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Nonformal Education

Scope Note: 
Organized education without formal schooling or institutionalization in which knowledge, skills, and values are taught by relatives, peers, or other community members (Note: Do not confuse with "Nonschool Educational Programs" or "Informal Education")
Category: Educational Process: Societal Perspectives
Broader Terms
Education
Narrower Terms
N/A
Related Terms
Comparative Education
Culture
Developing Nations
Educational Anthropology
Folk Culture
Indigenous Knowledge
Informal Education
Lifelong Learning
Nontraditional Education
Socialization
Tribes
Workplace Learning
Added to ERIC: 7/16/1973