The democratic welfare government is not only interested in creating educational institutions as infrastructure for education for all, but is also equally keen on quality-oriented, even-handed, and equitable education. In fact, the focus of the Global Agenda SDG 4 is to raise the standard of living and quality of life by ensuring quality and…

Paper presented at the 25th All India Adult Education Conference held in Bombay, India, October 30-November 3, 1972. (DS)

Papers from a three day Indian Adult Education Association round table on lifelong integrated education (New Delhi, February 25-27, 1968) consisted of the following--(1) a statement of the need, because of rapid technological and socioeconomic change, for continuous learning experiences covering all stages and most aspects of life, (2) a working…

Discussion of adult education in India, its orientation, objectives, programs, agencies, guidelines for operation, problems and misconceptions. (ABM)

Five distinct images of the educated person are examined: the well-educated American (representing the Western world), the Indian guru or yogi, the Confucian scholar or Mandarin, the socialist comrade from the People's Republic of China, and the "new human being" (a futuristic view of the holistically educated person). These concepts are…

This document is intended to assist individuals directly involved in delivery and implementation of grassroots continuing education programs in the Asia-Pacific region. The first half of the handbook consists of chapters on the following topics: (1) the handbook's structure, contents, audience, and use; (2) the nature and scope of continuing…