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UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI
Department of Lifelong Learning & Extension
SECOND YEAR – Foundation Course -II Extension Work
SYLLABUS
SEMESTER III:
UNIT I: CURRENT TRENDS IN LIFELONG LEARNING IN INDIA
• Lifelong Learning (concept, objectives and advantages)
• Use of Technology and Innovations in Lifelong Learning.
• Lifelong Learning : Health, Educational and Social Protection .
• Field skills, advance teaching and training medium and methods for citizen.
UNIT II: DEVELOPMENT AND SOCIAL SECTOR
• Agrarian Relations,
• Human Development,
• Social Exclusion and Social Justice,
• Role of NGO’s in Social Change,
• Secularism and Education.
UNIT I II: EXTENSION WORK PROGRAMMES AND SOCIAL ISSUES
• Street Children, Bonded Labour
• LGBT Issues
• Gender Sensitization
• Agricultu re, Education and Health.
SEMESTER IV
UNIT IV: POPULATION EDUCATION
• Population Education (Concept & Importance),
• Role of Various Agencies: SCERT, NCERT, UGC,SRC and Universities.
• Factors facilitating A dult and Experiential Learning.
UNIT V: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES
• Consumer Awareness,
• National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM),
• Jan Dhan Yojana (JDY),
• Skill India Program: Introduction, Objectives, Features and Advantages.
UNIT VI: ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
• Meaning, Nature, Need, Importance, Objectives & Characteristics
• Environmental Preservation and Awareness
• Role of WHO, UNESCO & UNICEF
• Water Management
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