This course is designed to provide you with foundational knowledge in community and rural education. The first part of the course looks at the fundamental aspects of community and rural education such as what community, community education and rural education are, as well as various other important themes and their relationship to education. These include definitions, philosophy and principles, functions and practices, management and governance and the history of especially community education. The second part of the course deals with rural education, especially its main characteristics and some case studies, and rural education in a few selected countries. The third part of the course relates to the community and rural education in