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Peer reviewedLa Belle, Thomas J. – International Review of Education, 1982
Presents a conceptual framework for understanding the interrelationships among formal, nonformal, and informal education. (MP)
Descriptors: Holistic Approach, Informal Education, Lifelong Learning, Nonformal Education
Peer reviewedLa Belle, Thomas J. – Comparative Education Review, 1976
Discusses nonformal education and social change in Latin America. Argues that nonformal education there has not produced a significant amount of social change because of the narrow psychological approach characteristic of most programs. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Educational Strategies, Evaluative Thinking, Literacy
Peer reviewedLa Belle, Thomas J.; Verhine, Robert E. – Harvard Educational Review, 1975
Authors traced the development of nonformal education and question whether it can bring significant income and status benefits to the economically disadvantaged in developing countries. (Editor/RK)
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Educational History, Learning Processes, Nonformal Education
Peer reviewedLa Belle, Thomas J. – Anthropology and Education Quarterly, 1984
Nonformal education is compared to formal and informal education and viewed in relation to two explanatory frameworks assessing underdevelopment in Latin America. The frameworks--dependency liberation and deprivation development--also provide direction to nonformal efforts, described as generally weak and ineffective as a primary means of…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Comparative Analysis, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedLa Belle, Thomas J. – Comparative Education, 2000
Traces the history of nonformal education in Latin America since the 1920s, highlighting community-based programs, literacy education, vocational training, extension education, popular education, community schooling, and female-dominated social movements. Suggests citizenship education, the needs of indigenous populations, and urban youth…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Education, Educational History, Educational Needs
Peer reviewedLa Belle, Thomas J. – Comparative Education Review, 1981
The first part of this paper challenges the traditional dichotomy between formal and informal education. Part two discusses a variety of nonformal education programs in the United States. The concluding section highlights the biases in favor of more affluent youngsters and the national character of much nonformal education. (Author/SJL)
Descriptors: Church Programs, Community Programs, Community Recreation Programs, Comparative Education
Peer reviewedLa Belle, Thomas J. – Comparative Education Review, 1987
Discusses the characteristics, origins, and evolution of Latin American "popular education," a nonformal approach that incorporates consciousness raising and activist organization in the education of economically and politically subjugated adults. Describes community participatory-investigation activities as the typical first step beyond…
Descriptors: Activism, Adult Education, Community Action, Community Involvement
Download full textLa Belle, Thomas J. – 1976
The book explores why nonformal education programs in Latin America fail to promote and influence desired social change. Nonformal education includes community involvement and technical training in schools after school hours, adult basic education, extension courses relating to agriculture, health, and community enterprises. The book contains…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Agricultural Education, Comparative Education
