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.
Participants in education Student – person enrolled in a school or other educational institution, or more generally, a person who takes a special interest in a subject. Parent (via parenting) – students' parents typically play a large role in teaching their children and overseeing their formal education, often including financing it. Teacher – person who helps students to acquire knowledge, competence, or virtue, via the practice of teaching. Teacher's assistant – individual who assists a professor or teacher with instructional responsibilities. Tutor – person who provides personalized assistance or tutelage to one or more people on certain subject areas or skills Head teacher (Principal) – staff member of a school with the greatest responsibility[1] for the management of the school. Professor – academic rank at universities and other post-secondary education and research institutions in most countries, usually denoting an expert in his/her field and a teacher of the highest rank Associate professor – academic rank between assistant professor and a full professorship (North America) Assistant professor – academic rank just below the rank of an associate professor used in universities or colleges, mainly in the United States, Canada, Japan, and South Korea. Adjunct professor – bona-fide part-time non-tenure faculty member in an adjunct position at an institution of higher education. Lecturer – academic rank in the commonwealth system, denoting a teaching position higher than that of the entry-level associate lecturer. Catechist School counselor School psychologist Principal (academia) Rector Dean Chancellor
Education by country Classical Education Western education
History of education History of education Category:History of education by country History of early childhood care and education History of higher education
Educational philosophies
Idealism Realism Theism Pragmatism Existentialism Critical theory Perennialism Classicism Essentialism Critical pedagogy Waldorf education Democratic education Progressivism Unschooling Criticism of schooling Contemplative education Humanistic education Critical thinking Constructivism Behaviorism Cognitivism Popular education Montessori education Compulsory education Traditional education – long-established customs that society has traditionally used in schools, where students obediently receive and believe knowledge communicated by teachers.
Educational theory and practice Curriculum studies – field where researchers and educators examine how educational experiences are designed and organized to support meaningful learning Educational research – systematic collection and analysis of evidence and data related to various aspects of education including student learning, interaction, teaching methods, teacher training, and classroom dynamics. Instructional theory – study of how to design learning environments, methods, and materials in ways that facilitate learning Learning theory – describes how students receive, process, and retain knowledge during learning.
Pedogagical and instructional approaches
Alternative education Instructional design Learning environment Learning space Learning community Learning styles Socialization
Teaching methods
Teaching method – set of principles and methods used by teachers to enable student learning.
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