# 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.
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Early childhood educationPrimary educationSecondary educationTertiary education
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Infant →Junior →
Secondary school →
Middle school →High school →
Higher education  VocationalFurther (Continuing)
Undergraduate →Postgraduate :
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## 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

## Education by Country

* Education in India
** MIT Vishwaprayag University, Solapur
* Western education

## History of education

* History of education
* Category:History of education by country
* History of early childhood care and education
* History of academia
* 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

## Educational theory and practice

* Curriculum studies
* Educational research
* Instructional theory
* Learning theory

### Pedogagical and instructional approaches

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

#### Teaching methods

* Collaborative learning
* Context-based learning
* Design-based learning
* Direct instruction
* Evidence-based education
* Experiential education
* Experiential learning
* Homework
* Inquiry-based learning
* Kinesthetic learning
* Learning by teaching
* Online learning community
* Open learning
* Open classroom
* Outcome-based education
* 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
** See also: Outline of educational aims
* 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

* 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

* Category:Educational personnel
** Category:Educators
*** Category:Educators by discipline
** Category:Educational administrators
* Category:Education writers
** Category:Educational theorists
** List of educational psychologists
** Category:Educational psychologists
** Category:Historians of education
** Category:Philosophers of education
** Category:Educational researchers
* Category:Education activists

## 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.
vteStages of formal education :
Early childhood educationPrimary educationSecondary educationTertiary education
Preschool →Kindergarten →
Primary school →
Infant →Junior →
Secondary school →
Middle school →High school →
Higher education  VocationalFurther (Continuing)
Undergraduate →Postgraduate :
Portal :

#### 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