Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

Assistant Professor Department of Educational Sciences, Farhangian University, Tehran, Iran

10.22055/edus.2024.45691.3545

Abstract

Introduction
This article aims to analyze and explain the relationship among the concepts of education, instruction, and thriving, drawing inferences about their roles within the educational system.
 
Method
The research employs an inferential analytical method, reviewing classic and contemporary educational texts to examine these concepts and their application within education.
 
Results
The result indicates that education, instruction, and thriving, though distinct areas, serve specific roles. Education encompasses processes aimed at achieving mastery with understanding. A lack of understanding leads to mere instruction. Thriving focuses on realizing growth and unique traits (genius), with challenges arising from failing to differentiate these concepts. Education emerges when instruction and thriving fulfill the necessary condition of intrinsic worthwhileness, which values the outcomes of both processes as signs of an educated individual. Furthermore, worthwhileness energizes instructional activities. Key findings include: 1) Instruction and thriving underpin education; without them, education cannot occur.
2) Education acts as a guiding framework for the other two, preventing a purely instrumental approach devoid of humanity and spirit.
Discussion
Recommendations from this research for educators, trainers, and educational program managers include: differentiating understandable from non-understandable subjects, recognizing the significance of both active and passive teaching methods, clarifying concepts of growth versus transition in thriving, ensuring education guides instruction and thriving to avoid instrumentalism, integrating understanding, mastery, and interest in instruction and thriving, fostering interaction between effort and interest, and distinguishing between learning and training.
 

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