Rural development and the education of adults is a major area of concern for developing nations like India, where only about 60% of the population is literature, and the rest of the illiterate and uneducated populace belongs primarily to the rural areas. In a world where economic progress is unattainable without the aid of literacy and education, adult education in developing nations plays an important role in presenting educational opportunities for those who had been unable to incorporate education within the framework of their childhood to make them aware of social welfare issues, like disease prevention, family planning, etc., and to equip them with vocational skills to enable them to work. This book has been designed to cater to the wishes of those involved in literacy programs in India who may feel the need to make a study of adult education patterns in India. Covering the social, historical and cultural dimensions of adult education in India, it makes an effort to study adult education in the context of rural development. The comprehensive and insightful nature of the book should serve to make it a book worth reading for the reader.
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