ANDHRA PRADESH
RECRUITMENT OF ASSISTANT PROFESSORS IN THE UNIVERSITY
SYLLABUS FOR THE SCREENING TEST
Paper – II
1. Concepts and Terminologies
Andragogy and Pedagogy
➤ Illiteracy and its types, Literacy and its types – traditional, functional, mass, rapid, legal, technological.
➤ Adult education, adult learning, continuing education, lifelong learning, recurrent education, difference between teaching and training
➤ Formal education, non – formal education, informal education, incidental learning
➤ Development and its indicators, population education
➤ Social justice with respect to quality of life
➤ Adult education and development – social, economic, cultural
➤ Prior learning, its assessment and equivalence
➤ Extension education, field outreach, community engagement
2. Non – formal Approaches to Education
➤ The Non – formal approach in education – Education for All
➤ School drop – outs and universalisation of primary education and its relationship with adult
literacy; DPEP
➤ Teaching – learning materials for non – formal education – preparation according to the needs of various target groups
➤ Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
3. Continuing Education
➤ Jana Shikshan Nilayam, Continuing Education Scheme, Jana Shikshan Sansthan (Shramik Vidyapeeth)
➤ Continuing education courses – needs assessment, design, conduct, evaluation and modifications
➤ Identification, Mobilization and organisation of resources for continuing education
➤ Continuing education and technology, virtual university
➤ National Open School, the Open Basic Education program, continuing education and vocational courses
➤ Equivalence and academic credit for continuing education courses Emerging needs and
future perspectives Continuing education needs of industries
4. Population Education
➤ Evolution of the concept of population education; paradigm shifts
➤ Difference between population education and population studies
➤ Population education as a part of the curriculum at different levels of education
➤ UNFPA Project – Population Education Resource Centres and Clubs : New and varied approaches
➤ Development of learning materials
➤ Use of different media in population education
➤ Concept of evaluation and its relevance to population education programs
➤ Role of various agencies : NCERT, UGC, Directorate of Adult Education, SRCs, Universities
5. Programs on Social Issues
➤ Planning Forums, legal literacy programs, Bharat Gyan Vigyan Jatha
➤ Social issues such as water management, street children, bonded labour, environmental, preservation
➤ Programs for the awareness of Human Rights
➤ Gender issues and women’s empowerment with special reference to Mahila Samakhya program and anti – arrack agitation by neo – literate women of Nellore
➤ Methods for the evaluation of programs on social issues
6. Planning and Management
➤ Application of Management Principles at Program, Project, Voluntary efforts and course levels
➤ Management Information System for program efficiency
➤ Managerial techniques and technologies
➤ Leadership – types and styles
➤ Inter personal and group communication
7. Communication Technologies
➤ Educational Technologies
➤ Difference between audio – visual aids and use of educational technology Participatory communication methods
➤ New information technologies : multimedia packages, computer aided learning, websites on adult education, data base creation for adult education
