educational outreach / reconnaissance
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educational outreach
The activity of informing and educating people about a specific topic, often with the aim of reducing prejudice, conveying knowledge, or changing behavior.
Die Organisation leistet wichtige Aufklärungsarbeit zum Thema Klimawandel.
The organization does important educational outreach on the topic of climate change.
The word consists of 'Aufklärung' (education/information gathering) and 'Arbeit' (work). Here, 'Aufklärung' means 'Information' (information) or 'Wissensvermittlung' (conveying knowledge). So 'Aufklärungsarbeit' (educational outreach/reconnaissance work) is the work of informing other people about a topic.
Gute Aufklärungsarbeit kann Vorurteile in der Gesellschaft reduzieren.
Good educational outreach can reduce prejudice in society.
The typical verb used with 'Aufklärungsarbeit' (educational outreach/reconnaissance work) is 'leisten' (to do/provide). The combination 'Aufklärungsarbeit leisten' (to do educational outreach) is a very fixed and common expression.
Ärzte leisten wichtige Aufklärungsarbeit über die Risiken des Rauchens.
Doctors do important educational outreach about the risks of smoking.
The context reveals the meaning. Words like 'Schule' (school), 'Gesundheit' (health), 'Prävention' (prevention), or 'Gesellschaft' (society) point to the informative meaning. Words like 'Militär' (military), 'Polizei' (police), 'Drohne' (drone), or 'feindlich' (enemy/hostile) point to the intelligence-related meaning.
Die Schule leistet Aufklärungsarbeit zum Thema Cybermobbing.
The school does educational outreach on the topic of cyberbullying.
When you want to name the topic of the 'Aufklärungsarbeit' (educational outreach), you usually use the prepositions 'über' (+ accusative) or 'zu' (+ dative).
Es gibt eine Kampagne zur Aufklärungsarbeit über gesunde Ernährung.
There is a campaign for educational outreach about healthy eating.
clarification / Enlightenment
'die Aufklärung' and 'die Aufklärungsarbeit' are closely related. 'Aufklärung' can mean clarifying a case, informing people, or also military reconnaissance. 'Aufklärungsarbeit' puts more emphasis on an activity carried out over a longer period of time: informing people, conveying knowledge, reducing prejudice, or systematically gathering information. Learners may confuse the words because both have to do with information and clarification. If you mean the result or the process in general, 'Aufklärung' fits. If you mean the concrete work, campaign, or ongoing activity, 'Aufklärungsarbeit' is more precise.
In der Schule leisten Sozialarbeiter viel Aufklärungsarbeit gegen Mobbing.
At school, social workers do a lot of educational outreach against bullying.
Beim Arzt ist eine gute Aufklärung vor der Behandlung besonders wichtig.
At the doctor's office, good information before treatment is especially important.