The idea that education should be encouraged and available throughout a person's life even if formal instutitonals are unavailable.

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- Rural Educational Development
- Integrated Education
- Life-Long Education
- Problem-Based Approach


Approaches to Non-Formal Education

Draper, J., & Kantavong, P. (2017). A Theoretical Analysis of Non-formal Education as a Social Movement for Change in Thailand. Asia-Pacific Social Science Review, 17(2), 294-306.

A Theoretical Analysis of Non-formal Education
as a Social Movement for Change in Thailand (2017)

In areas without access to formal education for children and adults, non-formal education is implemented in rural areas to balance social and economic growth between rural and urban areas. 

 Rural Educational Development

When non-formal education is added to formal curriculums through school trips and time outside of the classroom based on the needs of the community. In this context, non-formal education acts to reinforce the lessons in formal education.

Integrated Education

Life-Long Education

An approach to a non-formal curriculum that focuses on solving problems relevant to the learners instead of a standardized curriculum.

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