Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WordNet
n. a course (via lectures or correspondence) for adults who are not otherwise engaged in formal study
Wikipedia
Adult education is a practice in which adults engage in systematic and sustained self–educating activities in order to gain new forms of knowledge, skills, attitudes, or values. It can mean any form of learning adults engage in beyond traditional schooling, encompassing basic literacy to personal fulfillment as a lifelong learner. In particular, adult education reflects a specific philosophy about learning and teaching based on the assumption that adults can and want to learn, that they are able and willing to take responsibility for that learning, and that the learning itself should respond to their needs. Driven by what one needs or wants to learn, the available opportunities, and the manner in which one learns, adult learning is affected by demographics, globalization and technology. The learning happens in many ways and in many contexts just as all adults' lives differ. Adult learning can be in any of the three contexts, i.e.
- Formal – Structured learning that typically takes place in an education or training institution, usually with a set curriculum and carries credentials;
- Non-formal – Learning that is organized by educational institutions but non credential. Non-formal learning opportunities may be provided in the workplace and through the activities of civil society organizations and groups;
- Informal education – Learning that goes on all the time, resulting from daily life activities related to work, family, community or leisure (e.g. community baking class).
"Adult Education" is a top-ten single from the American musicians Hall & Oates and was released in 1984. The track is featured on the duo's second compilation album, Rock 'n Soul Part 1. It was one of two new tracks that were recorded specifically for the compilation release and hit number eight on the Billboard Hot 100. This song was featured in the 2013 video game Grand Theft Auto V.
Usage examples of "adult education".
Maybe it would help if you took some Adult Education courses, like in art or current events.
They were still hitting the books at night in some adult education style classes.
His big and primary contribution was the idea of The Forum and adult education, which produced the first adult education college of this nation.
She took adult education literature courses so she could talk to customers about books, and computer courses so she could use bookkeeping systems and inventory systems.
The only answers were schools, adult education and training, and jobs.
The school will pay you a salary, and as a teacher, you can take classes at the Adult Education Center for free.
Alone Together) met on the first Thursday of the month in a local adult education centre, and tonight was Will's first time.
Emphasis on adult education, support group discussions, and motivational training can help to reduce such barriers among middle year's adults (parents of school age children) as well as the elderly.
Mitch wasn't sure how, but first he had talked to the business teacher and the business teacher had talked to the adult education coordinator and the adult education coordinator had talked to someone in the superintendent's office.
Going to an adult education class one evening a week seemed reasonable when Jeanne first mentioned it.
All through his childhood, during his schooling when he had first fallen in love with the concept of history as something that was happening now, and later as a young man starting his formal adult education, that silence had come back to haunt Kharls.