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So-called thick definitions affirm this, for instance, by holding that an enchancment of the learner is a needed requirement of education. However, completely different thick definitions should still disagree amongst themselves on what constitutes such an enchancment. Thin definitions, then again, try to give a value-neutral account of education. A closely associated distinction is that between descriptive and prescriptive conceptions.

Educational psychology is anxious with the processes of instructional attainment in the common population and in sub-populations such as gifted kids and people with particular disabilities. In Africa, the New Partnership for Africa’s Development has launched an “e-school program” to supply all 600,000 main and high colleges with laptop equipment, learning supplies and internet access within 10 years. An International Development Agency project called nabuur.com, started with the help of former American President Bill Clinton, uses the Internet to allow co-operation by individuals on issues of social development. Indigenous education …