geometry (1),   Number theory (1),   Patterns (1),   Statistics (1),   Trigonometry (1)
Philosophy (1 collections)

Aesthetics (1),   Epistemology (1),   Existentialism (1),   Marxism (1),   Phenomenology (1)
Physical Education (5 collections)

Games (educational) (1),   Gymnastics (educational) (1),   History of physical education (3),   Individual sports (3),   Informal education in physical education (1),   Outdoor education (3),   Rhythms and dance (1),   Skill-related fitness (1),   Team sports (2)
Religion (12 collections)

Buddhism (1),   Christianity (5),   Confucianism (1),   History of religion (4),   Informal education in religion (1),   Instructional issues in religion (1),   Islam (2),   Judaism (2),   Taoism (1)
Science (37 collections)

Agriculture (8),   Astronomy (1),   Biological and life sciences (9),   Biology (10),   Botany (9),   Chemistry (1),   Earth science (4),   Ecology (11),   Embryology (1),   Engineering (7),   Entomology (4),   General science (7),   Geology (9),   Histology (1),   History of science (9),   Informal education in science (4),   Meteorology (1),   Natural history (10),   Oceanography (2),   Paleontology (1),   Physical sciences (4),   Physics (2),   Technology in science (1)
Social Studies (163 collections)

Anthropology (21),   Civics (10),   Comparative political systems (1),   Criminology (3),   Current events/issues (8),   Economics (16),   Geography (17),   History of social studies (1),   Human behavior (9),   Human relations (16),   Informal education in social studies (4),   Instructional issues in social studies (1),   Process skills in social studies (1),   Psychology (4),   Social work (4),   Sociology (10),   State history (94),   Technology and civilization (7),   United States Constitution (1),   United States government (22),   United States history (117),   Urban studies (24),   World history (32)
Vocational Education (10 collections)

Agriculture (3),   Business (3),   History of vocational education (4),   Occupational home economics (3),   Trade and industrial (1)

A note about our subject headings: The IMLS Digital Collections Registry is organized by the GEM (Gateway to Educational Materials) subject headings. The GEM subject headings provide broad categories for browsing suitable for the educational and cultural heritage communities. To find out more about GEM, see http://www.thegateway.org/.

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