What is education?
Education is
the process of facilitating learning, or the acquisition of knowledge, skills, values, beliefs,
and habits. Educational methods include storytelling, discussion, teaching, training, and
directed research. Education frequently
takes place under the guidance of educators; however, learners may also educate
themselves. Education can be formal,
informal or non-formal.
Where do we get each form of education?
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Informal education
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Formal education
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Non-formal education
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Television, Internet, journals, magazines, dictionaries, encyclopedia,
documents, Radio, Jokes, proverbs, sayings, museums, cinema, theatre, sports, etc.
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University, college, primary school, secondary school, high
school, Institutions of higher education, vocational centers, institutes,
Classrooms, etc.
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Evening classes, extra-hours, kindergarten, Koran school,
home-schooling, Libraries, workshops, lectures, literacy classes, etc.
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Further Vocabulary:
What are the differences
between formal and informal education?
A formal education means
what you learned in school with
an accredited certificate or degree will be given at the end. Informal education means
what you learned from experience or
by studying on your own initiative.
Formal education is the
structured system of learning provided or overseen by a local or national
government body for its citizens. Generally speaking, a person's formal
education begins at nursery or kindergarten and may stretch on through
University. Non-formal education is learning acquired independently through
non-academic means. It can either mean that you are self-taught through your
own reading and research, or through experience.
As for Non-formal education,
it is an instruction that is not obligatory and structured and is learned
outside the context of a formal school. (extra hours – learning other
languages, evening classes without expecting to be given an accredited or an
official certificate).
Vocabulary:
Education: The
process of teaching or learning in a school or college, or the knowledge that
you get from this.
Educational systems: are
established to provide education and training, often for children and the
young. "The educational system in most underdeveloped countries needs to
be reformed."
Educational goals: Each
country identifies the educational goals to be achieved by its educational
system.
Educational
background: Past experience in education. To become an engineer in
Electronics you need to have a scientific
educational background.
School subject: A
course or area of study: mathematics, English, French, physics…are school
subjects. "Math is her best subject."
School year: The
school year starts in September and ends in June
School uniform: It is
obligatory that students wear school uniforms in some schools.
Private lessons: Some
students need private lessons to keep up with their mates in learning some
school subjects.
Private schools: Students
who go to private schools pay fees.
University graduate: A
person who holds a university or college degree. University graduates find
difficulties getting jobs these days.
University degree: An
academic title given by a college or university to a student who has completed
a course of study: "You go to university to get a university degree."
"Bachelor of Arts degree."
Learning needs: Learners
should identify their learning needs in order to get the appropriate learning.
Learning strategies: Learning
strategies (or study skills) are
techniques used to proceed in your own learning.
Learning goals: are
the target behaviour a learner attains through his learning experience.
Adult illiteracy: is a
major concern for any development.
Adult education: is the
practice of teaching and educating adults. It has become common in many
countries. It takes on many forms, ranging from formal class-based learning to
self-directed learning. There are more than 800 million adults that cannot read
or write. Adult education usually takes place in the evening.
Formal education: results
from a program of instruction in an educational institution leading to a
qualification / certification.
Informal education: occurs
in daily work, leisure or family.
Non-formal education: results
from a program but it is not usually evaluated and doesn't lead to
certification.
Basic Education: refers
to the whole range of educational activities taking place in various settings
(formal, non formal and informal), that aim to meet basic learning needs.
According to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED),
basic education comprises primary education (first stage of basic education)
and lower secondary education (second stage). In countries (developing
countries in particular), Basic Education often includes also pre-primary
education and/or adult literacy programs .Universal basic education is regarded
as a priority for developing countries
" Every citizen should acquire at least a basic education to be able to
read and write."
Primary Education: Primary
(or elementary) education consists of the first years of formal, structured
education. In general, primary education consists of six or seven years of
schooling starting at the age of 5 or 6, although this varies between, and
sometimes within, countries.
Secondary Education: In
most contemporary educational systems of the world, secondary education consists
of the second years of formal education that occur during adolescence. It is
characterized by transition from the typically compulsory, comprehensive
primary education for minors, to the optional, selective tertiary,
"post-secondary", or "higher" education (e.g.,university, vocationalschool)
for adults.[At high schools students get secondary education.
Higher education: also
called tertiary,
third stage, or post secondary education, is the non-compulsory educational
level that follows the completion of a school providing a secondary education,
such as a high school, secondary school. Tertiary education is normally taken
to include undergraduate and postgraduate education, as well as vocational
education and training. Colleges and universities are
the main institutions that provide tertiary education. Collectively, these are
sometimes known as tertiary institutions. Tertiary education generally results
in the receipt of certificates, diplomas, or academic degrees.
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