Adult Education

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'Education for all' proves to be a slogan and an aphorism.A person who is over twenty years of age is normally called an adult. The spacial education for the adult is known as adult education. In order to reduce the number of illiterate adults,it is implemented in most of the countries.There prevails a great difference between the education for children and the education for the adult. Children learn normal education but adult education is informal. The education of children is given for their higher studies. But adult education is limited.Adults learn reading,writing and practical mathematics. Adult education normally makes the illiterate adults literate.The government of Nepal has implemented adult education all over the country.Adult classes are run in the morning or in the evening. The adults who are learning adult education are not treated like school children;they are especially treated by the teachers. Adult education is basically necessary for the illiterate adults. It is specially necessary in developing countries like Nepal, Bhutan,and so on all the illiterate adults should be encouraged to learn adult education. It is necessary for the upliftment of the country as well.

Privatization in Education

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In Nepal,there are two types of academic institution. They are government-aided and private. Private schools and collages are further divided into personal and institutional. Personal private schools and collages established for profit making.Institutional ones are established to provide service to the people. Nowadays,most of the people want to send their children private schools and collages;and as a result,private academic institutional are increasing rapidly. Most of the students of private schools and collages pass their exams in the first division. Although there exist some demerits of privatization in education,the contributions of private academic institutions cannot be ignored.It is sure that they are,an average,providing quality education.All the private schools and collages should be institutionalized.They should not be commercialized in the name of privatization.

Importance

Thales DirectorySanory DirectoryEducation signifies the preparation for life. It is the light of life.It attributes the most precious and permanent property of an individual. It makes our life rally prosperous and meaningful.It invites positive and constructive changes in life. Education is considered to be the foundation of development. It provides the nation with technical and administrativemanpowres.Unless a country owns required educated manpowers,it can't devolop its condition appropriately. Technical manpowers such as engineers,doctors etc.are required in every field of constructction. For example to make road,to run factories.Education is most important property of an idividual. The progress of the nation depends on its educated manpowers .Education is one of the basic needs for us. That's why everybody is expected to be well education brightens and enhances human civiliztion.

Technical education

The education which provides special practical knowledge and skills is known as technical education.It is different from general education . It makes learners well-skilled in the special fields such as agriculture,carpentry, engineering, medical,driving,piloting etc. Technical education concern with technology. The people who have spacial technical skill and knowledge are called technicians.Technical education is very important to solve the problems of unemployment. Technical hands cannot be unemployed. the help in very field.The economic progress of the nation depends on technical hands.Every country should give high priority on technical education to uplift the prosperity of the nation.

Co-Education

The education system in which boys and girls together get education in the same institution and during the same time is called co-education. Mostly,all over the world,both boys and girls get education together. In Nepal,there are only a few female education institution. Most of the schools,collages and universities are providing co-education.

In the ancient times,co-education was strongly criticized. Traditional education list believed that men and women cant learn together . They say that men cant study when women around. They claim that co-education decreases the degree of discipline of the student. sex attraction ruins the study and discipline of the learns. It promotes love fashion which may result and ruins in student's life.Although some people and educationists deny co-education system,it is need of the day. Co-education certainly makes student learns anything properly because co-education institution have homely environment.

For Development

Education proves to be one of the most important factors for the development of human civilization.Education enhances human status and leads everyone to prosperity. Education provides manpower, strengthens national unity and uplifts public awareness. The climax of science and technology has emerged as the contribution of education.

Both technical and administrative manpower are required in a country. Technical hands are regarded as the base-stones of development works. The technician such as engineers,doctors,scientist,electricians,pilots,drivers etc.Contribute to the work of development. They are involved in different fields and projects.

Women education

International Human Rights Instruments are not to be ratified only; they are to be practiced too. Until they are practiced, the status of women will not be strong. Though Nepal has ratified several International Human Rights Instruments regarding discrimination against women as a law of the country, more than 50% of heads i.e. women, in Nepalese societies are deprived of equal opportunities in attaining education in the name of female. From family to school and university level education, women are in pity situation and are being discriminated by men. Men just in the name of male are playing dominant role in the family to society. Everywhere the discrimination in the roles constructed and assigned by the society for men and women over a long period of time are becoming great obstacles for women in attaining education and achieving the opportunities competing with men. Women are not in the situation of equally competing with men in accomplishing the opportunities. It can be suggested that Nepal has to strictly implement and practice all the articles of conventions and conferences regarding discrimination against women in education that have been ratified too. Until and unless women are educated never can compete with men and until both men and women are made equal in all aspects no sustainable development in the country can be dreamt up.

Problem

Nepal Education System had been developed, if we glance back to history, with international whims and context ignoring the domestic circumstances, which is our
misfortune. The political change of 1990, which restored multi-party democracy,has brought a phase in the history of educational policy in Nepal. “Education for
All” has become a national slogan again. This has brought a new optimism. Nepal also signed the Convention on the Rights of Child (CRC) that declares education a fundamental right of every child. Though, the survey done by National Planning Commission (2001) shows that only 38 percent of the population six years and older
is literate in Nepal. Literacy rates are substantially higher in urban areas (64percent) than in rural areas (36 percent). Regional disparities also exist, with the highest literacy rates found in the Western Development Region (44 percent),and the lowest rates in the Mid-West and Far-Western Development Regions (around 31 percent). The stratification by ecological belt reveals that the hills have the highest overall literacy rate (45 percent)

System

Since 1951, the country established an education system with free primary education to all children. In 2000, while the education was not compulsory throughout Nepal, the country was committed to providing free universal education from grades 1-10. Under the Ninth Five-Year Plan, compulsory primary education was implemented in five districts of Chitwan, Ilam, Surkhet, Syangja, and Kanchanpur with the policy of extending free compulsory primary education all over the country gradually. Primary education (grades one to five) typically begins at the age of 6 years and lasts until the age of 10 years. The second official level of education is the lower secondary level, which comprises grades 6-8 (three years). The secondary level is comprised of grades 9 and 10 (two years). The School Leaving Certificate (SLC) examinations are held nationally at the end of grade 10. Since 1992, the higher secondary level of grades 11 and 12 has also been initiated primarily through private schools.

Nepal Education

After the overthrow of the Rana Regime in 1951, great effort was taken to establish Nepal Education System. National Education Planning Commission was established in 1954, National Education Committee in 1964 and National Education Advisory Board in 1968. All these efforts were undertaken to upgrade Nepal Education System. Education of Nepal has only recently started to develop. Nepal education has suffered a lot during Rana Regime here when education was suppressed and after that Education was given to aristocratic people of the society. New Education System of Nepal was established in 1971. As a part of the five year plan, it was established to address individual needs, needs of society as a whole to mark national development. The main objective of Education system of Nepal was to develop midlevel managers and skilled man power. Universal Primary education with emphasis on Nepali medium was the main agenda. In 1980, there was increase in private schools. Free school education policy and education for all became the slogan in 90's.