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Non-Formal Education In A World Context, George E. Urch, David R. Evans, William A. Smith, Roshan R. Billimoria, David W. Mcdowell, David Rosen, Walter B. Johnson, Frank A. Stone, Mounir R. Saahad, Thomas L. Bernard, Falih Al-Shaikhly
Non-Formal Education In A World Context, George E. Urch, David R. Evans, William A. Smith, Roshan R. Billimoria, David W. Mcdowell, David Rosen, Walter B. Johnson, Frank A. Stone, Mounir R. Saahad, Thomas L. Bernard, Falih Al-Shaikhly
Conference Proceedings & Collected Papers
During the past decade the role of non-formal education throughout the world has become an important topic. Educators realize that the formal system cannot solve the diversified and complex problems which face a society today. As a consequence a closer look is now being taken at educational activities outside the established system--especially those non-formal processes which have a relationship to socio-economic development.
While many societies have a long tradition of non-formal education, little attempt has been made to utilize this base to provide individuals with a flexible and diversified range of useful learning opportunities. Recently, however, the innate potential of …