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Role of Social Workerin

Adult EducationBy

Amit Kumar Yadavamit.sowk@gmail.comSchool of Social Work

Roshni Nilaya

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Adult Education

• Adult engage in systematic and sustained Learning activities• Gain new form of ASK (Attitude, Skills and knowledge) and values• Merriam & Brockett (1997)"...we define adult education as activities intentionally designed for the purpose of bringing about learning among those whose age, social roles, or self-perception define them as adults."

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Perspective of Adult Education

• Courtney (1989: 17-23)• The Work of certain institutions and organizations• A special kind of relationship• A profession or scientific Relationship• Steaming form a historical identification with spontaneous social

movement• Distinct from other kinds of education

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The work of certain institution and organization

• Shaped by the activities of key organization like I/N/GOs

A special kind of relationship• Engage in part of everyday living• The process of managing the

external conditions that facilitate the internal change • Relationship that involves a

conscious effort to learn something

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A profession or scientific Relationship• Training or preparation• Specialized body of knowledge• The way in which adults are

encourage to learn and aided in that learning is the single most significant ingredient of adult education as profession

Steaming form a historical identification with spontaneous social movement

• Adult education can be approached as a quality emerging through developing activities of unionism, political parties and social-movement like in India, Independent movement, women movement, Dalit movement and so on

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Distinct from other kind of Education

Distinct from other kind of Education

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Principles of Adult education

• They will only learn they are internally feel to learn• They learn when they feel they

need to learn• Active participation is essential• Adult learning is problem based

and those problem must be realistic. Finding solution to Problem

• Cant made to learn• Practical• Learn by doing• Realistic

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Adult education in India

• Provided night schools• Almost all over the India• The government launched the program of Social Education under the

Community Development Program in 1952, as a part of the first Five Year Plan• Recent, The Government launched “National Literacy Mission” for

spreading education

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Strengths and Weakness of Adult education in India

Strengths• Women motivation and

Participation• Coverage weaker section of

Society• Positive impact in society• Feasible Program• Program worked well

Weakness• Poor Training quality• Poor learning Environment• Lack of Media Support• Not encouraged by Volunteer

agencies• No linkage between literacy,

post-literacy, follow-up and continuing education

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Role of Social Worker

• Raise awareness to realize• Formulate youth Groups• Teacher• An administrator• Focus on skill based training• Help to design the curriculum• Trainer

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Acknowledgement

• Sebestian sir• www.google.com• www.linkedin.com• www.swnepal.blogspot.com• PG Groups• Classmates

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Thank You One and ALL