educational mission

Why schools exist

An educational mission is the stated purpose or guiding principles of a school, university, or other learning institution—what it aims to accomplish and the values driving its approach: The college's educational mission emphasizes critical thinking and civic engagement.

Organizations may also undertake educational missions as outreach efforts to inform or instruct particular populations.

Opposites
purpose/motive

educational missionprofit motive

Drive to earn money

commercial interests · bottom line · revenue generation · shareholder value · exploitation

institutional orientation

educational missionamusement

Pleased entertainment state

diversion · leisure activity · escapism · bread and circuses

knowledge stance

educational missionindoctrination

Systematic uncritical belief instillation

brainwashing · propaganda · disinformation campaign · obscurantism · anti-intellectualism

Family

education, educate, educated, educating, educator, educators, educates, educationally, uneducated

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Top 500,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G