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Serving undereducated adults: Community as learning center
Author(s) -
Baker George A.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
new directions for adult and continuing education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1536-0717
pISSN - 1052-2891
DOI - 10.1002/ace.36719832005
Subject(s) - adult education , adult learning , center (category theory) , community education , community college , psychology , pedagogy , sociology , medical education , medicine , chemistry , crystallography
Historically, the undereducated adult learner has been on the fringe of community learning systems. Lack of mobility is often the factor that stands in the way of those who want to acquire needed skills. Greenville Technical College found a way to deliver its services to undereducated adult citizens and to make the community a learning center.