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continuing education: see adult education adult education, extension of educational opportunities to those adults beyond the age of general public education who feel a need for further training of any sort, also known as continuing education. ..... Click the link for more information. . continuing educationor adult educationAny form of learning provided for adults. In the U.S. the University of Wisconsin was the first academic institution to offer such programs (1904). Empire College of the State University of New York was the first to be devoted exclusively to adult learning (1969). Continuing education includes such diverse methods as independent study; broadcast, videotape, online, and other forms of distance learning; group discussion and study circles; conferences, seminars, and workshops; and full- or part-time classroom study. Remedial programs, such as high-school equivalency and basic literacy programs, are common. In recent years the variety of subject matter has expanded greatly to include such topics as auto repair, retirement planning, and computer skills. See also Chautauqua movement. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| He later went on to study real estate finance at the Harvard Extension School. Gay Eastman, director of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Extension School Readiness Project notes: g Parents should praise children for taking risks and exerting effort--skills that lead to a life-time of learning. Mari Womack, who teaches cultural anthropology at the University of California, Los Angeles, Extension School and Cal State Northridge, said the fervor with which teen-agers socialize - and with which they reject the notion of curfews - is a natural byproduct of the turbulent transition from childhood to adulthood. |
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