This paper examines education in a way that offers guidance and solutions available in the Baha'i literature on vital worldwide programs which affect everyone. The paper identifies some principals and ideas the Baha'i literature contains concerning the role of education, educational administration, child development, pedagogy, and curriculum. The paper also addresses problems related to education in diverse settings and suggests areas of research that might be important for testing the value of these principals and ideals. These principals and ideals are an introduction to the guidance given in the Baha'i literature that discusses the role and importance of education, the importance of family and teachers, the nature of education and humans, the purpose of life and civilization, and the virtues and attributes befitting of humanity. (Contains 30 references.) (SM)