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ERIC #:EJ515623
Title:Defining Adult Education, 1929-1992: A Burble through the Tulgey Wood.
Authors:Newsom, Ron; Anderson, Margaret
Descriptors:Adult Education; Concept Formation; Definitions; Educational History; Educational Philosophy; Intellectual Disciplines; Periodicals
Source:Journal of Adult Education, v23 n2 p15-27 Fall 1995
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Publication Date:1995-00-00
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Abstract:Definitions of adult education were analyzed in "Adult Education Quarterly" and its predecessors, 1929-1992, and in a professional association's handbook series, 1934-1990. Definitions clustered into three categories representing the field's development: (1) 1929-1945, no single definition, more inclusiveness; (2) 1946-1979, definition sought as organizations and graduate programs emerged; and (3) 1980-1992, emphasis on clarifying philosophical foundations. (SK)
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ISSN:ISSN-0856-1109
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Languages:English
Education Level:Adult Education
 

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