社会教育(しゃかいきょういく)

しゃかいきょういく
noun
social education; community education; lifelong learning
formalacademiceducation
1. social education; community education; lifelong learning
Education that takes place outside the formal school system, including adult learning, community programs, libraries, museums, and public lectures. In Japan, it is a recognized category of education supported by law and local government.
社会教育(しゃかいきょういく)施設(しせつ)を利用(りよう)する。
To use social education facilities.
公民館(こうみんかん)は社会教育(しゃかいきょういく)の拠点(きょてん)だ。
Community centers are hubs for social education.
生涯(しょうがい)にわたる社会教育(しゃかいきょういく)の充実(じゅうじつ)が求(もと)められている。
There is a demand for enriching social education throughout people's lifetimes.

Combines 社会(しゃかい) (society) and 教育(きょういく) (education). In Japan, 社会教育(しゃかいきょういく) is defined by the Social Education Act (社会教育法(しゃかいきょういくほう)) and encompasses all organized educational activities outside of school curricula, including community centers (公民館(こうみんかん)), libraries, museums, and volunteer programs.

Common collocations

  • 社会教育(しゃかいきょういく)施設(しせつ): social education facilities
  • 社会教育(しゃかいきょういく)主事(しゅじ): social education director (a qualified professional)
  • 社会教育(しゃかいきょういく)法(ほう): Social Education Act
  • 社会教育(しゃかいきょういく)活動(かつどう): social education activities

Similar words

  • 学校教育(がっこうきょういく): school education — formal education within the school system
  • 生涯学習(しょうがいがくしゅう): lifelong learning — broader concept of learning throughout life, overlaps with 社会教育(しゃかいきょういく)
  • 家庭教育(かていきょういく): home education — education provided within the family

Related Words

Compare: 生涯学習(しょうがいがくしゅう) (lifelong learning)
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