Universal educational institutions that are available to all. Public schools are divided into elementary schools, middle schools, and high schools, depending on the age of the student. They are state funded.

Public Schools

Educational institutions for school-aged students in which the school is not supported financial by the government, thus parents must pay fees.

Private Schools

Locations other than a traditional classroom where formal education can take place.

Alternate Settings in Formal Education

- Public Schools 
- Private Schools 
- Alternate Settings

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Grinnell College

Any education that happens in a structured environment that is set up for teaching students across several levels. 

Formal Education 

Flavin, B. (2016, July 4). The Ultimate Guide to 13 Different Types of Schools Across America. The Ultimate Guide to 13 Different Types of Schools Across America | Rasmussen University. https://www.rasmussen.edu/degrees/education/blog/types-of-schools/. 

Types of Schooling Reference Node

- early childhood
- primary
- secondary
- tertiary 
- vocational
- special

Levels of Formal Education

An educational theory that describes the methods used by teachers in a formal educational setting, when teachers should use those methods, and how the methods break down into their most simplest forms

Instructional Design of Formal Education

Despite their differences, informal and formal education are not disparate concepts and do have overlap between them. Assuming that the overlap is a blend of the two concepts, then the conceptualization of non-formal education as a methodology that exists between formal and informal education is redundant.

Vague Boundary Between Informal and Formal Education

Multi-dimensional, socio-communicative networks of knowledge production within academia. 

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