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This document discusses the foundations of education including definitions of education, types of education, and the meaning of education. It provides several definitions of education, such as the process of facilitating learning and acquiring knowledge, skills, values and habits. Education is also defined as bringing about desirable changes in human behavior and preparing individuals for productive membership in society. The document outlines three main types of education: informal education which involves lifelong learning from daily experiences, formal education which takes place in institutions and leads to certificates, and non-formal education which is flexible, learner-oriented and builds on participation.

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This document discusses the foundations of education including definitions of education, types of education, and the meaning of education. It provides several definitions of education, such as the process of facilitating learning and acquiring knowledge, skills, values and habits. Education is also defined as bringing about desirable changes in human behavior and preparing individuals for productive membership in society. The document outlines three main types of education: informal education which involves lifelong learning from daily experiences, formal education which takes place in institutions and leads to certificates, and non-formal education which is flexible, learner-oriented and builds on participation.

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Foundations of Education

Types of Education
What is Education?

• The word education is derived from Latin word


“educare” which means “to bring-up”.
• Education is also derived from another Latin world
“educere” which means “to lead out”. Education
as educere is more acceptable as it means leading an
individual from ignorance to knowledge.
What is Education?(Cont.)
Some other definitions
• Modification of behaviour of an individual for healthy social
adjustment in the society is education.
• Education is an activity, which attempts to develop individuals’
personality and prepares them for productive membership of
the/a society.
• Education transforms man from a ‘two legged animal’ into
human. (to behave like a man/human being not an animal.)
• Education can be defined as the process of imparting or
acquiring knowledge and habits through instruction or study.
What is Education?(Cont.)

• In its technical sense education is a


process by which society
deliberately transmits its
accumulated knowledge, skills and
values from one generation to
another.
Education is a Process
• 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.
Meaning of Education
1. Education is the process of bringing desirable changes into the
behavior of human beings.
2. It can also be defined as the “Process of imparting or acquiring
knowledge or habits through instruction or study”.
3. The behavioral changes must be directed towards a desirable
end.
4. They should be acceptable socially, culturally and Comically and
result in a change in knowledge, skill, attitude and
understanding.
Types of Education

1.Informal
2.Formal
3.Non Formal Types of Education
Informal Education

• Informal Education Informal Education is :


1. Life long process.
2. Individual learns from daily
experiences.
3. Individual learns from exposure to
the environment at home, at work, at
play etc.
Formal Education

• Formal Education Formal Education is:


1. Institutional activity.
2. Chronologically graded structure.
3. Uniform.
4. Subject oriented.
5. Full time.
6. Leads to certificates, diplomas, degrees.
Non Formal Education

Non Formal Education Non Formal Education is: 1. Flexible.


2. Life, environment and learner oriented.
3. Diversified in content and method.
4. Built on learner participation.
5. It mobilizes local resources.
6. It enriches human and environmental potential. E.g. Open
University’s courses and VU
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education/15784144.shtml
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