Meanings
- That detracts from good education or leads to maleducation.
A consideration of these potentialities of youth brings one to a sharp realization of the maleducative influences which too often surround young people.
1940, Columbia University Teachers College, Contributions to Education, volume 783, page 1683 more examples
Education of informed citizens experienced in the democratic way of living could be seen as neither a part-time job nor one to be accomplished despite the often interfering, maleducative acts of other community agencies.
1951, Harlan L. Hagman, The administration of American public schools, page 18In the following sections, data will be presented to support the thesis that maleducative practices may contribute to the etiology of anorexia nervosa and/or bulimia.
1989, Jan Pauline Hangen, Educational factors in the etiology of the eating disorders anorexia nervosa and bulimia, page 54A positive educational experience will enhance a person's capacity for thinking, feeling and/or acting in subsequent experiences. A maleducative or miseducative experience will diminish this capacity.
2010, Joseph D. Novak, Learning, Creating, and Using Knowledge: Concept Maps as Facilitative Tools in Schools and Corporations, 2nd edition, page 13
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