Question

Explain concept of Education according to western Educationists.​

Answer 1

Answer:

According to some learned people, the word "Education" has been derived from the Latin term

"Educatum"

which means

the act of teachi! o taii!

. A group of educationists say that it has come from another Latin word

"Educae"

which means "

to #i! u$"

or

"to i%e

". According to a few others, the word "Education" has originated from another Latin term "

Educee"

which means

"to &ead foth"

or

"to come out"

. All these meanings indicate that education seeks to nourish the good qualities in man and draw out the best in every individual. Education seeks to develop the innate inner capacities of man. By educating an individual we attempt to give him some desirable knowledge, understanding, skills, interests, attitudes and critical thinking. !hat is, he acquires knowledge of history, geography, arithmetic, languages and sciences.

As an individual in the society, he has to think critically about various issues in life and take decisions about them being free from bias and preudices, superstitions and blind beliefs. !hus, he has to learn all these qualities of head, hand and heart through the process of education

According to Aristotle

“Education is the process of training man to fulll his aim by exercising all the faculties to the fullest extent as a member of society”.

According to #ocrates

"Education means the bringing out of the ideas of universal validity whichare latent in the mind of every man".

According to $ohn %ewey

“Education is a process of living through, a continuous reconstruction of experiences”.

Answer 2

Answer



A group ofeducationists say that it has come from another Latin word "Educare" which means "to bring up" or "to rise". . DEFINED BY WESTERNPHILOSOPHERS: According to Aristotle “Education is the process of training man to fulfill his aim by exercising all the faculties to the fullest extent as a member of society”.