EDUCATION

discipline that is concerned, in this context, mainly with methods of teaching and learning in schools or schoollike environments as opposed to various informal means of socialization (e.g., between parents and their children). The subject of education is treated in a number of articles. For a detailed treatment of the historical development and present-day status of educational systems, institutions, and goals, see education, history of. For a treatment of teaching methods and the functions and training of teachers, see teaching. For a description of education in various specialized fields, see historiography; legal education; medical education; science, history of. For an analysis of educational philosophy, see education, philosophy of. For an examination of some of the more important aids in education and the dissemination of knowledge, see broadcasting; dictionary; encyclopaedia; library; museum; printing; publishing, history of. Some restrictions on educational freedom are discussed in censorship. For an analysis of pupil attributes, see intelligence; learning theory; memory; psychological testing.