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It is said that learning never ends, it only changes form.

At different stages of your life (from ages 0-onwards) you learn through different means: through example, schooling, experience and through teaching.

You learned to utter a word due to the persistent guidance of your parents. At this stage where a lot of learning takes place, your learning abilities and habits are slowly molded.

The knowledge that you acquire at the peak of your youth is mostly the result of formal education. Formal education advances the learning abilities that you have developed earlier in your childhood. Education prepares you to the next stage of your life by developing you physically, intellectually, socially, emotionally and mentally.

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Illiteracy is still a reality in this modern world.

It is a serious issue that should be properly addressed.In some countries, strict measures had been carried-out to eliminate illiteracy but in many countries illiteracy is still rampant.

According to the study conducted by the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) these are the countries with the highest and lowest literacy rates in the world:

                        Georgia                                 100

                        Cuba                                      99.8

                        Estonia                                 99.8

                        Latvia                                     99.8

                        Barbados                             99.7

                        Chad                                      31.8

                        Guinea                                  29.5

                        Burkina Faso                     28.7

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Part-Time Learner (PTL) denotes an individual enrolled in a non-traditional higher education program.

The program, called Part-Time Learning is a counterpart of the traditional “Full-Time Learning”. Part-Time Learning is more flexible that Full-Time Learning when it comes to credit hours. Most of the Part-Time Learners have jobs, other responsibilities that they must attend to, hindering them from attending full-time classes.

Certificate, diploma, undergraduate and graduate degrees are offered in Part-Time Learning programs. Though more convenient, accomplishing such degrees may take longer than full-time degrees because credit hours are lesser.

These are some of the reasons why many opt for Part-Time Learning:

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A nation moves forward if its citizens are educated. The truism of this belief is evident among developed nations.

Citizens who are not properly educated or never had any education at all become liabilities of the government both economically and socially.

The impact of education had now been realized by many due to their awareness of their rights and privileges as citizens of free nations. These citizens often feel deprived of their rights and at times incapable of performing their social duties because of their lack of education.

Adult Education had paved way in opening opportunities for these citizens – opportunities not only of employment but also of self- development.

Some of the important aspects of Adult Education are the following:

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Teaching a child to read and write is the same process as teaching adults; the only difference is the learner.

Children and adults have different awareness levels and adults have more concrete learning priorities than children.

To understand deeply the nature of adult learners, we should take into consideration their characteristics:

1.      Adult learners are more independent. Children would just sit and rely on what the teacher would teach them but adults tend to be more involved in the learning process. They just can’t sit there the whole day and listen. Interaction is important to know the scope of an adult’s level of understanding. Adults digest things faster than children. That’s why it may not be relevant to continue discussing things that they may understand on their own.

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