Early childhood education mainly refers to the education of children aged 3-6. Early childhood education is the second half of preschool education or early education, which is preceded by 0-3-year-old infant education and followed by primary education. This is an important and special stage of one's education and development.
"Importance" means that it is the foundation period of a person's development, and many important abilities and personality qualities form basic characteristics during this period; "Special" means that this stage is the transition period of children's physical and mental development from the initial amorphous to the basic stereotypes, and then they can start learning and developing according to social needs.
2. Formal education
Society, groups or individuals provide courses to educate people, usually young people. Formal education is relatively systematic and complete. The formal education system teaches ideal or valuable knowledge, but it is sometimes abused.
3. Adult education
Lifelong education or adult education has become very popular in many countries. "Education" is also considered as a child's business, and adult education is often branded as "adult learning" or "lifelong learning".
The significance of adult education is a systematic and continuous learning activity carried out by people who assume the role of adult society, aiming at promoting the change of knowledge, attitude, values and skills. (Darkenwald & ampMerrian, 1982, page 9) was once recognized as the only activity to eliminate illiteracy and teach people basic reading, writing and arithmetic skills, and gradually expanded to improve personal knowledge and ability to meet the needs of technological change.
4. Higher self-study education
For the working population, because the job requires academic qualifications, there is no time for full-time study; Self-taught during work and passed the national unified examination.
5. Open education
Take students and learning as the center, remove and break through the restrictions and obstacles to learners, and there are not too many restrictions on students' age, occupation and region. Students have certain autonomy in course selection and media use, and can also decide their learning methods, learning progress, time and place according to their own needs. Face-to-face teaching, various media teaching materials and modern information technology are adopted in the teaching.
6. Distance education
The way of teaching through the internet, etc.
Extended data
Three elements of school education:
Educators refer to those who have an educational influence on the educated in terms of knowledge, skills, thoughts and morality, including school teachers, designers and compilers of educational plans and textbooks, educational administrators and other people who participate in activities, among which school teachers are the main body of educators and the most direct educators.
Educated people refer to those who receive education, that is, students of various schools at all levels. They are the object of education and the subject of learning. It includes not only children and teenagers who study at school, but also students who receive various adult education.
Educational influence is the link or intermediary between educators and educatees. Including: educational content and educational means. Among them, the educational content includes textbooks, teaching reference books, related TV and video materials, newspapers, radio and other information carriers and educational environment. Educational means include blackboard, chalk, multimedia, teacher language, etc.
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