Developing human and social capital through the provision of non-formal education in Western Uganda: A pilot study

Title
Developing human and social capital through the provision of non-formal education in Western Uganda: A pilot study
Publication Date
2016
Author(s)
Birungi, Amy
Kivunja, Charles
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3520-0745
Email: ckivunja@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:ckivunja
Taylor, Neil
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8438-319X
Email: ntaylor6@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:ntaylor6
Type of document
Journal Article
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
WSB University
Place of publication
Poland
UNE publication id
une:20014
Abstract
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.
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Citation
Central and Eastern European Journal of Management and Economics, 4(3), p. 211-226
ISSN
2353-9119
Start page
211
End page
226

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