020: a0710074107

041: aEnglish

082: aI 374.12bP375

099: aI 374.12 P375

100: aPeers, Robert

245: aAdult education :ba comparative study.

260: aLondon :broutledge & Kegan Paul Ltda.,c1959.

300: a365 pages :bill. ;c22 cm.

490: aInternational Library of Sociology and Social Reconstruction.

504: aBibliography : pages 363-366

650: aADULT EDUCATION

505: aContents. Includes index. Preface. Part I. The background of english adult education. Chapter I. The growth of adult education in England before 1850. II. New ventures in the second half of the century. III. The beginnings of the modern movement. Iv. The movement takes shape. Part II. The present organization and main characteristics of adult education in Britain today. V. The present pattern. VI. Adult education for members of H. M. Forces. VII. Workers' education. Part III. The adult student and the possibilities of adult learning. VIII. The adult student. IX. Adult learning. Part IV. Teaches and methods. X. The tutor in adult education. XI. The methods of adult education. Part V. Adult education in other countries. XII. International aspects of adult education. XIII. American Adult education: opportunity, social adjustment or enlightenment? XIV. Adult education in Germany. XV. Adult education in under-developed countries. Part VI. The future. XVI. The future of adult education. Bibliographical note. Index.