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ERIC Number: EJ442510
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0266-0830
Independent Learners: Early Skilled Workers in Canada.
Keane, Patrick
Studies in the Education of Adults, v24 n1 p78-85 Apr 1992
This literature review shows that independent learning and self-improvement were promoted in early nineteenth-century Canada. However, learner autonomy in the working classes faltered in the face of lack of resources and political opposition. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Educational History, Foreign Countries, Independent Study, Individual Development, Skilled Workers, Working Class
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Canada