Difference between Formal Education and Non-Formal Education
Difference between Formal Education and Non-Formal Education
| Formal Education | Non Formal Education |
Target Group | Mainly young, Universal, Compulsory,Selective | Mainly adults,those interested, voluntary and open |
Time Scale | Full time and Primary activity | Part time and Secondary activity of participants |
Relevance | Separate form life, In special institution, In sole purpose buildings | Integrated with life, In the community, In all kinds of settings |
Programme | Run by professionals, Excludes large parts of life | It is participatory, Includes large parts of life. |
Curriculum | One kind of education for all | Education to meet learner |
Methods | Teacher centered,Mainly written | Learner centered, Much is Oral |
Objectives | Conformist | Promotes |
Independence | Set by teachers, Competitive | Set by learners and Controlled by Learners |
Orientation | Future | Present |
Relationship | Hierarchical | Egalitarian believing in Equal Right |
Validation | Terminal at each stage, Validated by education Professional | Continuing validated by learners |