Philosophy of education

The philosophy of education is the study of the purpose, process, nature and ideals of education.This can be within the context of education as a societal institution or more broadly as the process of human existential growth, i.e. how it is that our understanding of the world is continually transformed via physical, emotional, cognitive and transcendental experiences.

It can naturally be considered a branch of both philosophy and education.

From : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophy_of_education