Educare, A Latin root associated with nurturing, raising and bringing up a child, Educere, A Latin root suggesting that education brings forth or develops capacities already present within the learner, Educatum, A Latin term associated with the deliberate act of teaching or training, Narrow Education, Learning confined mainly to organised institutions, prescribed courses, examinations and recognised qualifications, Broad Education, A view in which experiences received at home, school, society, work and other situations can contribute to learning, Bi-polar Process, A conception of education in which interaction is primarily between the person who teaches and the person who is taught, Tri-polar Process, A conception that adds the surrounding social environment to the relationship between teacher and learner, Social Change, Education can preserve knowledge from the past while also helping individuals contribute to progressive changes in society, Adjustment Process, Education helps a person modify responses and behaviour according to changing surroundings and circumstances, Behaviour Modification, The process through which training and experience help make human actions more constructive and socially desirable, Dynamic Process, Education changes with the needs of individuals, society, time and place rather than remaining fixed, Individual Differences, Teaching should recognise that learners differ in abilities, interests, strengths, weaknesses and preferred ways of learning, Active Learning, Learning becomes more meaningful when learners participate in discussion, problem-solving, analysis and other thinking activities, Relevance, Learning should have a meaningful connection with the actual needs of learners and the situations they encounter in life, Continuous Learning, Opportunities for acquiring knowledge and skills should remain available because learning can occur at every stage of life, Accessibility, Educational opportunities should be available to people despite differences in economic condition, gender or physical ability, Collaboration, Learning involves cooperation, exchange of ideas, communication, respect and shared problem-solving, Formal Education, A structured educational system characterised by planned instruction, defined curriculum, qualified teachers, rules and assessment, Informal Education, Learning acquired naturally and incidentally through family, community, relationships, media, work, play and everyday experiences, Non-formal Education, Organised learning conducted outside the regular formal system, with greater flexibility to suit different learners and needs, Rig Veda, Education is that which makes a person self-reliant and selfless., Yajnavalkya, Education is that which makes a person of good character and useful to the world., Shankaracharya, Education is the realization of the self., Mahatma Gandhi, Education means the all-round drawing out of the best in the child and man—body, mind and spirit., Swami Vivekananda, Education is the manifestation of the divine potential already existing in man., Lodge, In the wider sense, all experiences are educative; life itself is education., Sir John Adams, Education is a bi-polar process involving the teacher and the taught., John Dewey, Education is a tri-polar process involving the teacher, student and social environment., Lifelong Process, A characteristic of education in which learning begins at birth and continues through the different stages of life., Duco, A Latin root expressing the idea of leading or guiding.

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