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Unit 16: Promoting Need based Educational Programmes

(v) Problems of Girls education and education of adult women can be tackeled by ______ classes Notes
in large number.
(vi) In the ______, the school hours and the duration will have to be adjusted according to needs
of community.
(vii) The HIV virus infects significant organs of the ______.

16.3 Summary

• UGC has suggested different areas in which need based educational programmes is very
important. Let us discuss in detail.
(i) development of vocational skills and professional competences among technical, marginal
and professional, industrial and unemployed youth through inservice programmes
(ii) arrangements for remedial and bridge courses and programmes for students from urban
slums, rural areas, tribal areas, handicapped and other weaker sections
(iii) conduct of pre-examination training and entry to professional and technical courses
(iv) promotion of activities for general self-employment and self-reliance
(v) identification and organisation of needs-based instructional programmes for community
development
(vi) training and extension packages for functionaries of various social development programmes
such as population education, legal literacy, science for the people, environmental education,
rural development and peace education etc.
• Population of Scheduled Castes. In 200l, the population of Scheduled Castes was 179.7 million,
which accounted for 17.5 per cent of the total population (projected on the basis of the trend of
their decadal growth rates).
• Origin of the Term Scheduled Tribes (ST). As distinct from the so-called mainstream population,
the British used this term with respect to groups living in forests and hills, etc. It was also used
with the prefix like indigenous people, etc.
• According to Liveright and Haygood (1969), “Adult education is the process whereby persons
who no longer (or did not) attend school on a regular and full time basis undertake sequential
and organised activities within or conscious intention of bringing about changes in information,
knowledge understanding or skills, appreciation and attitudes or for the purpose of identifying
and solving personal or community problems.”
• Importance of Women’s Education
• Women plays a prominent role in the cultural, economic, political, religious and social life of a
country. The ancient people of India fully realised this fact and accorded a reasonable status to
women and encouraged their education.
• Usually following causes of slow progress are mentioned :
(i) Lack of proper social attitudes in the rural and backward areas for the education of girls.
(ii) Lack of educational facilities in rural areas.
(iii) Economic backwardness of the rural community.
(iv) Conservative nature and co-educational aspects.
(v) Lack of suitable curriculum.
(vi) Lack of proper incentives to parents and children.
(vii) Lack of women teachers.
(viii) Lack of proper supervision and guidance due to inadequate women personnel in the
Inspectorate.

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