Pedagogy - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Pedagogy :  (noun)
1: the principles and methods of instruction [syn: teaching method, pedagogics]
2: the profession of a teacher; "he prepared for teaching while still in college"; "pedagogy is recognized as an important profession" [syn: teaching, instruction]
3: the activities of educating or instructing or teaching; activities that impart knowledge or skill; "he received no formal education"; "our instruction was carefully programmed"; "good teaching is seldom rewarded" [syn: education, instruction, teaching, educational activity]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Pedagogy : \Ped"a*go`gy\, n. [Gr. ?: cf. F. p['e]dagogie.] Pedagogics; pedagogism. --South.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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