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PEDAGOGY
education, instruction, teaching, pedagogy, didactics, educational activity
(noun) the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill; “he received no formal education”; “our instruction was carefully programmed”; “good classroom teaching is seldom rewarded”
teaching, instruction, pedagogy
(noun) the profession of a teacher; “he prepared for teaching while still in college”; “pedagogy is recognized as an important profession”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
pedagogy (countable and uncountable, plural pedagogies)
The profession of teaching.
The activities of educating, teaching or instructing.
The strategies of instruction.
Source: Wiktionary
Ped"a*go`gy, n. Etym: [Gr. pédagogie.]
Definition: Pedagogics; pedagogism. South.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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