Adult education


a program of noncredit courses for adults regardless of previous education, offered typically by a university extension or inst-tute.
historical examples

the lodge members became interested in a state-wide program of adult education, and began a lending library of non-fiction books.
north dakota various

adult education as a supplementary form of instruction was considered an integral part of the educational process.
area handbook for romania eugene k. keefe, donald w. bernier, lyle e. brenneman, william giloane, james m. moore, and neda a. walpole

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