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ERIC Number: EJ585203
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-0955-2308
Almost Lost Bearings in Adult Education.
Gorman, Max
Adults Learning (England), v10 n8 p20-22 Apr 1999
A sign of a loss of vision in adult education is disuse of the term liberal education and increasing use of the term continuous education. Mandated accreditation of adult-education courses runs counter to the tradition of liberal adult education, which is a matter of intrinsic value, not external evaluation. (SK)
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Adult Education, Credits, Educational Philosophy, Foreign Countries, Liberal Arts
Publication Type: Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Great Britain; Workers Educational Association