S.L. |
Formal Education |
Non-Formal Education |
1. |
Limited to a period
taught. |
Life is long and not
limited to any period of being taught. |
2. |
Generally not
integrated with work. |
Integrated with work. |
3. |
Has fixed points of
entry and exit. |
Has flexible points of
entry, exit, re-entry, and re-exit. It continues throughout the life span of
the individual. |
4. |
Has fixed points
curriculum. |
Has a diversified and
varied curriculum. |
5. |
In it the ‘giver’
dominates and the ‘receiver’ is rather passive. |
A process of sharing,
exploring, analyzing, and judging together. |
6. |
Geared to knowledge
acquisition |
A process of enabling
the individual to understand his needs, the environmental situations, and
mutual relationships. |
7. |
Foster's uncritical
obedience. |
An open-end process of
education that develops self-reliant awareness. |
8. |
Works within a fixed
social frame. |
Anticipates and
prepares for change. |
9. |
Associated with
traditional schooling, schooling confined to a school or a college, etc. |
Not confined to any
educational set-up. |
10. |
Rigid concerning
various aspects of education, i.e., admissions, curriculum, place of
instruction, mode of instruction, the time and duration of instruction. |
Very flexible concerning
various aspects of education. |
References: Sociology of Education by S.S. Chandra & R. K. Sharma
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