A STUDY PROGRAM WAS DESIGNED TO CLARIFY THE DEFINITION OF THE TERM "EDUCATION" AND TO DEVELOP AN ORGANIZATIONAL PLAN WHICH COULD BE USED IN THE STUDY OF EDUCATION. THE OBJECTIVES WERE--(1) TO SEARCH OUT THE SIGNIFICANT PLANS, PAST AND PRESENT, EMPLOYED IN THE STUDY OF EDUCATION, (2) TO ESTABLISH THE PLACE OF SYSTEMATIZATION OF ACADEMIC SUBJECT MATTER IN THE FIELD. AN HISTORICAL REVIEW OF THE SYSTEMATIC FORMULATIONS RELATING TO THE STUDY OF EDUCATION WAS UNDERTAKEN. THESE FORMULATIONS WERE ANALYZED TO IDENTIFY THE PRINCIPLES AND CONCEPTS INVOLVED. A TENTATIVE SYSTEM WAS THEN CONSTRUCTED FOR CLASSIFYING EDUCATION STUDY. THIS PROGRAM WAS CONDUCTED IN TWO PARTS--(1) EDUCATION AS A SUBJECT OF STUDY, AND (2) EDUCATION AS A LITERARY DISCIPLINE. (JH)