Developing Human and Social Capital through the Provision of Non-formal Education in Western Uganda : a Pilot Study

• Autorzy: Amy Birungi , Charles Kivunja , Neil Taylor

Warianty tytułu

Rozwój kapitału ludzkiego i społecznego poprzez zapewnienie nieformalnej edukacji w Zachodniej Ugandzie : badania pilotażowe

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Since the middle of the last century, non-formal education (NFE) has been promoted as a complement to or substitute for formal education. Today it has come to define myriad programs that sometimes bear little resemblance to one another. This paper argues for the legitimacy of NFE neither as a complement nor a substitute but as an alternative to formal education. From the findings of a pilot study into four programs in western Uganda, NFE is presented as a viable alternative to formal education for its ability to develop social capital, necessary for building self-reliance in learners. (original abstract)

Od połowy ubiegłego wieku, nieformalna edukacja była promowana jako uzupełnienie lub substytut edukacji formalnej. Doprowadziło to do stworzenia mnóstwa programów, które niejednokrotnie są do siebie zupełnie niepodobne. W niniejszym artykule zawarto argumenty za tym, aby nie traktować NFE ani jako dopełnienia ani substytutu, lecz uznać ją jako alternatywę dla edukacji formalnej. Na podstawie wyników pilotażowych badań nad czterema programami w zachodniej Ugandzie przedstawiono NFE jako realną alternatywę dla edukacji formalnej, dzięki jej zdolności do rozwoju kapitału społecznego, niezbędnego do budowania samodzielności uczących się. (abstrakt oryginalny)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Social capital; Human capital

PL

Kapitał społeczny; Kapitał ludzki

• Czasopismo: Central and Eastern European Journal of Management and Economics
• Rocznik: 2016
• Tom: 4
• Numer: nr 3
• Strony: 211--226

Twórcy

autor

Amy Birungi

• University of New England, Armidale, Australia

autor

Charles Kivunja

• University of New England, Armidale, Australia

autor

Neil Taylor

• University of New England, Armidale, Australia

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