The Conceptualization and Worldwide Dissemination of the International Encyclopedia of Education
The Conceptualization and Worldwide Dissemination of the International Encyclopedia of Education

Summary/Abstract: Education - formaI, nonformal or informal - is the process whereby an individual or a group of individuals are socialized into a given culture. It implies that the values, attitudes, skills and the general, as well as the special competencies needed for a normal life in the given culture are inculcated. A common core of such competencies is necessary for the citizen in order to get along in the society in which he or she is born. In addition, an individual, who belongs to a given subculture or social class is thereby equipped with certain special values, habits and competencies. Thus, education in a given culture is by definition provincial. As a rule, education does not have a global, intercultural or international dimension. To change an educational system in terms of formal schooling takes quite a long time and considerable effort, because it is a deeply institutionalized system. Schools cannot be reformed overnight.

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