Noun

Singular education

Plural educations

education (plural educations)

1. (uncountable) The process or art of imparting knowledge, skill and judgment

   A good teacher is essential for a good education

2. (countable) Facts, skills and ideas that have been learnt, either formally or informally

   He has had a classical education.

   The educations our children receive depend on their economic status.

Derived terms

• educational
• educationist
• primary education
• secondary education
• tertiary education
• higher education
• further education

Related terms

• educate

Education in its broadest sense is any act or experience that has a formative effect on the mind, character or physical ability of an individual. In its technical sense education is the process by which society deliberately transmits its accumulated knowledge, skills and values from one generation to another.

Teachers in educational institutions direct the education of students and might draw on many subjects, including reading, writing, mathematics, science and history. This process is sometimes called schooling when referring to the education of youth. Teachers in specialized professions such as astrophysics, law, or zoology may teach only a certain subject, usually as professors at institutions of higher learning. There is also education in fields for those who want specific vocational skills, such as those required to be a pilot. In addition there is an array of education possible at the informal level, e.g., at museums and libraries, with the Internet, and in life experience.

The right to education has been described as a basic human right: since 1952, Article 2 of the first Protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights obliges all signatory parties to guarantee the right to education. At world level, the United Nations' International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights of 1966 guarantees this right under its Article 13.

Quotations about education.

• Post Graduate Program in Knowledge Management
  donau-uni.ac.at
  Two semesters. Donau University, Krems, Austria.
• Clear Course Inc.
  clearcourse.net
  Company creates interactive knowledge management and learning systems. Offers demonstration versions of their software, details about the company and contact information.
• Open University Business School
  www3.open.ac.uk
  This module can be taken as part of an MBA or individually. Managing knowledge takes a broad view of the subject, covering communications, sense making, information management, intellectual capital measurement, intellectual property, intangible assets, learning, knowledge creation and innovation, human resources for innovation and building knowledge management capability.