what is the difference between pedagogy and pedagogics?
what is the difference between pedagogy and pedagogics?

and in particular, is "degree of Pedagogics" wrong? should I use 'pedagogy' instead?

thank you!!

Question

what is the difference between pedagogy and pedagogics?
what is the difference between pedagogy and pedagogics?

and in particular, is "degree of Pedagogics" wrong? should I use 'pedagogy' instead?

thank you!!

Answer

They are directly equivalent terms.  Both derive from the French "pédagogique", from the Greek "paidagōgikos". "Pedagogics" is a more old-fashioned term than "pedagogy".  So no, a "degree of Pedagogics" is NOT wrong. But you probably should use 'pedagogy' instead.

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