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Continuing education and social policy
Author(s) -
Griffin Colin
Publication year - 1988
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.36719884004
Subject(s) - continuing education , adult education , social policy , social welfare , education policy , welfare , social change , political science , economic growth , public administration , higher education , public relations , sociology , pedagogy , economics , medical education , medicine , law
The dismantling of social welfare functions has reduced liberal adult education to a residual role, while continuing education increasingly reflects a manpower‐planning model of social policy addressed to the needs of the economy.