| English | German |
| adult education Any instruction or training, informal or formal, which is geared to persons of mature age, regardless of previous education, and typically offered by university extension programs, employers, correspondence courses or community groups | Erwachsenenbildung |
| continuing education Various forms, methods, and processes of formal and informal education for the continued learning of all ages and categories of the general public. Oriented toward the continued learning/developmental processes of the individual throughout life | Weiterbildung |
| education policy A course of action adopted and pursued by government or some other organization, which promotes or determines the goals, methods and programs to be used for training, instruction or study that leads to the acquisition of skills or knowledge, or the development of reasoning and judgment | Bildungspolitik |
| environmental education The educational process that deals with the human interrelationships with the environment and that utilizes an interdisciplinary problem-solving approach with value clarification. Concerned with education progress of knowledge, understanding, attitudes, skills, and commitment for environmental problems and considerations. The need for environmental education is continuous, because each new generation needs to learn conservation for itself | Umwelterziehung |
| European Foundation for Environmental Education | europäische Stiftung für Umwelterziehung in Europa |
| European Foundation for Environmental Education | Stiftung für Umwelterziehung in Europa |
| Foundation for Environmental Education in Europe | Stiftung für Umwelterziehung in Europa |
| Foundation for Environmental Education in Europe | europäische Stiftung für Umwelterziehung in Europa |
| general education Informal learning or formal instruction with broad application to human existence beyond the domain of any particular subject or discipline, often equated with liberal arts in the university setting and contrasted to courses required for a specific major or program | Allgemeinbildung |
| higher education Study beyond secondary school at an institution that offers programs terminating in undergraduate and graduate degrees | Hochschulausbildung |
| level of education A position along a scale of increasingly advanced training marking the degree or grade of instruction either obtained by an individual, offered by a some entity or necessary for a particular job or task | Bildungsstand |
| level of education | Bildungsstand |
| primary education The first five or six years of instruction in elementary schools | Primarstufe |
| Regional Environmental Education Centre | regionales Zentrum für Umweltschutzerziehung |
| secondary education The years of instruction following elementary school and until the end of high school | Sekundarstufe |
