Adult education in the American experience : from the colonial period to the present

Author(s)

• Stubblefield, Harold W.
• Keane, Patrick

Bibliographic Information

Adult education in the American experience : from the colonial period to the present

Harold W. Stubblefield, Patrick Keane

（The Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series, . Adult and continuing education / consulting editor, Alan B. Knox）

Jossey-Bass Publishers, c1994

1st ed

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 317-360) and name and subject indexes

Description and Table of Contents

Description

From the earliest contributions of Native Americans in the colonial period to the workforce preparation crisis in the 1980s, this book explores the patterns, themes, and changing ideologies of learning and education in adulthood.

Table of Contents

Part One: Adult Education in Early America. Part Two: The Early National and Antebellum Eras. Part Three: Adult Education in an Era of Modernization. Part Four: The Nation Amid Crisis and Recovery. Part Five: America at the Peak of World Power.

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Details

• NCID: BA24783722
• ISBN:
  • 0787900257
• LCCN: 94026314
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: San Francisco
• Pages/Volumes: xviii, 397 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : LC5251
  • DC20 : 374/.973
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Adult education -- United States -- History
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA12331519