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Cultural institutions and adult education
Author(s) -
Taylor Edward W.
Publication year - 2010
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.376
Subject(s) - adult education , adult learning , sociology , pedagogy , cultural institution , higher education , natural (archaeology) , political science , geography , media studies , archaeology , law
This chapter explores cultural institutions (libraries, museums, zoos, natural places) as sites of adult education. As places of learning outside formal educational settings, they have long been overlooked as teaching resources and as viable sites for fostering civil societies and social change.