Outline of education

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to education:

Education is the process of facilitating learning, or the acquisition of knowledge, skills, values, morals, beliefs, habits, and personal development.

Participants in education

 * Student
 * Parent (via parenting) – students' parents typically play a large role in teaching their children and overseeing their formal education, often including financing it.
 * Teacher
 * Teacher's assistant
 * Tutor
 * Head teacher (Principal)
 * Professor
 * Assistant professor
 * Associate professor
 * Adjunct professor
 * Catechist
 * School counselor
 * School psychologist
 * Principal (academia)
 * Rector
 * Dean
 * Chancellor

History of education

 * History of education
 * Category:History of education by country
 * History of early childhood care and education
 * History of academia
 * History of higher education

Educational philosophies

 * Idealism
 * Realism
 * Theism
 * Pragmatism
 * Existentialism
 * Critical theory
 * Perennialism
 * Classicism
 * Essentialism
 * Critical pedagogy
 * Waldorf education
 * Democratic education
 * Progressivism
 * Unschooling
 * Criticism of schooling
 * Contemplative education
 * Humanistic education
 * Critical thinking
 * Constructivism
 * Behaviorism
 * Cognitivism
 * Popular education
 * Montessori education
 * Compulsory education

Educational theory and practice

 * Curriculum studies
 * Educational research
 * Instructional theory
 * Learning theory

Pedogagical and instructional approaches

 * Alternative education
 * Instructional design
 * Learning environment
 * Learning space
 * Learning community
 * Learning styles
 * Socialization

Teaching methods

 * Collaborative learning
 * Context-based learning
 * Design-based learning
 * Direct instruction
 * Evidence-based education
 * Experiential education
 * Experiential learning
 * Homework
 * Inquiry-based learning
 * Kinesthetic learning
 * Learning by teaching
 * Online learning community
 * Open learning
 * Open classroom
 * Outcome-based education
 * Outdoor education
 * Personalized learning
 * Problem-based learning
 * Problem-posing education
 * Project-based learning
 * Service-learning
 * Slow education
 * Single-sex education
 * Student-centred learning
 * Taxonomy of Educational Objectives (Bloom's Taxonomy)

Educational materials, tools and technologies

 * Curriculum
 * Educational technology (the use of electronic educational technology is also called e-learning)
 * Educational animation
 * Educational robotics
 * Outline of open educational resources
 * Instructional materials
 * Lesson plan
 * Textbook

Types of educational goals and outcomes
There are many types of potential educational aims and objectives, irrespective of the specific subject being learned. Some can cross multiple school disciplines.
 * Outline of educational aims

Educational assessment, qualification and certification (for students)

 * Educational assessment
 * Educational measurement
 * Psychometrics
 * Types of test
 * Test by purpose
 * Formative assessment
 * Diagnostic assessment
 * Assessment as learning
 * Summative assessment
 * High-stakes testing
 * Accountability assessment
 * Research
 * Standardized test
 * Assessment by way of comparison
 * Norm-referenced test
 * Criterion-referenced test
 * Ipsative test
 * Assessment by mode
 * Paper-based
 * Oral
 * Electronic
 * Performance
 * Continuous observation
 * Assessment by format
 * Essay
 * Multiple choice
 * Quiz
 * Portfolio
 * Practical considerations
 * Grading in education
 * Grading systems by country
 * List of primary and secondary school tests
 * School leaving qualification
 * List of secondary school leaving qualifications
 * List of admission tests to colleges and universities
 * List of admission tests to colleges and universities

Educational qualifications (for teachers)

 * Teaching credential
 * Bachelor of Education
 * Master of Education
 * Doctor of Education

Education by level or stage

 * Early childhood education
 * Primary education
 * Secondary education
 * Higher education
 * Vocational education
 * Tertiary education
 * Academy
 * Adult education

Education by funding and governance

 * Public education
 * Private education
 * Homeschooling
 * Autodidacticism

Education by subject, specialization or department

 * List of education by subject
 * List of academic disciplines

Educational scholars and researchers

 * Category:Educational personnel
 * Category:Educators
 * Category:Educators by discipline
 * Category:Educational administrators
 * Category:Education writers
 * Category:Educational theorists
 * List of educational psychologists
 * Category:Educational psychologists
 * Category:Historians of education
 * Category:Philosophers of education
 * Category:Educational researchers
 * Category:Education activists

Educational research
In addition, research methods are drawn from many social research and psychological fields.
 * Educational research
 * List of education journals
 * Disciplinary approaches to educational research. Whereas much educational research is interdisciplinary and can focus on any topic on this page, some disciplines have long roots.
 * Anthropology
 * Measurement
 * Assessment
 * Comparative
 * Curriculum studies
 * Economics
 * Educational sciences
 * Gender
 * International education
 * Law and rights
 * Leadership
 * Management
 * Neuroscience
 * Policy
 * Politics
 * Process evaluation
 * Psychology
 * Sociology

Types of educational institutions

 * School – an institution designed for the teaching of students (or "pupils") under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education (commonly compulsory), in which students progress through a series of schools. The names for these schools vary by country but generally include primary school for young children and secondary school for teenagers who have completed primary education. Non-compulsory higher education follows, and is taught in institutions called a college or university.

Specific schools

 * List of schools
 * Lists of universities and colleges

Associations

 * Students' union
 * Parent-Teacher Association
 * International Association of Universities

Governmental organisations and agencies

 * Department of Education
 * Board of education
 * UNESCO

Libraries

 * Library – collection, or institution that provides a collection, of sources of information and similar resources, made accessible to a defined community for reference or borrowing. Among its purposes is to support the ongoing education of its members.

Types of libraries

 * Academic library
 * Archive
 * Digital library
 * National library
 * Public library
 * Research library
 * Special library

Specific libraries

 * List of libraries
 * List of national libraries

Museums

 * Museum – an institution, the purpose of which is collect, preserve, interpret, and display items of artistic, cultural, or scientific significance for the education of the public.

Types of museums

 * Archaeology museum
 * Art museum
 * Biographical museum
 * Children's museum
 * Design museum
 * Encyclopedic museum
 * Historic house museum
 * History museum
 * Living history museum
 * Maritime museum
 * Medical museum
 * Memorial museum
 * Mobile museum
 * Natural history museum
 * Open-air museum
 * Science museum
 * Virtual museum
 * War museum
 * Living museum
 * Zoological park
 * Botanic garden