1. A to Z Mapping of Formal Education Systems A Framework and Ontology to Help to Better Understand Schools and Other Education Systems This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License Version 1.0 By Jacob J. Walker

2. The Full A to Z at a Glance AimBeliefsContentDeliveryEvaluationFeedbackGrowth Help Climb the Steps Inviting Students Students Joining Keeping Students Students Leaving Measuring Future Outcomes Nine Facets: Organizational Structure & Systems Participants Quality Improvement Regulations and Laws Setting and Context Technology and Tools Understanding and Research Vehicles and Facilities Wealth (Finances) Exact to ProbabilisticYoung to OldZoom Level

3. G rowth Aim Feedback ContentDeliveryEvaluation Beliefs

4. Helping to Climb the 5 Steps of Schooling Inviting Potential Students Students Joining Keeping Students Students Leaving Measuring Future Outcomes

5. Image originally created by Ra'ike Used here under the terms ofRa'ike the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license fromCreative Commons3.0 Unported http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Types_of_gem_cutting_-_smoothed_and_facets.png O rganizational Structure P articipants Q uality Improvement R egulations and Laws S etting and Context T echnology and Tools U nderstanding and Research V ehicles and Facilities W ealth Nine Facets of a Formal Education System

6. The X, Y, and Z Continua