UGC NET Syllabus for Adult And continuing Education And Extension
UGC NET Syllabus for Adult And continuing Education And Extension
UGC-NET-Syllabus
Subject: Adult And continuing Education And Extension
Note:
There will be two question papers, Paper-II and paper-III(Part A & Part B) paper –II will be cover 50 objective type question(Multiple type, matching type ,true/false, Assertion Reasoning type) carrying 100 marks Paper-III will have two parts Part-A and Part-B
Paper-III will have 10 short essay type question (300 words) carrying 16 marks ach. In it there will be one question with internal choice from each unit (i.e 10 question form 10 units Total marks will be 160) Paper-IIIB will be compulsory and there will be one question form each of the elective. The candidate will attempt only one question (One elective only in 800 words) carrying 40 marks. Total marks of paper-III will be 200
Paper-II
1. Concepts and terminology
Andragogy and Pedagogy
Illiteracy and its types, Literacy and its types-traditional, Functional mass, Rapid, legal technological
Adult education Adult learning, continuing education, lifelong, learning recurrent education, Difference between teaching and training
Formal education, Non-formal education, informal education, incidental learning
Development and its indicators , population education
Social justice with respect to quality of life
Adult education ad development- Social . economic , cultural
prior learning, its assessment and equal Vance
Extension education, field outreach community engagement
2. Non formal Approaches to education
The non formal approaches in education-Education for all
School drop outs and universallization of primary education and its relationship with adult literacy: DPEP
Teaching -learning materials for non formal education-Preparation according to the needs of various target groups
Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
3, Continuing Education
Jana Shaksha , Nilayam, continuing Education Scheme, jana Shaikshanm Sanshthanm (Shramik vidyapeeth)
Continuing education courses-Needs assessment , design, conduct, evaluation and modifications
Identification , Mobilization and organization of resources for containing education
continuing education and technology , virtual university
National Open School, the Opens Basic education programmes, continuing education and vocational courses
Equivalence and academic credit for continuing education courses
Emerging needs and future perspectives
Continuing education needs of industries
4. Population education
evolution of concept of population education, paradigm shifts
Difference between population education and population studies
population education as a part of the curriculum at different levels of education
UNFPA Project-Population education Resources centers and Clubs : New and varied Approaches
Development of learning material
Use of different media in population education
concept of evaluation and its relevance to population education programmes
Role of various agencies: NCERT, UGC, Director of Adult Education SRCs University
5. Programmes on Social Issues
Planning forums, legal literacy programs, Bharat Gyan Vigyan Jatha
Social issues such as water management, street children bonded Labour environments preservation
Programme for the awareness of Human Rights
Gender issues ad women’s empowerment with special reference to Mahils Samakhya program and anti agitation by neo-literate women of Nellore
Methods for the evaluation of programs on social issues
6. Planning and management
Application of management Principe sat programs, Project, Voluntary efforts and courses levels
management Information System for Program efficiency
Managerial Techniques and technologies
Leadership-types and styles
Inter personnel and group communication
7. Communication technologies
educational technologies
Difference between audio-visual aids and use of educational technology
Participatory communication methods
New information technologies: Multimedia package computer aided learning website on adult education data base creation for adult education
Paper-III (part-A & B)
[Core & Elective/Optional]
Unit-I : Philosophical Foundation
Liberal neighbourstic, progressive, Humanistic, and Radical Approaches
Ideas of Rabindrnath Tagore an Mahatma Gandhi
Concretization approach: Ideas of Paulo friere
Socialist Pedagogy
Values in Adult education vis-svis challenges of contemporary society
Unit-II : Psychological foundation
Psychology of Adults
Difference between the Adult and a child as learners
Characteristics of Adult male and female learners and differences in their learning needs
, Learning needs of adult in urban, rural d tribal settings
Learning needs of adult of different socio-economic strata
Motivational aspects of adult learning
Theories of adults learning
Literacy, post literacy and open basic education for the adults learner
Unit-III: curriculum Methods , techniques ad Teaching Materials
