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- Publisher
- SAGE
- Copyright
- © 1997 American Association for Adult and Continuing Education
- ISSN
- 1045-1595
- eISSN
- 2162-4070
- DOI
- 10.1177/104515959700800313
- Publisher site
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Abstract
Community Adult Education Centers in tiermany term and compare it to the same term in the United s in the United States, adult educa- tion in Germany has become an States will follow. The community adult education centers are important factor within the educa- tional sector. Although one could community-based, and at least partially community trace the history of adult education back to the early supported. They offer a broad range of courses, excur- a systematic and durable groups, workshops and more. The pro- years of the previous century, sions, study been developd not before 1960, and gram includes general education (basic education, provision has from 1970 on, adult education was integrated in the practical housekeeping courses, arts, languages, health) as well as vocational or professional education general educational system as an independent and important part. The governments of most of the feder- (computer skills, book keeping, time management, al states of (western) Germany enacted laws to support leadership training). It is the overall aim of the VHS to provide a gener- and to regulate adult education. From the beginning, ally accessible program at reasonable costs for the German adult education has been marked by diversity of institutions, the
Journal
Adult Learning – SAGE
Published: Jan 1, 1997