C) Non-Formal Education

Non-formal education is one of the recent concepts getting into use. Indian involvement in non-formal education has increased as a result of our interest in making education a life-long affair rather than a matter of formal schooling.

 

Highlights

(i) Derived from the expression 'formal education.

 

(ii) Outside the realm of formal education.

 

(iii) Conscious and deliberate.

(iv) To be organized for a homogeneous group.

(v) Serving the need of the identified group.

(i) Derived from the expression 'formal education

The expression 'non-formal' in non-formal education has been derive from the expression 'formal' in formal education by using the prefix non-

(ii) Outside the realm of formal Education

Unlike inform education which is unstructured, spontaneous and without formality non-formal education would be structured and planned, but outside realm of formal education. "Any organized, systematic education activity, carried outside the framework of the established formal system whether operating separately or as an important feature of some broad activity, that is intended to serve identifiable learning clienteles ai learning objectives."

"Any organized, systematic education activity, carried outside the framework of the established formal system whether operating separately or as an important feature of some broad activity, that is intended to serve identifiable learning clienteles ai learning objectives."

 

(iii) Conscious and deliberate

Non-formal education consciously and deliberately organized and systematically implemented.

 

(iv) To be organized for a homogeneous group

Non-formal education should be organized for a homogeneous group. Such a got has to be identified in terms of the learning needs of the group member.

 

(v) Serving the need of the identified group

Non-form, education should be programmed to serve the needs of the identify group. This will necessitate flexibility in design of the curriculum and the scheme of evaluation.

 

 

CONCLUSION

 

The education which is gained by the other than some socially and cultural approved institutions are called as non-formal education. When we are sitting with our friends and colleagues and are busy in some social and other business activities actually we are then also getting some information and knowledge from our friends and peer groups, are learning something. So we can say that the learning by our friends and other social setting public places is called the non-formal education.