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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. |
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Chris Hurt, Purdue University Extension marketing specialist estimates that 2007 costs will be about 18% higher than in the past two years, as corn costs shoot up about 63% and soybean meal will increase 4 percent--as those sectors adjust to the rapid explosion in corn demand for fuel ethanol. Yet this is the prescription conventional farmers (counseled by University Extension Service personnel) blindly follow from coast to coast. Glen Thompson was the Iowa State University Extension Services Recreation person who taught recreation classes at Iowa State and worked with hundreds of people across the state of Iowa in the 4-H programs. |
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