Pedagogy
Pedagogy, the art or science of being a teacher, generally refers to strategies of instruction, or a style of instruction. The word comes from Ancient Greek (literally, "to lead the child").
The Latin-derived word for pedagogy, education, is nowadays more widely used, although both words have roughly the same meaning.
Pedagogy is also sometimes referred to as the correct use of teaching strategies. For example, Brazilian Paulo Freire, one of the most influential educators of the 20th century, referred to his method of teaching adults as "critical pedagogy". In correlation with those teaching strategies, the instructor's own philosophical beliefs of teaching are harbored and governed by the pupil's background knowledge and experiences, personal situations and environment as well as learning goals set by the student as well as the teacher. For example, the Socratic schools of thought [ Analysis of Pedagogy ]
An academic degree, Ped.D., Doctor of Pedagogy, is awarded honorarily by some American universities to distinguished educators (in the US and UK earned degrees within the education field are classified as an Ed.D., Doctor of Education or a Ph.D. Doctor of Philosophy). The term is also used to denote an emphasis in education as a specialty in a field (for instance, a Doctor of Music degree "in piano pedagogy").
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