School of Graduate Studies Course Title: Educ 206 Comparative Education Topic: Kinds of Education (Formal, Informal, and Non-Formal Education) I. Introduction Education is very closely related to civilization, progress and has a huge impact on human life. Therefore, being an important factor in life activity education is also greatly influenced by philosophy. Different fields of philosophy, social philosophy and economic philosophy and have great influence on the various aspects of education like educational procedures, planning, policies and its implementation, from both the theoretical and practical aspects. II. Questions 1. What is Education? 2. What are the types of Education? III. Presentation/Discussion Education -the word “educate” comes from a Latin word “educere”, which means to Lead out or Bring out. Education is the process of bringing desirable changes into the behavior of the human being. It can also be defined as the process of imparting or acquiring knowledge or habits through instructions or study. Webster defines education as the process of teaching to develop the knowledge, skill, and character of the student. Types of Education Formal Education Formal education corresponds to a systematic, organized education model, structured and administered according to a given set of laws and norms, presenting a rather rigid curriculum as regards objectives, content, and methodology. Formal education is institutionalized, chronologically graded and hierarchically structured education system, running from lower primary school to the upper reaches of the university, generally full time and sanctioned by the state. It is characterized by a contiguous education process named “Presential Education”, which necessarily involves the teacher, students and the institution. Informal Education Informal education covers a vast array of learning that all people take part in, in their lives every day. It covers activities like individual and personal research on a subject or interests for themselves by using books, libraries, informal trainers, the internet or other resources. Informal education also includes aspects where by the individuals seek or want to learn a specific skill. But informal education means also learning things without the learner realizing that he learned it. This can be any kind of information that the learner picked up from the television, radio, conversations with friends and/or family. Non-Formal Education Non-formal education has an adopted strategy where the student attendance is not fully required. The educative progress in non-formal education has a more flexible curriculum and methodology. The activities or lessons of the non-formal education take place outside the institutions or schools. NFE is focused on the student and this will have as a result that the student participates more. When the needs of the students change the non-formal education can react quicker because of its flexibility. Example: 1. Distance education or long-distance learning is the education of students who may not always be physically present at a school. Traditionally, this usually involved correspondence courses wherein the student corresponded with the school via post. 2. ALS (Alternative Learning Systems) is organized, systematic educational activity carried outside the framework of the formal system to provide selected types of learning to a segment of the population. DIFFERENCE BETWEEN INFORMAL EDUCATION, FORMAL EDUCATION, AND NON FORMAL EDUCATION BASIS FORMAL INFORMAL NON-FORMAL EDUCATION EDUCATION EDUCATION It lays stress All-around development Intellectual Aims Place development of man. Schools, colleges, practicality. Can be home or No definite place university. Curriculum Fixed syllabus and curriculum. Rules Source It has rigid and fixed rules and regulations. Taught by trained of man. library, open space. The curriculum is the life It is need-based itself. No fixed syllabus. curriculum. There are no rules It has flexible rules and and regulations. regulations. It is received from any and every Taught by experienced teachers. person. trainers. IV. References: Meaning of Education-http://examplanning.com/meaning-nature-education/ Types of Education: Formal, Informal & Non-formal http://examplanning.com/types-education-formal-informal-non-formal/ FORMAL, NON-FORMAL AND INFORMAL EDUCATION: CONCEPTS/APPLICABILITY Claudio Zaki Dib Institute of Physics University of São Paulo, Brazil http://techne-dib.com.br/downloads/6.pdf Encyclopoedia Brittanica, ed. W. Benton (Enc.Brit.Inc.Chicago, 1956) p.476-477 Formal, Non-formal and Informal Learning: What Are the Differences? https://drsaraheaton.wordpress.com/2010/12/31/formal-non-formal-and-informal-learningwhat-are-the-differences/ Education also means helping people to learn how to do things and encouraging them to think about what they learn. It is also important for educators to teach ways to find and use information. Through education, the knowledge of society, country, and of the world is passed on from generation to generation. In democracies, through education, children and adults are supposed to learn how to be active and effective citizens. Empowered individuals, societies, countries by education are taking edge over individuals stand on the bottom pyramid of growth Types of Education Education in goes beyond what takes places within the four walls of the classroom. A child gets an education from his experiences outside the school as well as from those within on the basis of these factors. There are three main types of education, namely, Formal, Informal and Non-formal. Formal education is classroom-based, provided by trained teachers. It refers to learning through a programme of instruction in an educational institution, Informal education is a general term for education outside of a standard school setting. Informal education is a wise, respectful and spontaneous process of cultivating learning. It works through conversation and exploration and enlargement of experiences Nonformal Education This needs and interest of the students are taken into consideration. Because of the importance of the interests and needs of the students, this form of education meets the individual needs better. Example Distance education or long-distance learning . Today it involves online education. Massive open online courses (MOOCs), offering largescale interactive participation and open access through the World Wide Web or other network technologies, are recent developments in distance education.[1] A number of other terms (distributed learning, e-learning, online learning, etc.) are used roughly synonymously with distance education. Rare job Homebased Online English Tutorial 2. ALS (Alternative Learning Systems) is a parallel learning system that provides a viable alternative to the existing formal education system. Education also means helping people to learn how to do things and encouraging them to think about what they learn. It is also important for educators to teach ways to find and use information. Through education, the knowledge of society, country, and of the world is passed on from generation to generation. In democracies, through education, children and adults are supposed to learn how to be active and effective citizens. Empowered individuals, societies, countries by education are taking edge over individuals stand on the bottom pyramid of growth Types of Education Education in goes beyond what takes places within the four walls of the classroom. A child gets an education from his experiences outside the school as well as from those within on the basis of these factors. There are three main types of education, namely, Formal, Informal and Non-formal. Each of these types is briefly described below. Formal education is classroom-based, provided by trained teachers. It refers to learning through a programme of instruction in an educational institution, Informal education is a general term for education outside of a standard school setting. Informal education is a wise, respectful and spontaneous process of cultivating learning. It works through conversation and exploration and enlargement of experiences Nonformal Education This needs and interest of the students are taken into consideration. Because of the importance of the interests and needs of the students, this form of education meets the individual needs better. Example Distance education or long-distance learning . Today it involves online education. Massive open online courses (MOOCs), offering largescale interactive participation and open access through the World Wide Web or other network technologies, are recent developments in distance education.[1] A number of other terms (distributed learning, e-learning, online learning, etc.) are used roughly synonymously with distance education. Rare job Homebased Online English Tutorial 2. ALS (Alternative Learning Systems) is a parallel learning system that provides a viable alternative to the existing formal education system.
