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Education

The process by which societies deliberately transmit their accumulated information, knowledge, understanding, attitudes, values, skills, competencies and behaviours across generations. It involves communication designed to bring about learning.

Source:
UIS, ISCED 2011 (International Standard Classification of Education), 2012


Education is understood here to mean learning that is deliberate, intentional, purposeful and organized.



The gradual process by which a person gains knowledge and understanding through learning.

Source:
Ministry of Labour, VTC, Department of statistics, National Centre of Human Resources, Glossary of selected terminology: The labour market and vocational education and training - Occupational safety and health. The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, 2005 - Not available online


Broadly speaking, education refers to any act or experience that has a formative effect on an individual's mind, character, or physical ability. In its technical sense, education is the formal process by which society, through schools, colleges, universities and other institutions, deliberately transmits its cultural heritage and its accumulated knowledge, values and skills to the next generation.

Source:
European Commission, Education and training glossary, (accessed 01/2016)


(1) The process of imparting awareness, knowledge, skills and attitudes or behaviors;

(2) the field of study concerned with teaching and learning. (Definition also used by Queensland government)

Source:
M. Wahba (TVET consultant), Glossary of Terms for TVET, Assessment and Verification, 2013


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