pedagogy
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pedagogy
- /ˈpɛdəˌɡɒd͡ʒi/ UK
- /ˈpɛdəˌɡɒɡi/ UK
- /ˈpɛdəˌɡɑd͡ʒi/ US
- /ˈpɛdəˌɡoʊd͡ʒi/ US
- /ˈpɛdəˌɡɑɡi/ US
Rhymes with -ɒdʒi, -ɒɡi, -əʊdʒi
Where it comes from
From Middle French pédagogie, from Ancient Greek παιδαγωγία (paidagōgía). By surface analysis, ped- (“child”) + -agogy.
noun pedagogies · paedagogy · pædagogy · pedagoguy · paedagoguy · pædagoguy
- The profession of teaching.
- The activities of educating, teaching or instructing.
- The strategies or methods of instruction; their study and development; an educational philosophy. A resource that profiles the important language of secondary disciplines by adapting the methods of EAP research could therefore be very useful for such pedagogy.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: education, instruction, teaching, educational activity, paideutics, pedagogic, pedagogical, educational, teacher, lesson, didactic, learning, normal, husbandry, breeding, teachers
Translations
Every language
noun profession of teaching
| Español | pedagogía |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 교육학 gyoyukhak |
| 日本語 | 教育学 kyōikugaku |
| 中文 | 教育學 /教育学 jiàoyùxué |
| Kiswahili | pedagojia |
| Português | pedagogia, ensino |
| Français | pédagogie |
| Deutsch | Pädagogik |
| Русский | педаго́гика pedagógika |
| Tiếng Việt | phương pháp giáo dục |
noun activities of educating, teaching or instructing
| Español | pedagogía |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 教學法 /教学法 jiàoxuéfǎ |
| Português | pedagogia |
| Русский | педаго́гика pedagógika |
| العربية | مهنَة التدريس, تَعْلِيم taʕlīm |
Talk about this word "pedagogy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pedagogy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. pedagogy. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pedagogy "pedagogy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pedagogy.Cite this
@misc{pedagogy_2026,
title = {pedagogy},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pedagogy},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
