Outline of education

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

• Student
• Parent (via parenting) – students' parents typically play a large role in teaching their children and overseeing their formal education, often including financing it.
• Teacher
  • Teacher's assistant
  • Tutor
  • Head teacher (Principal)
  • Professor
    • Assistant professor
    • Associate professor
    • Adjunct professor
• Catechist
• School counselor
• School psychologist
• Principal (academia)
• Rector
• Dean
• Chancellor

History of education

• History of education
• History of early childhood care and education
• History of academia
• History of higher education

Educational philosophies

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• 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

Educational theory and practice

• Educational theory
• Instructional theory
• Learning theory

Pedogagical and instructional approaches

Main page: Social:Pedagogy

• Alternative education
• Instructional design
• Learning environment
• Learning space
• Learning community
• Learning styles
• Socialization

Teaching methods

Main page: Teaching method

• Collaborative learning
• Context-based learning
• Design-based learning
• Direct instruction
• Experiential education
• Experiential learning
• Homework
• Inquiry-based learning
• Kinesthetic learning
• Learning by teaching
• Online learning community
• Open learning
• Open classroom
• Outdoor education
• Personalized learning
• Problem-based learning
• Problem-posing education
• Project-based learning
• Service-learning
• Slow education
• Single-sex education
• Student-centred learning
• Taxonomy of Educational Objectives (Bloom's Taxonomy)

Educational materials, tools and technologies

• Curriculum
• Educational technology (the use of electronic educational technology is also called e-learning)
  • Educational animation
  • Educational robotics
  • Outline of open educational resources
• Instructional materials
  • Lesson plan
  • Textbook

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.

• Outline of educational aims

Educational assessment, qualification and certification (for students)

• Educational assessment
  • Educational measurement
  • Psychometrics
• Types of test
• Test by purpose
  • Formative assessment
    • Diagnostic assessment
  • Assessment as learning
  • Summative assessment
    • High-stakes testing
  • Accountability assessment
  • Research
• Standardized test
• Assessment by way of comparison
  • Norm-referenced test
  • Criterion-referenced test
  • Ipsative test
• Assessment by mode
  • Paper-based
  • Oral
  • Electronic
  • Performance
  • Continuous observation
• Assessment by format
  • Essay
  • Multiple choice
  • Quiz
  • Portfolio
  • Practical considerations
• Grading in education
  • Grading systems by country
• List of primary and secondary school tests
• School leaving qualification
  • List of secondary school leaving qualifications
  • List of admission tests to colleges and universities

Educational qualifications (for teachers)

• Teaching credential
  • Bachelor of Education
  • Master of Education
  • Doctor of Education

Branches of education

Education by level or stage

Main page: Social:Educational stage

• Early childhood education
• Primary education
• Secondary education
• Higher education
  • Vocational education
  • Tertiary education
• Academy
• Adult education

Education by funding and governance

• Public education
• Private education
• Homeschooling
• Autodidacticism

Education by subject, specialization or department

• List of education by subject
• List of academic disciplines

Educational scholars and researchers

• • List of educational psychologists
  • Category:Philosophers of education

Educational research

• Educational research
• List of education journals
• Disciplinary approaches to educational research. Whereas much educational research is interdisciplinary and can focus on any topic on this page, some disciplines have long roots.
  • Anthropology
  • Measurement
  • Assessment
  • Comparative
  • Curriculum studies
  • Economics
  • Educational sciences
  • Gender
  • International education
  • Law and rights
  • Leadership
  • Management
  • Neuroscience
  • Policy
  • Politics
  • Process evaluation
  • Psychology
  • Sociology

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

• List of schools
• Lists of universities and colleges

Associations

• Students' union
• Parent-Teacher Association
• International Association of Universities

Governmental organisations and agencies

• Department of Education
• Board of education
• UNESCO

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

• Academic library
• Archive
• Digital library
• National library
• Public library
• Research library
• Special library

Specific libraries

• List of libraries
  • List of national 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

• Archaeology museum
• Art museum
• Biographical museum
• Children's museum
• Design museum
• Encyclopedic museum
• Historic house museum
• History museum
• Living history museum
• Maritime museum
• Medical museum
• Memorial museum
• Mobile museum
• Natural history museum
• Open-air museum
• Science museum
• Virtual museum
• War museum
• Living museum
  • Zoological park
  • Botanic garden

See also

• Glossary of education-related terms
• Index of education articles
• Outline of second-language acquisition
• Outline of academia

References

External links

• international review of curriculum and assessment framework a very useful website that provides comparative information about the education system of many countries.
• World Bank Education
• UNESCO - International Institute for Educational Planning
• UNESCO IBE Database: Information on almost every education system in the world
• The Encyclopedia of Informal Education

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