Unit-one Definition of Education “A number of great thinkers say a lot about the definition . Some of them are; A. Great eastern especially Indian thinkers. Aurobindo, Sri - Building of human mind and spirit. Gandhi, M.K. - All round drawing out of the best. Krishnamurti, J -Helping the individual to follower greatly in love and wisdom. Nanak, Gruru- Enabling an individual to win victory over the five victory's; lust, anger, greed, infatuation and ego. > Upanishad, Brihadarsa Nayak -Leading from the unreal to the real. From darkness to light, from death to immortality. B. Great western thinkers. Aristotle- Creation of a sound mind in a sound body. Montaigne- Cultivating manners, b/r, and judgment than bare and mere liberal learning. > Socrates- Dispelling error and discovering truth. > Whitehead- Learning to be an assimilation of general ideas which could be applied to life. ‘Nursing Education and Curriculum development Handout for graduate Bsc Nursing students prepared by Minlikalew D. 1 December 2009.0 Etymological meaning of education —Etymologically , the word education derived from some Latin words which are explained as under; + Education- the act of teaching + Educere- to lead out or tom draw out. + Educare- to bring up, to train, to nourish. + Educo -to lead forth, to extract out. Thus education implies; Act of drawing out. Act of extracting out Act of leading forth/out. Act of teaching/training. Education in a narrow sense is a process for changing the b/r of students in a desired directions. 8/r includes thinking, feeling and acting. Education helps students to acquire ideas, habits, attitudes, interests, ways of thinking and professional skills, which they did not have b/4. Education is also defined as an orderly, deliberate, and sustained effort to transmit or develop knowledge, concepts, skills, attitudes or habits. It takes place in a variety of setting and through the efforts of many d/t individuals. The setting include schools and universities (secular or religious), youth org’ns such as boy and girl scouts, museums, through radio and television, in homes e.t.c 1 Generally speaking education could be 1. Formal-Is that which is consciously and deliberately planned for modification of b/r with the particular end in view. E.g. school, college, church, home in the past, adult school on a regular basis. 2. Non-formal-Is an alternative arrangement of education for those who can not attend formal institution. E.g. adult and social education centers, TV persons specially on educational programs, e.t.c 3. Informal education- Is not pre- planned, and is quite incidental. Itis a type of education, which the child gets while moving and living in the community with other persons. . E.g. art gallery, cinema, library, museum, press radio, TV, peer group, e.t.c Beene ‘Nursing Education and Curriculum development Handout for graduate Bsc Nursing students prepared by Minlikalew D. 2