"EDUCATION" AND "HIGHER EDUCATION" TERMS AND THEIR MEANINGS

This paper examines the essence and meaning of the concepts of education and higher education, their social significance, and their terminological features from a scientific perspective. The study analyzes the origin of the term “education,” its semantic development, and its interdisciplinary scope of application. In addition, the main goals, objectives, and functions of education are revealed, and their role in social development is substantiated. Higher education is interpreted as the highest stage of the education system, and its scientific-pedagogical and normative-legal aspects are highlighted. The paper also justifies the interrelation between the concepts of education and higher education, their role within the system of lifelong education, and their importance in the intellectual and economic development of society. The results of the study contribute to the deepening of theoretical knowledge in the field of education.本文从科学视角出发，探析教育(education)与高等教育(higher education)概念的本质内涵、社会价值及术语学特征。本研究首先剖析了"教育"术语的起源、语义演变及其跨学科应用范畴。此外，本文还阐明了教育的核心目标与职能，并论证了其对社会发展的支撑作用。高等教育被界定为教育体系的最高层级，本文重点阐释了其科学教育学与规范法律层面的内涵特征。同时，本文还论证了教育与高等教育概念间的内在关联，二者在终身教育(lifelong education)体系中的定位，以及其对社会智力与经济发展的重要意义。本研究成果有助于深化教育学领域的理论认知。