Definitions of education

  • the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill; "he received no formal education"; "our instruction was ...
  • knowledge acquired by learning and instruction; "it was clear that he had a very broad education"
  • the gradual process of acquiring knowledge; "education is a preparation for life"; "a girl's education was less important than a boy's"
  • the profession of teaching (especially at a school or college or university)
  • the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior); "a woman of breeding and refinement"
  • Department of Education: the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with education (including federal aid to educational institutions and students); created 1979
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  • Education is a stained-glass window commissioned from Louis Comfort Tiffany's Tiffany Glass Company during the building of Yale University's Chittenden Hall (now Linsley-Chittenden Hall, after being connected to a nearby building), funded by Simeon Baldwin Chittenden. ...
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  • The Additional Support for Learning Act is a Scottish law enacted in 2004. It seeks to redefine the area of providing special education to ...
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  • The 1907 Education (Administrative Provisions) Act was an Act of Parliament passed by the Liberal government as part of their Liberal reforms package of welfare reforms. The Act set up school medical services run by local government
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  • The French educational system is highly centralized, organised, and ramified. It is divided into three different stages: * primary education (enseignement primaire); * secondary education (enseignement secondaire); * higher education (enseignement supĂ©rieur).
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  • An Education is an upcoming coming-of-age drama film directed by Lone Scherfig, written by Nick Hornby, and featuring an ensemble cast headed by newcomer Carey Mulligan. It is currently in post-production, and no official release dates have been announced.
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  • Education encompasses both the teaching and learning of knowledge, proper conduct, and technical competency. It thus focuses on the cultivation of skills, trades or professions, as well as mental, moral & aesthetic development.
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  • The Education (Provision of Meals) Act 1906 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (6 Edw. VII c. 57).
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  • The process or art of imparting knowledge, skill and judgment; Facts, skills and ideas that have been learnt, either formally or informally
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  • educate - give an education to; "We must educate our youngsters better"
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