Curriculum Construction for Non-Formal Education of Women

摘要

This is the report of a seminar on non-formal education for women held at Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India from September 5-9, 1976. The aim of the workshop was to lay down guidelines for curriculum construction and to prepare a draft curriculum by taking specific subject areas pertaining to women's non-formal education, both urban and rural. It concluded that all socio-economic schemes and programs for the benefit of women should have a built-in component of non-formal education. The curricula should be adapted to the local conditions and purpose. The draft curriculum should be pre-tested or at least discussed with participants before the teaching materials are prepared. Non-formal education teachers need a higher level of competence and understanding than normal teachers and should be compensated accordingly. Quick surveys will suffice for evaluation, and should not take longer than 6 weeks.