Definitions and Views on Education

Definitions and Views on Education

The term ‘education’ has been interpreted by different people in different ways through different periods of human civilization. The education of a human being is perhaps the most cherished goal of any human civilization that ever existed or is yet to come in this world. Therefore, thinkers, philosophers, and educationists have been trying their best to define education and in doing so, they have left the mark of their own values and philosophies on the definitions they have coined. Education doesn’t have one precise universally accepted definition.

The search for an all-comprehensive definition of education is still continuing and in all probability, will continue as long as the human race maintains its diverse socio-cultural values. However, a survey of the often quoted definitions and ideas of education given by the great philosophers and educationists can broadly be categorized into three major trends. One group of definitions focuses on the spiritual emancipation of the human soul, another stresses the emphasis on the development of inherent human potentialities to a desirable level, while still another group gives importance to the social context and nature of education. Education, like philosophy, is also closely related to human life.

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