universal education
Learning for all
Universal education is the principle that schooling should be available to all children regardless of background, wealth, or social status.
The term typically refers to publicly funded primary and secondary education: Universal education transformed literacy rates in the 20th century.
It implies both access and compulsion—most systems implementing universal education also require attendance through a certain age.
- educational reformImproving learning institutions systematically
- literacy ratesMeasure of reading ability
- equalitySame status for all
- classroom diversityVaried student body composition
- gender parityEqual treatment across sexes
inclusion · school attendance · human rights · UNESCO · nondiscrimination · social mobility · school infrastructure · equal access · poverty alleviation · international treaties · public funding · grassroots campaigns · egalitarianism · teacher training · enrollment · policy · schooling · democratization
- enlightenmentVoltaire, Rousseau, Locke, Kant, Montesquieu
- Baha'i principlesgender equality, world peace, consultation, service to humanity, independent investigation
- MDGspoverty reduction, gender equality, child mortality, maternal health, HIV/AIDS
- Education MethodsMontessori, Waldorf, homeschooling, unschooling, constructivism
- socialismMarxism, communism, proletariat, bourgeoisie, communal ownership
- sustainabilityreduce, reuse, recycle, sustainable yield, recycling programs
universal educationelite education
Highly selective academic training
finishing schools · private schooling · segregated education · hereditary privilege · preparatory schools