Knowledge seems much more difficult to come by than belief. Knowledge can be more easily found in the form of relationships that can be consistently communicated to and experienced by others. Knowledge, therefore, need not be eternal, unchanging or absolute. Again, these terms are used more often to describe our strongest beliefs. Knowledge can be merely a consistently shared experience of relationships among perceptions which are inevitably based on belief.
Education is the accumulated experience of a learner inside and outside of academia.
I have found that the transformational aspects of the process of education is what is valued the most by adult learners. Learners want to be able to find more meaning in a larger context than they have experienced previously. They believe that a broader world-view will make them a better person and more useful to others. They also believe that this broadening of perception will make them more marketable in our present economy. This seems to be true for most people.