Characteristics of Education, its Main Types and Importance

We explain what education is and what its main characteristics are. Also, the types of education, their importance and more.

What is education?

Education is the discipline that deals with the various teaching and learning methods in different educational institutions and in social groups, with the aim of transmitting knowledge, values, skills, beliefs and habits.

It consists of a process that provides the individual with the acquisition of knowledge, experiences and skills in order to train them to lead a full life and fulfill their wishes to the greatest extent possible.

Knowledge is extracted from the books, media communication , document, among other sources, and requires a teacher or educator to convey information, explain and develop and then be able to assess the level of learning of the student. The home, social groups, and other ties are also learning environments for the individual.

The word education comes from ?duc?ti?lo which in Latin means to raise or nurture. It has its origin in educare that refers to promoting the intellectual and cultural development of the student.

Characteristics of Education

Education is characterized by being:

• A right of every person .
• A social process, that is, outside the social sphere, no one can acquire an education.
• A socialization system that allows incorporating the customs of a culture .
• An ongoing instructional process.
• A learning system through observation , critical thinking and drawing conclusions on your own.
• A discipline that transmits the values and accumulated knowledge of a society .
• A guide in the learning process that stimulates the development of skills and affects a student's behavior.
• Formal, informal, face-to-face or remotely, among other ways.
• Former of the student's attitude.
• An instrument of subsistence of the human being , from the social, emotional and labor aspect.
• A way to promote participatory democracy .

Types of Education

The types of education can be: formal , in officially recognized institutions; not formal , in academies or authorized institutions but without official recognition; or informal , which occur in certain social groups, such as in the family, in fan groups, among others.

Among the main types of formal education are:

Infant Education:

It consists of the initial teaching of children, which is provided from the home, the family and from institutions, such as kindergartens and kindergartens.

Primary Education:

It consists of basic education for life in society, in which you learn to speak correctly, write, perform mathematical calculations and acquire knowledge of general culture.

Secondary Education:

It consists of secondary education that offers more complex knowledge that allows access to higher education or, in case of not continuing with studies, offers basic knowledge to enter the workplace.

Grade or Higher Education:

It consists of tertiary, higher or university education of specialized professional training in a particular discipline.

Postgraduate Education:

It consists of higher education with a title called master, magister, master or postgraduate degree of greater specialization than higher education. The total time of the course is usually short, between one or two years compared to an undergraduate degree that usually lasts four or six years.

The types of formal education are divided according to the age of the child or adult and according to the ability to understand. Each stage requires having completed the previous level, for example, to access higher education it is necessary to have a complete secondary level. It is a way to ensure that the student has a learning that will allow him to understand the new knowledge, which is more complex or specialized.

Importance of Education

Education allows the individual to acquire greater knowledge about his culture than he could obtain if he only engaged in observation and imitation. Even through education the individual can learn about other cultures and develop their ability to think and reason.

It is necessary for society to function in an environment of freedom of expression so that education can promote the full potential of an individual and does not censor their capacities and abilities. Otherwise, you can only educate from censorship and repression.

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Veronica

Veronica is a culture reporter at Collaborative Research Group, where she writes about food, fitness, weird stuff on the internet, and, well, just about anything else. She has also covered technology news and has a penchant for smartphone stories. .