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Education
hideEducation in its broadest sense is any act or experience that has a formative effect on the mind, character, or physical ability of an individual. In its technical sense education is the process by which society deliberately transmits its accumulated knowledge, skills and values from one generation to another through institutions.
Teachers in such institutions direct the education of students and might draw on many subjects, including reading, writing, mathematics, science and history. This process is sometimes called schooling when referring to the education of youth. Teachers in specialized professions such as astrophysics, law, or zoology may teach only a certain subject, usually as professors at institutions of higher learning. There is also education in fields for those who want specific vocational skills, such as those required to be a pilot. In addition there is an array of education possible at the informal level, e.g., at museums and libraries, with the Internet, and in life experience.
The right to education has been described as a basic human right: since 1952, Article 2 of the first Protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights obliges all signatory parties to guarantee the right to education. At world level, the United Nations' International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights of 1966 guarantees this right under its Article 13.
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News tagged with education
Virtual education... for free
Jul 31, 2009 |
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They don't offer degrees but then they don't charge tuition either.
Vaginal Orgasm is Best According to New Study
Sep 17, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study by Stuart Brody and Petr Weiss suggests vaginal orgasm is best and that sex education and medical approaches might undervalue its benefits. It also asserted the major factors in achieving vaginal ...
SKorean moves to turn science fiction into fact
Jul 22, 2009 |
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A computer screen that folds up like a pocket handkerchief, a harbour that goes out to a ship and a road which recharges electric vehicles -- it sounds like the stuff of science fiction.
Study: Learning Science Facts Doesn't Boost Science Reasoning
Jan 29, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A study of college freshmen in the United States and in China found that Chinese students know more science facts than their American counterparts -- but both groups are nearly identical when it comes to ...
Good pre-school and home-learning boosts academic development
Dec 01, 2008 |
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Attending a high quality pre-school followed by an academically effective primary school gives a significant boost to children's development. These are the findings of a new study which shows that a stimulating early years ...
Study shows how college major and religious faith affect each other
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jul 31, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- College students who major in the social sciences and humanities are likely to become less religious, while those majoring in education are likely to become more religious.
Evolution war still rages 200 years after Darwin's birth
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Feb 01, 2009 |
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Two centuries after Charles Darwin's birth on Feb. 12, 1809, people still argue passionately about his theory of evolution.
How knowledge is power: researchers link education, personal control
Nov 25, 2008 |
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Well-educated people feel a greater sense of personal control in their lives and new University of Toronto research pinpoints some of the reasons why.
The university of the future
Jul 15, 2008 |
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In a world where economies are increasingly dependent upon high-level knowledge, higher education is a key national resource. But a Forward Look initiated by the European Science Foundation (ESF) shows that we need to know ...
Market-style incentives to increase school choice have opposite effect
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jul 15, 2009 |
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A market-based approach to increasing school choice actually leads to fewer educational opportunities, particularly for disadvantaged students in urban areas, according to a University of Illinois expert in ...
Professional Development Key to Improving Math Achievement
Dec 04, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Teachers have a greater impact than new textbooks or computers when it comes to raising math scores, according to a comprehensive research review by the Johns Hopkins University School of Education's Center ...
Researchers Suggest New Models for Music Education
Dec 02, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Preteens and teenagers today are involved in music in ways that never could have been imagined 50 years ago. Yet America’s secondary school music education programs remain strikingly similar to those of five ...
Poverty is rooted in US education system, researcher says
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 05, 2009 |
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Inequalities are rooted in many areas of the U.S. education system, and the current system's relationship with poverty has not improved, according to a Kansas State University researcher.
Saudi aims for moon with new hi-tech research oasis
Sep 23, 2009 |
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Saudi Arabia was on Wednesday to launch a new hi-tech mixed-sex university on the Red Sea coast aimed at catapulting the kingdom into the forefront of global technological research.
Algebra adds value to mathematical biology education
Jul 30, 2009 |
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As mathematics continues to become an increasingly important component in undergraduate biology programs, a more comprehensive understanding of the use of algebraic models is needed by the next generation of biologists to ...
