2. Workers Education
often considered to be a part of the wider field of
adult education
confines its attention mainly to the working
population
3. Workers Education - Concept
There are broadly two schools of thoughts
– to produce individuals who are effective
members of the societies
• The aims and objectives constantly changing
according to the changes into the society itself
– development of the intellect, character,
appreciation and the physical well-being of each
individual
• Immediate impact are not usually seen
4. Scope and content
A. Role of Workers
– a. Head of a family
– b. Worker in a factory
– c. Member of Trade Union Branch
– d. worker as producer and consumer
– e. worker as a citizen.
5. Scope and content
B. Need to grow mature
– a. The feeling of insufficiency
– b. The Common conception of being mature
– c. What it really is to be mature.
6. Scope and content
C. Increased time of leisure
– a. 8 hours work
– b. 8 hours sleep
– c. 8 hours relaxation. family life etc
• devote part of their own time and energy to
society
7. Objective of Worker’s Education
better trade unionists, citizens and world citizen.
workers as individuals to grow mature
higher cultural standard
make it easy for participants to know each other
better
8. Methods Example
Lectures, Buzz and Bull Sessions
Study Circles
Wall-newspapers, reading room etc
Role playing
Form
– Single Lecture
– Conferences
– Residential
10. Official ILO definition
“Workers Education includes all kinds of
education which are voluntarily undertaken by
workers to enable them to develop their
individualities to fulfill their responsibilities as
workers and as citizens and to take active part in
the social economic and cultural life of the
modern society within the framework of local
national and international (World) citizenship".