educational

comparative more educational · superlative most educational

1. Of, or relating to education.

   A school is an educational establishment.

2. Instructive, or helping to educate.

   They were shown an educational film about VD.

   2 more examples

   I can't see the educational value of going on a field trip to the clothes factory.

   Imagine a testless educational system up through the fifth grade. What effect would that have on children's later performance, or on our ability to prescribe individualized educational programs for them?

   1997, Eileen R. Rudert, The Validity of Testing in Education and Employment, page 64

   Synonyms: educative, instructive, didactic

plural educationals

1. A free (or low cost) trip for travel consultants, provided by a travel operator or airline as a means of promoting their service. A fam trip
2. An educational seminar, workshop, etc.

   Groups such as the Union of Young Communists, the Cuban Women's Federation, the Artists and Writers Union (UNEAC) and others have held internal and public educationals on the issue of homosexuality, using a recently produced video GAY CUBA.

   1996 September, Sonja de Vries, “The Evolution of Revolution”, in Gay Community News, page 18