Education vs. Literacy

Educationnoun

(uncountable) The process of imparting knowledge, skill and judgment.

Educationnoun

(countable) Facts, skills and ideas that have been learned, either formally or informally.

Educationnoun

The act or process of educating; the result of educating, as determined by the knowledge skill, or discipline of character, acquired; also, the act or process of training by a prescribed or customary course of study or discipline; as, an education for the bar or the pulpit; he has finished his education.

Educationnoun

the activities of educating or instructing or teaching; activities that impart knowledge or skill;

Educationnoun

knowledge acquired by learning and instruction;

Educationnoun

the gradual process of acquiring knowledge;

Educationnoun

the profession of teaching (especially at a school or college or university)

Educationnoun

the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior);

Educationnoun

the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with education (including federal aid to educational institutions and students); created 1979

Education

Education is the process of facilitating learning, or the acquisition of knowledge, skills, values, morals, beliefs, and habits. Educational methods include teaching, training, storytelling, discussion and directed research.

Literacynoun

The ability to read and write.

Literacynoun

Understanding of something (ex. computer literacy).

Literacynoun

State of being literate.

Literacynoun

the ability to read and write

Literacy

Literacy is popularly understood as an ability to read and write in at least one method of writing, an understanding reflected by mainstream dictionaries. In this view, illiteracy would be considered to be the inability to read and write.Some researchers suggest that the history of interest in the concept of “literacy” can be divided into two periods.