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· 11 Nov 2021

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What is the state of adult education in India?

What is Adult Education?
Adult Education is the educational practice in which adults can pursue their education after their schooling as a child. This can be any kind of knowledge, skills, and literature. Also, one can be a student in his life as there is no end to knowledge.
A person aged 21 or above is called as Adult. Therefore, adult education is known as teaching adults over the age of 21 years. As adults are more mature and experienced than children can easily learn new things and concepts in their learning.

Objective of adult education:
The main motto of adult education is to make everyone literate and provide some knowledge about the things that are to be learned. In this generation, education is the most priority for any individual in India. This purpose is to increase and improve the literacy rate of education of individuals in India. For an individual, it is important to know his rights and duties in a democratic country.

According to reports, www.dvv-international.de 
There was an act called as “National Adult Education Programme” in India on 2nd October 1978, adult education departments have been set up at over 93 universities, offering a variety of programs. The University Grants Commission (UGC) has played a key role in the development of guidelines and adult education programs.

This means that act was introduced and is to be implemented in the country to be followed and learned by any individual in the country
. “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world” – Nelson Mandela. Education is the first step for people to gain the knowledge, critical thinking, empowerment, and skills they need to make this world a better place

Adult education the other learning practices:
Other learning places include community colleges, folk high schools, colleges and universities, libraries, and lifelong learning centers. In 1926, the American Library Association study Libraries and Adult Education was published and the association established the Board on Library and Adult Education with reports in the ALA Bulletin. The concept of the library as an agency of ongoing education for adults became firmly established in US society. In her historical review of libraries and adult education, Margaret E. Monroe identified a variety of library services provided by libraries to adults during the first half of the twentieth century that incorporated aspects of adult education. Many libraries have a literacy center, either within their community or in the building; others offer on-site tutoring for adults or at least space for tutors to meet with students. Family literacy programs are also quite popular within libraries and schools. The US Institute of Museum and Library Services helps create vibrantly, energized learning communities recognizing that "Our achievement as individuals and our success as a democratic society depends on learning continually, adapting to change readily, and evaluating information critically."
https://www.india.gov.in/topics/education/adult-education

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