developing curricula-types of Curriculum
Different teaching methods
Teaching and learning material for adults
Teaching aids-Conventional , non-conventional m modern
Socialization and popular education as learning tools/strategies
Unit-IV: techniques of Material Preparation for Adults
Identification of needs and interest of Adults education and learner
peroration of books for neo-literate-Processes and content: Filed testing of material
Publication and marketing of martial: role of National Book Trust, SRC NGOs etc
Development of Material-Print and non-print other than books
Unit-V: Training ad Field organization
training:
Functionaries in Adult. continuing education and field outreach programs conducted by government agencies NGOs and universities and their training needs
Identification of Objectives , content, training method Implementation strategies and evaluation techniques
the Participatory approach as a training techniques
management and Organizing of a training program
filed organization:
Strategies for entry into communities
Rapport building, Survey, planning for macro,. ad micro situations
Settings, targets, organization, resources, mobilization budget and its management , conduct of field work and its monitoring
Evaluation-continuous, internal , external, tools for evaluation
Remedial actions
Unit-VI: History of Adult education
Adult education in Ancient India Middle ages and pre-Independence India
Adult education in post-independence Inside from 1947 to 1997 up to the English Plan Period
Commission, Farmers, functional literacy grams, Shikask Mohim in Maharashtra, National Adult education Program , Mass program for functional literacy, Center model versus the each one, teach one model program
Adult education in ancient times in china Denmark, Vietnam, Tanzania, ad in the western countries
Efforts by UNESCO
Role of NGOs with special reference to Bengal Social Services League Literacy House, Seva Mandir, Gandhi Gram Rural institute Srinketan etc
Unit-VII : Current Trends in Adult education/Lifelong Learning
In India:
National Lethargy Mission (NLM): Structure, role and function, operational network and supporting agencies and bodies such as SRC , DIET, NIAE, Director of Adult education etc
Total Literacy Campaign (TLC):, Post Literacy campaign (PLC), off shoots of TLC and PLC
Field skills, teaching methods for adults training methods for tarns of functionaries
Monitoring and evaluation of TLC and PLA and Other program of the NLM
Role of NGOs , universities and other government agencies in Support of the NLM
UNESCOo’s efforts:
Education for all
Declaration
Hamburg Declaration-Mumbai Statement
World Declaration on Higher education- Cape Town Statement
Policies Projects an conferences
Current trends in Asian , African And European Countries
Unit-VIII : Role of universities in Life long Learning
the UGC, committees and their recommendation , the UGC suideklines-1978 to date
Strategies for bringing extension and the third dimension of the university system, at par with teaching and research
Status a role ad functional of departments of Adult and continuing Education extension and Field Outreach
Models for extension Work
Monitoring evaluation and the award of an academies credit for the extension work in the post graduate departments and in the colleges
Design types , methods and implementation of extension projects
Role of Adult education teacher educator in the twenty first century
recognizing of prior learning-Issues, challenges, implementation and evaluation
Impact of globalization and liberalization
chaatetstics /Indicators for s Lifelong earning friendly university
Open Learning system0-Indira Gandhi National Open University, Other Open Universities And extensions an Continuing education thorough them
Unit-IX: Research
Research
Action research-Concept and Methods
Participatory research techniques
reflect approaches research
Preparation of research proposal
Stat collection ethics, collation, interpretation , use of statistical methods
Programmes evaluation techniques-Concurrent, Summative, formative
the Research report
Documentation ad dissemination of information especially about the work thorough the universities
the techniques of report writing
Areas of Research in adult and continuing education and extension, current trends
Research work in other countries
Use of Computers in research
Unit-X: continuing education
preparation of a continuing education project for a community:
Assenting learning needs and their prioetization
Designing appropriate programmes
Identification of a model infrastructure for a continuing education program through (i) the univ system (ii) through NGO continuing education thorough university post graduation departments and colleges
Short courses
Selective attendance formal lecture for papers
Other module
Continuing education at the Work place with special reference to business and industry
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