Technology in Nonformal Education: A Critical Appraisal

masses with quality education. The second, more recent movement, labeled nonformal education, seemed to promise a cheap, effective way of reaching both adults and children outside of school. Both of these movements generated great excitement and hope that at last the problems of education in development could be effectively addressed. Yet as the wave of enthusiasm for nonformal education begins to ebb, the time has come for a more critical appraisal of both the role and the effectiveness of technology in nonformal education.