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Designing Adult Education Programmes |
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Last date to Apply |
| January 15, 2013 |
March 22, 2013 |
Admissions open |
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| APPLICATION FORM |
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Next Offering: 15 January 2013
Why the need for this course?
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The development of Adult Education Programmes is a necessary criteria which needs to be well charted out so that the success of the programmes can be achieved. The purposes of creating a well defined programme may be due to various reasons like encouraging ongoing growth and development of individuals, assisting people in responding to practical problems and issues of adult life, preparing people for current and future work oppurtunities, helping organisations in achieving desired results and adapting to change and providing oppurtunities to examine and foster community and societal change. This course will explore essential steps in determining programme aims, goals and objectives of adult education programmes. It will also provide a brief description about the instructional techniques, resources and modes of communication by highlighting adult education programmes from select Asian countries.
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| Who can join? |
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Appreciation courses are targeted at mid-career professionals who wish to upgrade their knowledge base in terms of new learning’s, trends and experiences in the field. These courses are offered in the distance mode which makes it the most practical and viable way of doing so (given the constraints of time and resources).
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| Special features |
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This innovative course is one of its kind which has been offered in a distance mode |
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It will consider the aims and objectives of Adult Education Programmes while detailing how Adult appropriate curriculum can be developed by coordinating onsite requirements to achieve the target
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The course has been developed by experts who have worked on this issue for a considerable number of years
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The entire course will be offered through distance education, making learning accessible, outside working hours. Distance delivery includes communication through moodle where the learner will be able to download the course material and required readings online. An open forum would also be provided for interaction with the facilitator and the learners
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The design of this course has been so made that the learner is the main focus. By introducing self assessing tools, the learners can evaluate themselves towards the end of the course by attempting a post-self assessment after reading the modules
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| Course structure |
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Module 1 : Identifying Aims and objectives of Adult Education Programmes |
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Module 2 : Developing an Adult Appropriate Curriculum and Reaching Out to the Learners |
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Module 3 : Coordinating Onsite Requirements – Finance and Human Resources |
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Module 4 : Reaching Out to the Target |
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| Learning Objectives |
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To understand some operational steps in identifying the target learners and planning the duration/spread/scale of the programme based on target learners |
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To identifying issues in curriculum design and development of adult education programmes |
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To comprehend the importance of selecting effective instructors and facilitators |
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To gain an overview of various adult education programmes available at select Asian countries |
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| Course Author |
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Pant, Mandakini (Dr.), Consultant, PRIA, New Delhi |
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| Admission procedure |
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Eligibility : The minimum qualification is a higher secondary (Class 12) certificate and the medium of instruction is English.
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Mode of delivery : TThe mode of delivery would be through an online mechanism where the course material and required readings would be uploaded online. An open forum would also be provided for interaction with the facilitator and the learners.
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Duration : This Appreciation Course will run for ten weeks consisting of four modules. It will require a minimum of 16 study-hours.
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Assignment : After the student finishes reading the material, s/he would attempt an objective type evaluation assessment on the concepts covered in the modules. |
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Course fee :The course fee is Rs.3000/- (excluding bank charges) for applicants in India, Rs. 4000/- (INR) (excluding bank charges) for South Asian applicants or 100 US$ (excluding bank charges) for applicants outside India. Scholarships are available to applicants from India and South Asia.
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Payment of fee : The fee is to be paid in Demand Draft drawn in favour of "PRIA EDUCATIONAL TRUST", payable at New Delhi. The fee can also be paid through Bank Transfer.
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Application Deadline :The course will be offered for a period of ten weeks and following are the details of next batches.
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