pedagogy

Meaning

  1. (countable, uncountable) The profession of teaching.
  2. (countable, uncountable) The activities of educating, teaching or instructing.
  3. (countable, uncountable) The strategies or methods of instruction; an educational philosophy.

Synonyms

educational activity

teaching method

educational theory

Science of Education

education science

art of teaching

science of teaching

teaching methodology

pedagoguism

pedagogical theory

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpɛdəˌɡɒd͡ʒi/
Etymology

From Middle French pédagogie, from Ancient Greek παιδαγωγία (paidagōgía). By surface analysis, ped- (“child”) + -agogy.

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