ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on conceptualize "education" from a broad and wide lens for two compelling reasons: the role of culture, particular expectations that societies and families have for youth and discusses on formal and informal education. Formal education is considered to be the knowledge and skills gained from attending a school or university, with high school or college being a defining marker. In the literature, the links made between education and parenting practices are often situated within formal education. The informal education is the lifelong process by which every person acquires and accumulates knowledge, skills, attitudes, and insights from daily experiences and exposure to the environment. Education and income are intrinsically related as factors across families, and ostensibly across cultures. In order for researchers, educators, psychologists, and family advocates to better serve their families, they must come to an understanding of education values of formal schooling and informal means of education as a valuable source of knowledge.
