The history of education



education, history of, theories, methods, and administration of schools and other agencies of information from ancient times to the present. education developed from the human struggle for survival and enlightenment. it may be formal or informal. informal education refers to the general social process by which human beings acquire the knowledge and skills needed to function in their culture. formal education refers to the process by which teachers instruct students in courses of study within institutions.


education in preliterate societies

before the invention of reading and writing, people lived in an environment in which they struggled to survive against natural forces, animals, and other humans. to survive, preliterate people developed skills that grew into cultural and educational patterns. for a particular groups culture to continue into the future, people had to transmit it, or pass it on, from a...