This glossary provides a quick reference to the terms, acronyms and abbreviations commonly used by this department.
AAHE American Association of Higher Education
AASA American Association of School Administrators
AAUA American Association of University Administrators
AEFA American Education Finance Association
AERA American Educational Research Association
AESA American Educational Studies Association
ASBO Association of School Business Officials
ASCD Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
ASHE Association for the Study of Higher Education
AVA American Vocational Association
BRIET Buffalo Research Institute for Educational Training (currently called Teacher Education Institute [TEI])
CADEA Collegiate Association for the Development of Educational Administration
CIDEL Committee for Identifying and Developing Educational Leadership
CIES Comparative and International Education Society
CERT Center for Educational Resources and Technology
CPEA Cooperative Program in Educational Administration
EDA Educational Administration
ELP Educational Organization, Administration and Policy
ELP-GSA Graduate Student Association of the Educational, Administration and Policy
GRE Graduate Record Examination
GSE Graduate School of Education
HES History of Education Society
MAT Miller's Analogy Test
NAEP National Association of Elementary Principals
NASSP National Association of Secondary School Principals
NCPEA National Conference of Professor of Educational Administration
NERA Northeast Educational Research Association
NSBA National School Boards Association
NSSE National Society for the Study of Education
NYSCSS New York State Council of School Superintendents
NYSSBA New York State School Boards Association
ELP Educational Leadership and Policy
SAANYS School Administrator Association of New York State
SEA Specialist in Educational Administration
SEA Society of Educational Administrators
SPF Social and Philosophical Foundations
TEI Teacher Education Institute
UCEA University Council for Educational Administration
WNYWA Western New York Women in Administration
