Education is perceived as a place where children can develop according to their unique needs and potentialities.

World map indicating Education Index ( according to 2007 / 2008 Human Development Report )

These reforms included guarantees to ensure the Ottoman subjects perfect security for their lives, honour, and property ; the introduction of the first Ottoman paper banknotes ( 1840 ) and opening of the first post offices ( 1840 ); the reorganization of the finance system according to the French model ( 1840 ); the reorganization of the Civil and Criminal Code according to the French model ( 1840 ); the establishment of the Meclis-i Maarif-i Umumiye ( 1841 ) which was the prototype of the First Ottoman Parliament ( 1876 ); the reorganization of the army and a regular method of recruiting, levying the army, and fixing the duration of military service ( 1843 – 44 ); the adoption of an Ottoman national anthem and Ottoman national flag ( 1844 ); the first nationwide Ottoman census in 1844 ( only male citizens were counted ); the first national identity cards ( officially named the Mecidiye identity papers, or informally kafa kağıdı ( head paper ) documents, 1844 ); the institution of a Council of Public Instruction ( 1845 ) and the Ministry of Education ( Mekatib-i Umumiye Nezareti, 1847, which later became the Maarif Nezareti, 1857 ); the abolition of slavery and slave trade ( 1847 ); the establishment of the first modern universities ( darülfünun, 1848 ), academies ( 1848 ) and teacher schools ( darülmuallimin, 1848 ); establishment of the Ministry of Healthcare ( Tıbbiye Nezareti, 1850 ); the Commerce and Trade Code ( 1850 ); establishment of the Academy of Sciences ( Encümen-i Daniş, 1851 ); establishment of the Şirket-i Hayriye which operated the first steam-powered commuter ferries ( 1851 ); the first European style courts ( Meclis-i Ahkam-ı Adliye, 1853 ) and supreme judiciary council ( Meclis-i Ali-yi Tanzimat, 1853 ); establishment of the modern Municipality of Istanbul ( Şehremaneti, 1854 ) and the City Planning Council ( İntizam-ı Şehir Komisyonu, 1855 ); the abolition of the capitation ( Jizya ) tax on non-Muslims, with a regular method of establishing and collecting taxes ( 1856 ); non-Muslims were allowed to become soldiers ( 1856 ); various provisions for the better administration of the public service and advancement of commerce ; the establishment of the first telegraph networks ( 1847 – 1855 ) and railroads ( 1856 ); the replacement of guilds with factories ; the establishment of the Ottoman Central Bank ( originally established as the Bank-ı Osmanî in 1856, and later reorganized as the Bank-ı Osmanî-i Şahane in 1863 ) and the Ottoman Stock Exchange ( Dersaadet Tahvilat Borsası, established in 1866 ); the Land Code ( Arazi Kanunnamesi, 1857 ); permission for private sector publishers and printing firms with the Serbesti-i Kürşad Nizamnamesi ( 1857 ); establishment of the School of Economical and Political Sciences ( Mekteb-i Mülkiye, 1859 ); the Press and Journalism Regulation Code ( Matbuat Nizamnamesi, 1864 ); among others.

The college is ranked second in the nation in terms of the percentage of women faculty members, according to Prism, a publication of the American Society for Engineering Education.

The university is designated as having very high research activity in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, and in 2009 had $ 325. 49 million in research and development expenditures according to the National Science Foundation.

The University of Trento ranks highly out of Italy's top 30 colleges, coming 1st in the Italian Ministry of Education ranking, 1st in Engineering area according to Censis-La Repubblica ranking and 5th in the Il Sole 24 Ore ranking of Italian universities, and amongst the 500 best in the world according to the Times Higher Education, coming 252nd.

A Rural Line on Education, a brief sketch specifically written for radio, aired on Pittsbugh's KDKA in 1921, according to historian Bill Jaker.

For students interested in studying abroad, UNI is ranked fourth in the nation for the total number of students who study abroad among master's degree institutions, according to Open Doors 2002, the annual report on international education published by the Institute of International Education.

Britain's top universities have fared well in international rankings, where four of them were in the world top ten according to the Times Higher Education in 2009, these being Cambridge ( 2nd ), University College London ( 4th ), Imperial College London and Oxford ( joint 5th ).

The one exception to this neutrality occurs very briefly in " The National Education Service ", when Sir Humphrey explains to Bernard how the policy of comprehensive education is retained through successive governments, using different arguments according to which party is in power.

The college is considered one of the exemplary professional preparation programs according to the North Carolina State Board of Education ’ s Higher Education Performance Report.

In 2011 – 2012, Mount Holyoke is one of the nation's top producers of Fulbright Scholarships, ranking fourth among bachelor's institutions according to the Chronicle of Higher Education.

SOAS consistently ranks among the top twenty universities in the UK league tables and in 2004 was ranked 44th in the world, 7th in the UK and 11th overall in Europe according to The Times Higher Education Supplement.

This watershed now produces over twice the nutrients and 10 times the yields of suspended sediments that are released by typical forested basins, according to the Paxton Creek Watershed and Education Association.

Another division of Education System in Pakistan according to the School System

ISU is considered a " national university " that grants a variety of doctoral degrees and strongly emphasizes research ; it is also recognized as one of the top ten largest producers of teachers in the US according to the American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education.

