educology

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noun

The fund of knowledge about the educational process, including theoretical, philosophical, and praxeological perspectives.

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Meanings

nouneducology (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe fund of knowledge about the educational process, including theoretical, philosophical, and praxeological perspectives.

    The rules, logical operations, and procedures that are required to substantiate knowledge claims about the field of educational phenomena constitute the discipline of educology, and comparison is one of the requisite logical operations.

    1981, James E. Christensen, Perspectives on education as educology, page 279

Origin

From education + -o- + -logy.

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Translations

Finnish kasvatustiede
  • kasvatustiedethe fund of knowledge about the educational process
French éducologie
  • éducologiethe fund of knowledge about the educational process
Romanian educologie
  • educologiethe fund of knowledge about the educational process
Spanish educología
  • educologíathe fund of knowledge about the educational process
Ukrainian освітологія
  • освітологія (osvitolohija)the fund of knowledge about the educational process
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APA

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MLA

“educology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/educology. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “educology,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/educology.

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