This document discusses three main types of education: informal, formal, and non-formal. Informal education involves lifelong learning from daily experiences and exposure to one's environment. Formal education takes place in institutions with a graded curriculum, leads to certificates or degrees, and is uniform and subject-oriented. Non-formal education is flexible, learner-centered, uses participatory teaching methods, and can occur in locations like libraries through programs like open university courses. It aims to increase knowledge and skills outside of traditional school systems.

1. Types of Education
Asst. Prof. Y. N. Mhaske (09552732836)
Motiwala College of Educational Sciences,
Nashik, Maharashtra .

2. Meaning of education
1. Education is the process of bringing
desirable changes into the behavior of
human beings.
2. It can also be defined as the “Process of
imparting or acquiring knowledge or habits
through instruction or study”.
3. The behavioral changes must be directed
towards a desirable end.
4. They should be acceptable socially,
culturally and Comically and result in a
change in knowledge, skill, attitude and
understanding.

3. 1.Informal
2.Formal 3.Non
Formal
Types of
Education

4. Informal Education

5. Informal Education
Informal Education is :
1. Life long process.
2. Individual learns from daily
experiences.
3. Individual learns from exposure
to the environment at home, at
work, at play etc.

6. Formal Education

7. Formal Education
Formal Education is:
1. Institutional activity.
2. Chronologically graded
structure.
3. Uniform.
4. Subject oriented.
5. Full time.
6. Leads to certificates, diplomas,
degrees.

8. Non Formal Education

9. Non Formal Education
Non Formal Education is:
1. Flexible.
2. Life, environment and learner oriented.
3. Diversified in content and method.
4. Built on learner participation.
5. It mobilizes local resources.
6. It enriches human and environmental
potential.
E.g. Open University’s courses.

10. Comparison….1
POINTS INFORMAL FORMAL NON FORMAL
DEFINITIO
N
Informal Education is
a general term
for education outside
of a standard school
setting. Informal
Education is the wise,
respectful and
spontaneous process
of cultivating learning. It
works through
conversation, and the
exploration and
enlargement of
experience.
Organized, guided by
a formal curriculum,
leads to a formally
recognized credential
such as a high school
completion diploma or
a degree, and is often
guided and recognized
by government at
some level. Teachers
are usually trained as
professionals in some
way.
Non formal
Education (NFE) is
any organized
educational activity
that takes place outside
the formal
educational system.
Usually it is flexible,
learner-centered,
contextualized and
uses a participatory
approach. There is no
specific target group for
NFE; it could be kids,
youth or adults.

11. Comparison…2
POINTS INFORMAL FORMAL NON FORMAL
AIMS No objectives but
sudden learning
Certificate to get an
employment
To increase
knowledge and skill.
PLACE No definite place Educational
institutes
Can be home or
library , open space.
AGE GROUP Any age no grouping Prescribed students
are grouped in to
classes
Any age no grouping
CURRICULUM NO Fixed Flexible , need based
TEXT BOOK ,
EXAMINATION
No As per
recommendation Instructional Material ,
As per the course

13. References
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