Education as a process

Education as a process

Education is a process of gaining knowledge, acquiring and implementing skills and attitudes to lead a productive life in the society. Success of the education depends on way of training of a child in school, home and society. It is hoped that a teacher can mold the potentials of the child to the best through the best educative process. Educative process can be divided into four: bipolar, tripolar, multipolar and moreover, lifelong process.

• Bipolar process

According to this view, education consists of two persons; teacher and student. Here, teacher imparts knowledge and student acquires it. There should be cooperation and better understanding between them. Teacher should know the level of a student and student should have interest to learn with teacher.

• Tripolar process

Education is the process of an interaction of teacher, student and society or social environment. It is necessary to consider societal changes in education. A teacher should update the technological changes, revise the curriculum accordingly to develop the students as productive and useful persons to the society.

• Multipolar process

The new concept of education is influenced by teacher, student, social environment and other several factors. The education is more flexible than past, student centered and highly depends on technology. The student can access knowledge through any modes including e-learning. However, no one could explain precisely on type of factors influenced on education. It ranges from past experiences to upcoming technologies.

• Lifelong process

Education is the process of training a man throughout life and doesn't have an end. Education, at present, aims at continuous, but changing process to achieve broader goals of society.
Characteristics of educative process

• Knowledge embedded
• Based on application of skills
• Needs revision of curriculum  based on needs and demands of society
• Purpose oriented
• Planned activity