Exam Details

Subject Understanding Adult Education
Paper
Exam / Course POST -GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN ADULT EDUCATION (PGCAE)/ POST-GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN ADULT EDUCATION (PGDAE)/ MASTER OF ARTS IN ADULT EDUCATION (MAAE)
Department School of Extension and Development Studies (SOEDS)
Organization indira gandhi national open university
Position
Exam Date June, 2016
City, State new delhi,


Question Paper

No. of Printed Pages: 3
lMAE-001 1
POST-GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN ADULT
EDUCATION (PGCAE)IPOST-GRADUATE
DIPLOMA IN ADULT EDUCATION (PGDAE) I
MASTER OF ARTS IN ADULT EDUCATION

(MAAE)
Term-End Examination
June, 2016

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MAE-OOl UNDERSTANDING ADULT EDUCATION
Time 3 hours Maximum Weightage 70%
Note: All the four questions are compulsory. All questions carry eqU(J,l weightage.

1. Answer the following question in about 600 words

Explain the concepts of and 'adult education', with reference to 'education of adults' and 'education for adults'.

OR

Discuss the regional scenario on literacy with an emphasis on literacy rates and narrowing of gender gap in them.

2. Answer the following question in about 600 words:

Discuss the contemporary literacy practices in India, with a focus on the issues of gender and language.

OR

Discuss the structural functionalist approach in the context of its application to the study of adult education.

3. Answer any four of the following questions in about 150 words each:

Explain how in modern societies adult education is the dominant ideological state apparatus.

Describe the communication systems that facilitate transfer of information from one source to another.

What do you understand by the terms 'Information and Communication Technologies' How do they help you as an adult educator?

Discuss the emerging trends in the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) by adults.

Discuss the exponential growth of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in terms of their relevance to adult education and literacy programmes.

Describe the methods and techniques of collecting information for evaluation of an adult education programme.

4. Answer the following question in about 600 words:

Discuss the evolution of evaluation in terms of its expanded scope to include participants as evaluators of adult education programmes.


Departments

  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • National Centre for Disability Studies (NCDS)
  • School of Agriculture (SOA)
  • School of Computer and Information Sciences (SOCIS)
  • School of Continuing Education (SOCE)
  • School of Education (SOE)
  • School of Engineering & Technology (SOET)
  • School of Extension and Development Studies (SOEDS)
  • School of Foreign Languages (SOFL)
  • School of Gender Development Studies(SOGDS)
  • School of Health Science (SOHS)
  • School of Humanities (SOH)
  • School of Interdisciplinary and Trans-Disciplinary Studies (SOITDS)
  • School of Journalism and New Media Studies (SOJNMS)
  • School of Law (SOL)
  • School of Management Studies (SOMS)
  • School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts (SOPVA)
  • School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts(SOPVA)
  • School of Sciences (SOS)
  • School of Social Sciences (SOSS)
  • School of Social Work (SOSW)
  • School of Tourism & Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSM)
  • School of Tourism &Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSSM)
  • School of Translation Studies and Training (SOTST)
  • School of Vocational Education and Training (SOVET)
  • Staff Training & Research in Distance Education (STRIDE)

Subjects

  • Basics Of Legal Awareness
  • Extension Education And Development
  • Knowledge Management, Information Dissemination And Networking In Adult Education
  • Policy Planning And Implementation Of Adult Education In India
  • Population And Development Education
  • Sustainable Development
  • Understanding Adult Education