non-academic
adjective
(alsononacademic)uk/ˌnɒn.æk.əˈdem.ɪk/us/ˌnɑːn.æk.əˈdem.ɪk/notrelatedtoformalstudying:
Give twoexamplesofyournon-academicachievements.
Thescorestake intoaccountnon-academicdatalikeattendance.
(of aperson) notinvolvedin or good atformalstudying:
Thebookisaimedat a non-academicaudience.
The non-academickidsgotplacedin aseparateclass.
- Ifschoolsdon'tnurturethese non-academicskills, the life-chances ofchildrenfromdisadvantagedbackgroundswill beworsethanever.
- Theadmissionsofficealready uses some nonacademiccriteriatoevaluateapplicants,includingstudents'creativity,communityinvolvementandintegrity.
- He got through hisschooldaysas well as many non-academicyoungstersdo.
Types of education
- abstinence education
- abstinence programme
- abstinence-only
- academically
- adaptive learning
- CAL
- child-centred
- classroom
- communicative
- heuristic
- homeschooler
- homeschooling
- hothouse
- hybrid
- m-learning
- mainstreaming
- mobile learning
- nursery
- special educational needs
- vocationally
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non-academic
noun[C]
(alsononacademic)uk/ˌnɒn.æk.əˈdem.ɪk/us/ˌnɑːn.æk.əˈdem.ɪk/someone who does notworkineducationorstudyaspartoftheirjob:
Thepanelalsoincludedahandfulof other non-academics.
- I was the only non-academic on theshortlistfor thejob.
- He is the first nonacademic torunthe Smithsonian.
- Manyinstitutionsareturningto non-academics withbusiness,legal, orgovernmentalexpertisetoruntheiraffairs.
Types of education
- abstinence education
- abstinence programme
- abstinence-only
- academically
- adaptive learning
- CAL
- child-centred
- classroom
- communicative
- heuristic
- homeschooler
- homeschooling
- hothouse
- hybrid
- m-learning
- mainstreaming
- mobile learning
- nursery
- special educational needs
- vocationally