Post-compulsory Secondary Education, according to the reforms of 1997 and 2006, consists of two main school types: Genika Lykeia ( General Upper Secondary Schools ) and the Epaggelmatika Lykeia ( Vocational Upper Secondary Schools ), as well as the Epaggelmatikes Sxoles ( Vocational Schools ).

laid the foundations for the 1944 Education act which required that each child be educated according to their individual aptitude and ability either at school or otherwise.

According to the section of the Dutch Higher Education Act that deals with the accreditation of higher education ( 2002 ), degree programmes offered by research universities and universities of professional education will be evaluated according to established criteria, and programmes that meet those criteria will be accredited, that is, recognised for a period of six years.

Education is the process of living and is not meant to be the preparation of future living ( Dewey, 1897 ), so school must represent the present life.

As such, Dewey gives way to Social Reconstruction and schools as means to reconstruct society ( See Social Reconstruction in Education ).

John Dewey and English Education ( 1895 – 1939 ).

Dewey on Education, edited by Martin Dworkin.

The American Library Association was formed, as well as The American Library Journal, Melvil Dewey published his decimal based system of classification, and the United States Bureau of Education published its report, " Public libraries in the United States of America ; their history, condition, and management.

Dewey and Johnson were founding members of the Progressive Education Association.

# John Dewey – How We Think ; Democracy and Education ; Experience and Nature ; Logic ; the Theory of Inquiry

* John Dewey Education Award, United Federation of Teachers, 2005

# John Dewey – How We Think ; Democracy and Education ; Experience and Nature ; The Quest for Certainty ; Logic – The Theory of Inquiry

John Dewey was the most famous proponent of experiential education, writing Experience and Education ( 1938 ).

A non-educative experience is one in which a person has not done any reflection and so has obtained nothing for mental growth that is lasting ( Experience & Education, Dewey ).

John Dewey also said, “ Education is not preparation for life, education is life itself .” He knew that one cannot have the mindset of just preparing for life, they must know that life is about learning.

# Democracy and Education, by John Dewey

Student councils often serve to engage students in learning about democracy and leadership, as originally espoused by John Dewey in Democracy and Education ( 1917 ).

He graduated with honors from The College of Wooster in 1911 and then undertook graduate studies in Education under John Dewey and Paul Monroe at Columbia University, where he received his M. A.

John Dewey explored the hidden curriculum of education in his early 20th century works, particularly his classic, Democracy and Education.

# John Dewey, Democracy and Education ( 1916 )

Life and Education of Laura Dewey Bridgman, Boston, 1878.

Education should be uppermost in their minds, but with this attire how can anyone think it is so??

This meeting was called to determine how these groups might cooperate to launch what is known as the Outdoor Education Project.

An example of a more definite class bias is noted in proceedings of the Commission on the Financing of Higher Education sponsored by the Association of American Universities and supported by the Rockefeller Foundation and the Carnegie Corporation.

`` A person with a master's degree in physics, chemistry, math or English, yet who has not taken Education courses, is not permitted to teach in the public schools '', said Grover.

He is credited with setting up an annual co-operative fire prevention program in co-operation with the Red Cross and State Department of Education.

Education must not be limited to our youth but must be a continuing process through our entire lives, for it is only through knowledge that we, as a nation, can cope with the dangers that threaten our society.

* ATLAS is an acronym for Association for Tourism and Leisure Education, a European educational project

The standardized form of Austrian German for official texts and schools is defined by the Austrian Dictionary (), published under the authority of the Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture.

The United States House Committee on Education and Labor states that the amendment " makes it absolutely clear that the ADA is intended to provide broad coverage to protect anyone who faces discrimination on the basis of disability ".

In the Philippines, the Albertus Magnus Building at the University of Santo Tomas that houses the Conservatory of Music, College of Tourism and Hospitality Management, College of Education, and UST Education High School is named in his honor.

* The Carnegie Faculty of Sport and Education, at Leeds Metropolitan University, UK, is named after him.

It is the only Canadian university selected for inclusion in the Education and Academia category of the Computerworld Smithsonian Award.

Waldorf education is one of the most visible practical applications of an anthroposophical view and understanding of the human being and has been characterized as " the leader of the international movement for a New Education ,"

The Board of Secondary Education for Rajasthan is located in Ajmer.

It is a common term and part of every day conversation on the Asexual Visibility and Education Network ( AVEN ) forums, and many members will refer to themselves as " orientation asexuals ".

Another ancillary, the Academy of Home Education, is a " service organization for homeschooling families ," that maintains student records, administers achievement testing, and issues high school diplomas.

The BCVO ( Movement for Christian-National Education ) is a federation of 47 Calvinist private schools, primarily in the Free State and the Transvaal, committed to educating Boer children from grade 0 through to 12.

Education for Caymanians is free, with both public and private schools available.

Education is compulsory to the age of 16 and is free to all Caymanian children.

In the 2011 International Professional Ranking of Higher Education Institutions, which is established on the basis of the number of alumni holding a post of Chief executive officer ( CEO ) or equivalent in one of the Fortune Global 500 companies, Chalmers University of Technology ranked 38th in the world, ranking 1st in Sweden and 15th in Europe.

* In Canadian junior high schools, an annual national mathematics competition ( Gauss Mathematics Competition ) administered by the Centre for Education in Mathematics and Computing is named in honour of Gauss,

St. Ann is a member of the National Catholic Education Association.

Citizenship is offered as a General Certificate of Secondary Education ( GCSE ) course in many schools in the United Kingdom.