What is Education?
Every nation in the world invests in education. That process which is considered to be a fundamental human right for each girl and boy. It is generally known that the term “education” derives from the Latin word (educatio) which refers to the process of acquiring knowledge, especially during the period of childhood and adolescence (Lakhal, 2008, p. 32). businessdictionary.com (2015) defines education as the wealth of knowledge acquired by an individual after studying particular subject matters or experiencing life lessons that provide an understanding of something. That is to say, education is a lifelong process that can be formal which results from schools and universities or informal which results from self-directed learning, museums, libraries, etc.
Most governments in the world give a great importance to education that process which shapes children’s personalities and prepares them to be righteous, productive and active participants in the enhancement of their societies. In fact, education and society are interdependent. Education provides all what is appropriate and necessary for any progress in society. From the other hand, the social factors such as norms, culture, traditions, religion and the like of these factors have a great impact on the quality of education. According to Durkheim (1938), there is no aspect of education can be understood without taking into consideration the social forces and the consequences that characterise it (as cited in Lakhal, 2008, p. 20)
Nowadays, the concept of education is more related to schools, universities and all the other academic institutions which provide instruction, training, teaching and learning. The focus of the latter processes should be more on the values, attitudes and behaviours because they enable individuals to learn to live together in a world characterized by diversity and pluralism (unisco.org, 2014). In her work, Lakhal (2008, p. 33) cited Hodges’ work (1952) where Dilthey (1833-1911) sees in education the influence of person upon person in which the older generation wishes to prepare the younger generation in terms of ideas, knowledge and attitudes. This cannot be achieved only through storytelling, discussion, teaching, training, and research (as cited in Douida, 2015).
Every nation in the world invests in education. That process which is considered to be a fundamental human right for each girl and boy. It is generally known that the term “education” derives from the Latin word (educatio) which refers to the process of acquiring knowledge, especially during the period of childhood and adolescence (Lakhal, 2008, p. 32). businessdictionary.com (2015) defines education as the wealth of knowledge acquired by an individual after studying particular subject matters or experiencing life lessons that provide an understanding of something. That is to say, education is a lifelong process that can be formal which results from schools and universities or informal which results from self-directed learning, museums, libraries, etc.
Most governments in the world give a great importance to education that process which shapes children’s personalities and prepares them to be righteous, productive and active participants in the enhancement of their societies. In fact, education and society are interdependent. Education provides all what is appropriate and necessary for any progress in society. From the other hand, the social factors such as norms, culture, traditions, religion and the like of these factors have a great impact on the quality of education. According to Durkheim (1938), there is no aspect of education can be understood without taking into consideration the social forces and the consequences that characterise it (as cited in Lakhal, 2008, p. 20)
