The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to education:

Education is the process of facilitating learning, or the acquisition of knowledge, skills, values, morals, beliefs, habits, and personal development.[1]

Participants in education

History of education

Educational philosophies

Educational theory and practice

Pedogagical and instructional approaches

Teaching methods

Educational materials, tools and technologies

Types of educational goals and outcomes

There are many types of potential educational aims and objectives, irrespective of the specific subject being learned. Some can cross multiple school disciplines.

Educational assessment, qualification and certification (for students)

Educational qualifications (for teachers)

Branches of education

Education by level or stage

Education by funding and governance

Education by subject, specialization or department

Educational scholars and researchers

  • Category:Educational personnel
    • Category:Educators
      • Category:Educators by discipline
    • Category:Educational administrators
  • Category:Education writers
    • Category:Educational theorists
    • List of educational psychologists
    • Category:Educational psychologists
    • Category:Historians of education
    • Category:Philosophers of education
    • Category:Educational researchers
  • Category:Education activists

Educational research

In addition, research methods are drawn from many social research and psychological fields.

Educational organizations

Types of educational institutions

  • School – an institution designed for the teaching of students (or "pupils") under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education (commonly compulsory), in which students progress through a series of schools. The names for these schools vary by country but generally include primary school for young children and secondary school for teenagers who have completed primary education. Non-compulsory higher education follows, and is taught in institutions called a college or university.

Specific schools

Associations

Governmental organisations and agencies

Libraries

  • Library – collection, or institution that provides a collection, of sources of information and similar resources, made accessible to a defined community for reference or borrowing. Among its purposes is to support the ongoing education of its members.

Types of libraries

Specific libraries

Museums

  • Museum – an institution, the purpose of which is collect, preserve, interpret, and display items of artistic, cultural, or scientific significance for the education of the public.

Types of museums

See also

References

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