Education is the process which encompasses the teaching of specific skills and the imparting of knowledge, good judgement and wisdom. It begins the minute a baby is born and is lifelong. It creates choices and opportunities for people, reduces the twin burdens of poverty and diseases, and gives a stronger voice in society. For nations it creates a dynamic workforce and well-informed citizens able to complete and cooperate globally - opening doors to economic and social prosperity. Like all professions, education has a specialized vocabulary that students and others may have a difficult time to understanding. This dictionary has been carefully compiled and edited to provide clear definitions of educational terms in everyday language. It also includes new terms on education which have been introduced in recent past. The terms have been arranged in an alphabetical order. Efforts have been taken to write the entries in a clear and lucid style to provide straightforward definition and background information. This dictionary is an easy-to-use guide and is written to familiarise the readers with words and phrases frequently used while studying subjects related to education. It will be of great help for students of education and will enable them to understand educational terms in better way. It will also be appreciated by research scholars, educationists, teachers and authors and will prove a very useful tool to enhance the terms of the subject.
