UNIT 1 ADULT EDUCATION: ,THE BASIC CONCEPT, TERMS, FEATURES AND OBJECTIVES Structure 1.0 Introduction 1 .I Objectives 1.2 Concept of Adult Education 1.2.1 Adult Education 1.2.2 Education of Adults 1.2.3 Education for Adults 1.3 Relevant Terms Explained 1.3.1 Fundamental Education 1.3.2 Formal, Non-Formal and Informal Education 1.3.3 De-schooling 1.3.4 Lifelong Education 1.3.5 Recurrent Education 1.3.6 Further Education 1.3.7 Continuing Education 1.3.8 Correspondence Education 1.3.9 Distance Education 1.3.10 Open Learning~Education 1.4 Some Specific Terms Used in Adult Education 1.4.1 Literacy: Literate, Illiterate, Numerate and Innumerate 1.4.2 Functional Literacy, Functionality and Literacy Diversity 1.4.3 Pedagogy, Andragogy and Humanagogy 1.5 Significance, Nature and Characteristics of Adult Education 1.5.1 Significance 1.5.2 Nature and Characteristics 1.6 Goals and Objectives of Adult Education 1.7 Let Us Sum Up 1.8 Answers to Check Your Progress 1.9 References 1.0 INTRODUCTION Right now you are beginning your academic journey thi-ough your programme. You are in Unit-1 of Block-1 of Course-MAE-001 of the programme. When you had decided to choose this Programme (PGDAE) you must have had your own concept or meaning of "adult" and "adult education". Your concept of 'adult' could be right or wrong or partially correct and you will so appreciate it after you understood these concepts clearly in this Unit.
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