СИСТЕМА НЕФОРМАЛЬНОЇ ОСВІТИ ДОРОСЛИХ У СІЛЬСЬКІЙ МІСЦЕВОСТІ

Abstract

Rapidly changes in the socio-economic conditions of life necessitate constant advancement of knowledge, skills and abilities of a person. Strengthening of the person’s ability to adapt to transformations in the economy, professional activities, culture and society is a goal that can be accomplished only through education. At the same time, the education system itself needs to be modernized.Almost all modern societies provide a certain type of formal education system. These formal systems usually include a similar list of characteristics like compulsory attendance of training sessions, approved curricula, agreed methods and teaching methods. The educator usually takes control of the specification of the needs, development of goals and choice of the teaching methods. Formal education systems play an important and necessary role, but they are only one of the possible approaches to education.Formation of a highly qualified specialist having high level of knowledge and skills, a desire for development and self-realization, creative thinking, etc. is influenced both by formal education and to a large extent by informal education.Adult education is an integral part of lifelong education that provides a person with competitive abilities in the labor market, enables to solve a range of social problems and facilitating self-realization. In the adult education, the key position is occupied by non-formal education, access to which is practically unavailable to Ukrainian rural population.Foreign experience shows that the system of non-formal education in rural areas successfully interacts with the system of agricultural extension service that has similar goals and objectives.Informal education and the system of agricultural extension service can become an effective tool for improving the well-being of Ukrainian rural population under conditions of the state assistance and joined efforts of scientists, educators and advisers.