Title
Abstract
In both Keywords (Williams 1983a) and New Keywords (Bennett, Grossberg, and Morris 2005), "education" (Keywords has "educate") is primarily an institutional practice, which, after the late eighteenth century, is increasingly formalized and universalized in Western countries. Bearing the twin senses of "to lead forth" (from the Latin educare) and "to bring up" (from the Latin educare), "education" appears chiefly as an action practiced by adults on children. The Oxford English Dictionary thus defines the terms as "the systematic instruction, schooling, or training given to the young in preparation for the work of life."
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
2011
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Recommended Citation
Gruner, Elisabeth Rose. "Education." In Keywords for Children's Literature, edited by Philip Nel and Lissa Paul, 70-74. New York: New York University Press, 2011.