Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts. In its narrow, technical sense, education is the formal process by which society deliberately transmits its accumulated knowledge, skills, customs and values from one generation to another, e.g., instruction in schools.

Noun

education (plural educations)

1. (uncountable) The process or art of imparting knowledge, skill and judgment

   A good teacher is essential for a good education

2. (countable) Facts, skills and ideas that have been learned, either formally or informally

   He has had a classical education.

   The educations our children receive depend on their economic status.

Derived terms

• educational
• educationist
• primary education
• secondary education
• tertiary education
• higher education
• further education