Open and Distance Non-formal Education in Developing Countries

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This book is the first comprehensive account of developments in open and distance non-formal education in developing countries for over more than 20 years. It includes many instructive and inspiring examples of how international agencies such as UNESCO, FAO, WHO, UNICEF, USAID and the Commonwealth of Learning and national providers are using radio, TV, online and mobile learning, telecentres and other means to achieve the Education for All, Millennium Development and Sustainable Development Goals. It describes the educational needs of the world’s most disadvantaged, vulnerable and least formally educated children, youth and adult populations, including the disabled, refugees and prisoners. It also reports on the successes, outcomes, constraints and shortcomings of using open and distance methods and technology to deliver literacy and numeracy programmes, equivalency, ‘second chance’ or alternative schooling, life skills and rural community development programmes and income generation and vocational training outside the framework of the formal education system. It concludes with suggestions for the extension and improvement of such lifelong learning. Designed to encourage further research and development in these capacity-building practices outside the established formal system, this is a must-read for all policy-makers, managers, educators, students and researchers interested in non-formal education for individuals, families and communities in the developing world. Front Matter ....Pages i-xx Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 The Context (Colin Latchem)....Pages 3-9 Open and Distance Non-formal Education (Colin Latchem)....Pages 11-17 Front Matter ....Pages 19-19 Radio and Television (Colin Latchem)....Pages 21-27 Mobile Learning (Colin Latchem)....Pages 29-35 Open Education Resources and Massive Open Online Courses (Colin Latchem)....Pages 37-45 Telecentres (Colin Latchem)....Pages 47-54 Traditional and Performing Arts (Colin Latchem)....Pages 55-60 Front Matter ....Pages 61-61 Out-of-School Children and Youth (Colin Latchem)....Pages 63-75 Adult Literacy, Post-Literacy and English as a Second Language (Colin Latchem)....Pages 77-91 Gender Equity (Colin Latchem)....Pages 93-105 The Disabled, Refugees, Displaced Persons and Prisoners (Colin Latchem)....Pages 107-119 Health care, Childcare, Safe Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (Colin Latchem)....Pages 121-130 Agriculture and Agribusiness (Colin Latchem)....Pages 131-143 Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises (Colin Latchem)....Pages 145-154 Education for Sustainable Development (Colin Latchem)....Pages 155-165 Front Matter ....Pages 167-167 Achievements, Challenges and Actions Needed (Colin Latchem)....Pages 169-178