Education is the process of facilitating learning and acquiring knowledge, skills, values, and habits. It began in prehistoric times as adults taught the young through oral storytelling and imitation. Formal education later developed as cultures extended their knowledge beyond skills that could be readily learned. Views of education's purpose include developing a sound mind and body, valuable personality, and preparing one for social life. Education is derived from Latin words meaning to bring up, draw out, or train. It is broadly defined as a lifelong process that begins at birth and continues until death, through which we learn from anyone and anything. The key characteristics of education are that it is lifelong, continuous, purposeful, dynamic, and leads to the progressive development of one

1. CONCEPTOF EDUCATION

2. Aristotle’s……

3. Background of Education……..
 Education is the process of facilitating learning, or the
acquisition of knowledge, skills, values, beliefs, and
habits.
 Education began in prehistory, as adults trained the
young in the knowledge and skills deemed necessary
in their society. In pre-literate societies this was
achieved orally and through imitation. Story-telling
passed knowledge, values, and skills from one
generation to the next. As cultures began to extend
their knowledge beyond skills that could be readily
learned through imitation, formal education developed.
Schools existed in Egypt at the time of the Middle
Kingdom

4. Indian & Western view’s
 RIGVEDA:- Education is something which
makes a man self reliant and selfless.
 KAUTILYA:- Education as the training for the
country and love for nation.
 ARISTOTLE: -Education is the creation of a
sound mind in a sound body.
 ROSS: -The aim of education is the
development of valuable personality and
spiritual individuality.

5. Education………..
 Pestalozzi : -Education is the natural,
harmonious and progressive development of
man’s innate powers.
 Education inculcates certain values and
principles and also prepares a human being
for social life.

6. Etymologicalorderivativemeaningofeducation
 The term education is derived from the Latin
word ‘Educare’ which means to bring up or to
raise.
 The term education is derived from another
Latin word ‘ Educere’ which means to draw
out or to lead out.
 SomeThinkers emphasize that the term
Education has been derived from Latin word ‘
Educatum’ which meansTraining or to train

7. Education is the modification of behavior in a
desirable way……………

8. Narrow & Broader meaning of
Education
In narrow sense, education is
confined to the four walls of a
school, college or University, to
gain degree/Diploma or a
certificate
In Broader sense, Education is a
never ending process, it starts from
the birth and continues till the last
breath. We learn from anyone,

9. Characteristics of
Education
 Education is a life long process.
 Education is a continuous process.
 Education is a purposeful activity .
 Education is bipolar/ Tripolar.
 Education is dynamic process
 Education is the progressive development of
the personality.
 Education is reconstruction of experiences.
 Education is everlasting and never ending
process

10. Need & Importance……
 Education is basis for life
 Realization of educational aims
 Development of valuable personality
 Development of character
 Development of democratic citizenship
 Duty towards nation & society
 Adjustment in any circumstance of life