One level of study leads immediately on to the next. Rewards are tangible and may include improvements in material well-being, productivity, self awareness, ability to control the environment, etc.įormal education programs are rarely less than 1 year in length and usually last for much longer periods, often 10 years or more. Non-formal education produces learning which is immediately valued in the context of the individual's or community's life situation. The end product of formal education is the acquisition of qualifications and certificates which enable individuals to obtain specific socio-economic positions in the wider society. It therefore emphasizes the learning of specific knowledge and skills and the inculcation of specific attitudes which result in immediate functional behavioral changes. Therefore, even in technical fields, it is general in character. Non-formal education meets short-term learning needs of individuals and communities. One definition of non-formal education: It is that education which takes place primarily outside the school's formal hierarchy (from kindergarten to graduate school), and is aimed primarily at helping people in such areas as literacy, learning a skill, better farming, better health, better nutrition, etc.įormal education is expected to provide the basis for an individual's whole future life. A comparison of formal and non-formal education
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