Syllabus

Course Code: MAEd303    Course Name: (E) Adult and Continuing Education

MODULE NO / UNIT COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE NOTES
1 1. Concept, need, importance, objectives and scope of adult education, Distinction between:
• Formal, informal and non-formalEducation
• Traditional Literacy and functionalliteracy
2 2. Different approaches for imparting literacy – mass approach, selective approach and campaign approach.
3. Post-Literacy activities for neo-literates, literacy for neo-literates Problem of Drop – out and problem of relapse into literacy in the Indiancontext.
3 3. National Policy on Education and Adult Education, National Literacy Mission, Jan ShikshanNilayams.
4. Adult Learning – Characteristics of Adult Learners, Motivating Adultsfor Learning
4 5 Methods of Teaching Literacy- Traditional Method, Zero Method, Alphabetic, Integrated Literacy Method, NayaSevera Method and AnsariMethod.
6 Methods of Adult Education – Lecture, Discussion andDemonstration
7. Training of Adult EducationFunctionaries
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