Education
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Acquisition of knowledge as a result of instruction in a formal course of study. |
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GEN only; prefer /educ: Manual 19.7+, 19.8.28; policy: Manual 30.7+; DF: EDUC |
| Also Called: |
Educational Activities,Literacy Programs,Parenting Education,Training Programs,Workshops |
Education Categories.
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Curriculum - A course of study offered by an educational institution. |
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Education, Distance - Education via communication media (correspondence, radio, television, computer networks) with little or no in-person face-to-face contact between students and teachers. (ERIC Thesaurus, 1997) |
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Education, Nonprofessional - Education and training outside of that for the professions. |
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Education, Predental - Preparatory education meeting the requirements for admission to dental school. |
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Education, Premedical - Preparatory education meeting the requirements for admission to medical school. |
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Education, Professional - Formal education and training in preparation for the practice of a profession. |
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Educational Measurement - The assessing of academic or educational achievement. It includes all aspects of testing and test construction. |
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Faculty - The teaching staff and members of the administrative staff having academic rank in an educational institution. |
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Inservice Training - On the job training programs for personnel carried out within an institution or agency. It includes orientation programs. |
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Mentors - Senior professionals who provide guidance, direction and support to those persons desirous of improvement in academic positions, administrative positions or other career development situations. |
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Needs Assessment - Systematic identification of a population's needs or the assessment of individuals to determine the proper level of services needed. |
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Preceptorship - Practical experience in medical and health-related services that occurs as part of an educational program wherein the professionally-trained student works outside the academic environment under the supervision of an established professional in the particular field. |
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Teaching - The educational process of instructing. |
Education Definitions and Terms
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