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education
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...education, any process, either formal or informal...potential of a maturing organism. Informal education results from the constant effect of environment...habits can not be overestimated. Formal education is a conscious effort by human society......
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adult education
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...adult education, extension of educational opportunities...adults beyond the age of general public education who feel a need for further training of any sort, also known as continuing education. Forms of Adult EducationContemporary adult......
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progressive education
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...progressive education, movement in American education. Confined to a period between the late 19th and mid-20th cent., the term "progressive education" is generally used to refer only to those educational......
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physical education and training
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...physical education and training, organized instruction...individual. The historical roots of physical education go back as far as the ancient Chinese...later during the Middle Ages, physical education was primarily used as a form of military......
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vocational education
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...vocational education, training designed to advance individuals...the principal sources of vocational education. Since then society has been forced...to develop institutions of vocational education. Manual training, involving general......
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Education, United States Department of
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...United States Department of Education, executive department of the federal...policies, providing assistance for education, and carrying out educational research...of the Interior as the Bureau of Education. In 1939 the bureau, by executive......
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bilingual education
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...bilingual education, the sanctioned use of more than one language in U.S. education. The Bilingual Education Act (1968), combined with a Supreme Court decision (1974) mandating help for students with limited English proficiency, requires......
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National Defense Education Act
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...National Defense Education Act (NDEA), federal legislation passed in 1958 providing aid to education in the United States at all levels, public...primarily to stimulate the advancement of education in science, mathematics, and modern foreign......
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New Education Fellowship
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...New Education Fellowship, an international organization dedicated to the ideals of progressive education. It was established in 1921 by Beatrice...journals as The New Era (now The New Era in Education) in England and Progressive Education......
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parent education
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...parent education, movement to help parents' understanding of the...of children at home and in the school. Much parent education is carried on through the channels of adult education, both formally and informally. The National Congress......