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ERIC Number: EJ416057
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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ISSN: ISSN-0195-2242
Human Service Organizations as Communities of Learning.
Marsick, Victoria J.
New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, n47 p45-54 Fall 1990
Human service organizations provide educational opportunities to clients as well as their staffs. Examples of their role in building learning communities include (1) integrating the developmentally disabled; (2) preventing sickness and ensuring wellness; (3) building school-based learning; (4) reaching out to immigrants; and (5) rehabilitating prison inmates. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Education, Community Organizations, Correctional Rehabilitation, Developmental Disabilities, Health Promotion, Human Services, Immigrants, Staff Development
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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