practical education
Hands-on skill training
Practical education emphasizes hands-on skills and real-world application over abstract theory.
It prepares students for specific trades or professions: vocational training, apprenticeships, technical colleges.
The term often contrasts with liberal arts or classical education, suggesting immediate usefulness rather than broad intellectual cultivation.
He valued practical education over book learning.
- coding bootcampsShort intensive programming courses
- trade schoolCareer-focused technical education
- shop classVocational skills course
- apprenticeshipLearning trade through employment
- job shadowingObserving employees during workday
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- lab educationlab work, hands-on learning, experiments, lab reports, lab notebooks
- worker educationtrade schools, vocational training, apprenticeships, technical schools, job skills
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Broad, non-vocational scholarly training
classical education · liberal education · general education · fine arts education
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