Non-Formal Education

1. TOPIC:
CONCEPT OF NON-FORMAL
EDUCATION
Presented by:
Scholar Hina Kaynat

2. Introduction
Education
Education is a process of learning positive
habits , knowledge , skill etc , under the
guidance
Formal
of teacher.
Non formal education
Informal
Non formal education is a kind (medium of
instruction)of education, in which a student
studies by correspondence ,sitting at home or
out of school .

3. Definition
Ahmed and Coombs (1974),
Any organised, systematic,
educational activity carried on out
side the frame work of the formal
system to provide selected types of
learning to particular sub-group in
the population, adults
children.
as well as

4. Definition (cont...)
This term covers education & training in which
tutor & learner are not in the same place.
Correspondence courses are the most vivid
example & it is possible to obtain a very wide
range of skills & qualification in this way.
( ILMI education dictionary
According to Dodd's (1978)
)
…..this method/system provides education/courses
by correspondence, broadcasting and occasional
face-to-face learning.

5. Concept
Education that happens outside of
the context of a formally
structured educational institution
and that may address the teaching
of knowledge or skills other than
those typically concentrated in
educational institution.this
education helps a lot in achieving
the goals of formal education

6. Concept (cont.…)
 Non-formal education takes into
account the out-of-school
education
written &
imparting
for adult through oral
audio-visual methods of
knowledge, skill/value
and activity like literacy, vocational
training, civic, economic and
cultural education for overall
development of the individual and
community.

7. Terminology
Non-formal
Indigenous education
Open learning
Correspondence education
Distance education
Community education
Out-of-school
Adult education
Life long education
Continuing education
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8. Scope /Need
Rural population.
Women ,both rural and urban.
School drop out and out of school
youth.
Unemployed, under-employed,
under privileged youth and adults
to upgrade their existing
qualifications,
The handicapped.

9. In Pakistan
 Non formal education started in sub –continent
in 1920`s.
The first open university founded in 1974
named as People open university in Islamabad
now known as Allama Iqbal Open University.
The second open university is Virtual
University which founded in 2002.
Many Madaras are playing important role
in providing nfe in Pakistan.

10. Conclusion
To conclude we may state that non-
formal education has a history of one
hundred years . Non-formal education
based on traditional education .Non-
formal education is expending day by
day, it is cost effective and now a need
of under developing countries. It is a
solution of third world countries low
literacy rate.
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