education : Idioms & Phrases
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- adult education
- board of education
- continuing education
- department of education
- department of health education and welfare
- doctor of education
- education department
- education secretary
- elementary education
- general certificate of secondary education
- higher education
- Liberal education
- master of education
- Physical education
- secondary education
- secretary of education
- secretary of health education and welfare
- self-education
- special education
- vocational education
adult education
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noun a course (via lectures or correspondence) for adults who are not otherwise engaged in formal study
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board of education
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noun a board in charge of local public schools
school board.
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continuing education
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noun a program of instruction designed primarily for adult students who participate part-time
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department of education
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noun the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with education (including federal aid to educational institutions and students); created 1979
Education; Department of Education.
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department of health education and welfare
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noun a former executive department of the United States government; created in 1953 and divided in 1979
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doctor of education
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noun a doctor's degree in education
DEd; EdD.
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education department
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noun the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with education (including federal aid to educational institutions and students); created 1979
Education; Department of Education.
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education secretary
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noun the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Education
Education Secretary.
- Carter appointed Shirley Hufstedler as the first Secretary of Education
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noun the position of the head of the Education Department
Education Secretary.
- the post of Education Secretary was created in 1979
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elementary education
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noun education in elementary subjects (reading and writing and arithmetic) provided to young students at a grade school
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general certificate of secondary education
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noun the basic level of a subject taken in school
O level; GCSE.
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higher education
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noun education provided by a college or university
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Liberal education
- education that enlarges and disciplines the mind and makes it master of its own powers, irrespective of the particular business or profession one may follow.
Webster 1913
master of education
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noun a master's degree in education
MEd.
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Physical education
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noun training in the development of and care for the human body; stresses athletics; includes hygiene
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- training of the bodily organs and powers with a view to the promotion of health and vigor.
Webster 1913
secondary education
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noun education beyond the elementary grades; provided by a high school or college preparatory school
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secretary of education
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noun the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Education
Education Secretary.
- Carter appointed Shirley Hufstedler as the first Secretary of Education
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noun the position of the head of the Education Department
Education Secretary.
- the post of Education Secretary was created in 1979
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secretary of health education and welfare
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noun head of a former executive department created in 1953 and divided into two departments in 1979
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self-education
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noun the process of educating yourself
self-cultivation.
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special education
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noun education of physically or mentally handicapped children whose needs cannot be met in an ordinary classroom
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vocational education
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noun training for a specific vocation in industry or agriculture or trade
vocational training.
