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Publication Date: 2001
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Philosophies of Adult Education Movements in 20th Century Canada: Implications for Current Literacy Educators.
Terry, Marion
Canadian Journal for the Study of Adult Education, v15 n2 p61-78 Nov 2001
Examines three Canadian adult education movements (Antigonish Movement, Frontier College, and Women's Institutes) in terms of the expression of three philosophical approaches in each: liberalism, progressivism, and humanism. Illustrates how current literacy education is rooted in these approaches. (Contains 52 references.) (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Educational Philosophy, Foreign Countries, Humanism, Liberalism, Literacy Education
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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