ed·u·ca·tion ( j  -k  shn)n. 1. The act or process of educating or being educated. 2. The knowledge or skill obtained or developed by a learning process. 3. A program of instruction of a specified kind or level: driver education; a college education. 4. The field of study that is concerned with the pedagogy of teaching and learning. 5. An instructive or enlightening experience: Her work in the inner city was a real education. |
education
Noun
1. the process of acquiring knowledge and understanding
2. knowledge and understanding acquired through study and training: education is the key to a good job
3. the process of teaching, esp. at a school, college, or university
4. the theory of teaching and learning
educational adj
educationally adv
educationalist
educationist n
educationally adv
educationalist
educationist n
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| Noun | 1. |  education - the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill; "he received no formal education"; "our instruction was carefully programmed"; "good classroom teaching is seldom rewarded"activity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity" education - the profession of teaching (especially at a school or college or university) classroom project - a school task requiring considerable effort classwork - the part of a student's work that is done in the classroom lesson - a task assigned for individual study; "he did the lesson for today" coeducation - education of men and women in the same institutions continuing education - a program of instruction designed primarily for adult students who participate part-time course, course of instruction, course of study, class - education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings; "he took a course in basket weaving"; "flirting is not unknown in college classes" elementary education - education in elementary subjects (reading and writing and arithmetic) provided to young students at a grade school extension service, university extension, extension - an educational opportunity provided by colleges and universities to people who are not enrolled as regular students extracurricular activity - educational activities not falling within the scope of the regular curriculum higher education - education provided by a college or university secondary education - education beyond the elementary grades; provided by a high school or college preparatory school team teaching - a method of coordinated classroom teaching involving a team of teachers working together with a single group of students work-study program - an educational plan in which students alternate between paid employment and formal study point system - a system of evaluation based on awarding points according to rules education - the gradual process of acquiring knowledge; "education is a preparation for life"; "a girl's education was less important than a boy's" academic program - (education) a program of education in liberal arts and sciences (usually in preparation for higher education) Department of Education, Education Department, Education - the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with education (including federal aid to educational institutions and students); created 1979 tuition, tuition fee - a fee paid for instruction (especially for higher education); "tuition and room and board were more than $25,000" |
| 2. | education - knowledge acquired by learning and instruction; "it was clear that he had a very broad education" physical education - training in the development of and care for the human body; stresses athletics; includes hygiene experience - the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities; "a man of experience"; "experience is the best teacher" cognitive content, mental object, content - the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned encyclopaedism, encyclopedism, eruditeness, erudition, learnedness, learning, scholarship - profound scholarly knowledge enlightenment - education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge grounding, foundation - education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge; "he lacks the foundation necessary for advanced study"; "a good grounding in mathematics" | |
| 3. | education - the gradual process of acquiring knowledge; "education is a preparation for life"; "a girl's education was less important than a boy's" didactics, education, educational activity, instruction, pedagogy, teaching - the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill; "he received no formal education"; "our instruction was carefully programmed"; "good classroom teaching is seldom rewarded" learning, acquisition - the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge; "the child's acquisition of language" acculturation, assimilation - the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure mastering - becoming proficient in the use of something; having mastery of; "his mastering the art of cooking took a long time" self-cultivation, self-education - the process of educating yourself schooling, school - the process of being formally educated at a school; "what will you do when you finish school?" special education - education of physically or mentally handicapped children whose needs cannot be met in an ordinary classroom vocational education, vocational training - training for a specific vocation in industry or agriculture or trade | |
| 4. | education - the profession of teaching (especially at a school or college or university) profession - an occupation requiring special education (especially in the liberal arts or sciences) didactics, education, educational activity, instruction, pedagogy, teaching - the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill; "he received no formal education"; "our instruction was carefully programmed"; "good classroom teaching is seldom rewarded" teaching, pedagogy, instruction - the profession of a teacher; "he prepared for teaching while still in college"; "pedagogy is recognized as an important profession" | |
| 5. |  education - the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior); "a woman of breeding and refinement"upbringing - properties acquired during a person's formative years | |
| 6. | Education - the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with education (including federal aid to educational institutions and students); created 1979 didactics, education, educational activity, instruction, pedagogy, teaching - the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill; "he received no formal education"; "our instruction was carefully programmed"; "good classroom teaching is seldom rewarded" executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States |
education
Translations
education [ɛdjuˈkeɪʃən] n → éducation f (= studies); études fpl (= teaching); enseignement m, instruction f;
(at university) (= subject etc); pédagogie f;
primary or (US) elementary/secondary education → instruction f primaire/secondaire
education [ɛdjuˈkeɪʃən] n (= teaching) → insegnamento; istruzione f (= knowledge, culture); cultura;
(SCOL) (= subject etc); pedagogia;
primary or (US) elementary/secondary education → scuola primaria/secondaria
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