EDUCATION AND SCHOOLING: WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?

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  • W. Kenneth Richmond University of Glasgow

Abstract

In the first place, why bother to look for a distinction between the two terms? Why all this fuss about the use of words which everyone recognizes to be fuzzy, and why pretend to feel concerned if they are commonly taken to be interchangeable? Many would say that the question, "What is the difference between education and schooling?" if not actually improper, involves a verbal quibble and to that extent deserves to be dismissed as a non-problem. English usage is essentially flexible in these matters, after all, not given to the terminological exactitude of other European languages.

Author Biography

W. Kenneth Richmond, University of Glasgow

W. Kenneth Richmond of the University of Glasgow has taught in the McGill Faculty of Education summer school on a number of occasions. He is well known internationally for his books on Education and his Education and Schooling is to be published soon by Methuen.

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Published

1974-09-01

How to Cite

Richmond, W. K. (1974). EDUCATION AND SCHOOLING: WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE?. McGill Journal of Education / Revue Des Sciences De l’éducation De McGill, 9(002). Retrieved from https://mje.mcgill.ca/article/view/6973

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