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Question

Arrange the following adult education programmes in chronological order of their period of implementation:
A. Social Education Programme
B. National Literacy Mission
C. National Adult Education Programme
D. Functional Literacy Programme

The correct answer is
1. A, D, C, B

Adult Education Programmes: Chronological Order

This solution arranges key adult education programmes based on their implementation timeline.

Programme Implementation Periods

  • A. Social Education Programme: This initiative saw significant focus in the 1950s, following India's independence, aiming for community development and basic education.
  • D. Functional Literacy Programme: The concept of functional literacy, linking education with practical life skills, gained prominence around the 1970s and was often integrated into broader adult education strategies.
  • C. National Adult Education Programme (NAEP): This programme was formally launched nationwide in 1978 with the objective of achieving universal adult literacy.
  • B. National Literacy Mission (NLM): Launched in 1988, the NLM aimed to enhance the literacy skills acquired under previous programmes and achieve higher levels of functional literacy.

Determining Chronological Order

Based on the implementation periods, the chronological order of these adult education programmes is:

  1. Social Education Programme (circa 1950s)
  2. Functional Literacy Programme (conceptual emphasis circa 1970s)
  3. National Adult Education Programme (1978)
  4. National Literacy Mission (1988)

This sequence corresponds to the order: A, D, C, B.

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Important Questions from Various Learning Programmes - Teaching

  1. Identify the lifelong learning programmes from among the following.
    A. General Basic Education and Vocational Programmes.
    B. Post-Literacy Programmes
    C. Developmental Oriented Programmes
    D. Employment Oriented and Career Development Education
    E. All activities of out of school youth

    Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
  2. The scheme of Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS) aim to impart education
  3. The beneficiaries of continuing Education Programmes are
  4. Match the items given under List – I with those in List – II (associated with the person) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the list :
    List – IList – II
    a. Jan Shikshan Niliyami. School for children in 6-11 age group.
    b. Primary schoolii. Women in the Empowerment programme centre
    c. Mahila Samakhya Kendraiii. Worker learning in a trade skill centre
    d. Shramik Vidyapeethiv. Post literacy learners centre

    Codes :
    a b c d
  5. The main approaches to post literacy and continuing education are : (Use the codes given below :)
    (a) Institutional approach
    (b) Open/distance learning approach
    (c) Computer-assisted approach
    (d) Web-based approach
    Codes :
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