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 December, 2016
City, State new delhi,


Question Paper

No. of Printed Pages: 2 IMAE-OOlI
POST-GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN ADULT EDUCATION (PGCAE)IPOST·GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN ADULT EDUCATION (PGDAE) I MASTER OF ARTS IN ADULT EDUCATION (MAAE)
Term-End E1ramjnation
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December, 2016
MAE-001 UNDERSTANDING ADULT EDUCATION
Time hours Maximum Weightage 70%
Note: All the four questions· are compulsory. All questions carry equal weightage.

1. Answer the following question in about 600 words

Describe the development of Adult Education in independent India.

OR

Define Lifelong Education. Explain how 'Further Education', 'Continuing Education' and 'Distance Education' are relevant to lifelong education.


2. Answer the following question in about 600 words:

Discuss the sociological approaches to adult education.

OR

What is Educational Psychology? Explain the scope and relevance of psychology to adult learning.

3. Write short notes on any four of the following in about 150 words each

Learning by Conditioning

Mahatma Gandhi's Philosophy of Adult Education

Basic Principles of Paulo Freire's Educational Philosophy

National Literacy Mission

Participatory Evaluation

Community Need Assessment

4. Answer the following question in about 600 words

Have various philosophical traditions played any role in determining the content and approaches of adult education in India? Justify your answer.


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