Difference between Formal Education and Non-Formal Education
Difference between Formal Education and Non-Formal Education
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Formal Education |
Non Formal Education |
Target Group |
Mainly young, Universal, Compulsory,Selective |
Mainly adults,those interested, voluntary and open |
Time Scale |
Full time and Primary activity |
Part time and Secondary activity of participants |
Relevance |
Separate form life, In special institution, In sole purpose buildings |
Integrated with life, In the community, In all kinds of settings |
Programme |
Run by professionals, Excludes large parts of life |
It is participatory, Includes large parts of life. |
Curriculum |
One kind of education for all |
Education to meet learner |
Methods |
Teacher centered,Mainly written |
Learner centered, Much is Oral |
Objectives |
Conformist |
Promotes |
Independence |
Set by teachers, Competitive |
Set by learners and Controlled by Learners |
Orientation |
Future |
Present |
Relationship |
Hierarchical |
Egalitarian believing in Equal Right |
Validation |
Terminal at each stage, Validated by education Professional |
Continuing validated by learners |