Adult Education – Concept, Theory and Practice is the book covering eleven topics on various important aspects of adult education. An attempt has been made to present the subject matter in a familiar way so that the readers have an easy grasp of the concept and theory of adult education in right perspective which is essential for effective practice in the field. In addition to conceptual and theoretical descriptions of adult education, various programmes and practices of adult education such as continuing education, National Policy on Education – 1986 and Adult Education, National Literacy Mission, Jana Shikshan Nilayams, Literacy campaigns of different countries and evaluation of literacy campaigns in India are also discussed in this book. Agencies of adult education, role of universities and mass media in adult education also find a prominent place in this volume. The book is useful reading for the post graduate students, researchers and field functionaries associated with adult education programmes. In view of meagre literature available in the field of adult education, the book will be a significant contribution to the existing knowledge, particularly in Indian contest.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Rajender Singh Yadav
Dr. Rajender Singh Yadav (b. 1959) graduated in 1979 and was awarded master of science in geography by M.D. university, Rohtak in 1981. He was awarded Master in education in 1983 and master of Philosophy in Education (M.Phil) in 1984 by Kurukshetra University Kurukshetra. He qualified national Educational test conducted by university Grants Commission in 1985 and completed his Ph.D. in Adult Education in 1988 from Kurukshetra University by availing national scholarship of U.G.C. Diploma in Population Education was awarded to him by Panjab university, Candigarh in 1988. He has served in different capacities in the Department of education of Kurukshetra university, as a U.G.C. research Associate, project officer in the centre for Adult, Continuing Education & Extension, Dy. Director (DPEP) in SCERT, Haryana, Gurgaon and presently working as reader in the Department of education, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra. Alongwith producing several Ph.Ds and a good number of scholars currently working for their Ph.D, degree, the author has been guiding M.Ed., M.A. (education) and. Phil. students in their research endeavours. He has to his credit a good number of research papers and articles. He has contributed research Papers & articles in many books and presented more than 40 papers in international/national conferences, seminars and has acted as resource person in seminars and workshops. He has already authored two books (I) ‘Adult education, Training and Productivity’ (1991), and (ii)’ Adults Education-Co0ncept, Theory and Practice’ (2002).
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