Many definitions have been given of the word education, but underlying them all is the conception that it denotes an attempt on the part of the adult members of a human society to shape the development of the coming generation in accordance with its own ideals of life. It is true that the word has not infrequently been used in wider senses than this.


Butler (1911) "Education" in Encyclopædia Britannica, (11th ed.), 1911. (United States)

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Many definitions have been given of the word education, but underlying them all is the conception that it denotes an attempt on the part of the adult ...

Many definitions have been given of the word education, but underlying them all is the conception that it denotes an attempt on the part of the adult ...

Many definitions have been given of the word education, but underlying them all is the conception that it denotes an attempt on the part of the adult ...

Many definitions have been given of the word education, but underlying them all is the conception that it denotes an attempt on the part of the adult ...