the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill; he received no formal education; our instruction was carefully programmed; good classroom teaching is seldom rewarded

[ Syn: instruction , teaching , pedagogy , didactics , educational activity ]

knowledge acquired by learning and instruction; it was clear that he had a very broad education'

the gradual process of acquiring knowledge; education is a preparation for life; a girl's education was less important than a boy's'

the profession of teaching (especially at a school or college or university)

the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior); a woman of breeding and refinement

[ Syn: training , breeding ]

the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with education (including federal aid to educational institutions and students); created 1979

[ Syn: department of education , education department , education ]