Education and Schooling
Education in its wider sense is the process of development from birth to death
or from ‘womb to tomb’. In this sense, education is a life-long process and
includes all knowledge, experiences, skills, and attitudes. Thus, all
experiences in life became educative in nature and the process of education
continues in all personal and social situations.
In contrast, to this broader notion, schooling is an act of consciously
imparting values, knowledge, and skills in accordance with the requirements in
a formal situation. Schools also impart deliberate and systematic training in
specialized subject areas that may not be otherwise gained through the process
of living experiences by individuals. In its essence schooling is a limited
educational exercise in terms of the range of experience provided. It is also
limited to a specific period of human life, i.e., from childhood till one
leaves school, while the process of education continues throughout life.
