Akademicka edukacja dorosłych w Stanach Zjednoczonych

• Authors: Frąckowiak Anna

Title variants

EN

University adult education in the United States

• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

The paper presents one of the main sectors of adult education, namely university adult education. The authoress discusses theory and practice of this kind of education in the United States. She starts with explanation of how adult education is understood in the United States and what are the main differences in the meaning of it between American and European approach. Then she characterizes adult learners in the United States, their categories concerning aims of education they engage in. Finally, she enumerates and depicts forms of university adult education, distinguished by J. Polturzycki, and characterizes them on the basis of practice of one of the biggest universities in the United States, namely the University of Washington. At the end, she points to important role of the universities and university adult education in developing lifelong learning.

Keywords

EN

university adult education; the United States; adult learners; University of Washington

Discipline

• EDUCATION: EDUCATION

• Publisher: Akademickie Towarzystwo Andragogiczne
• Journal: Rocznik Andragogiczny
• Year: 2008
• Volume: R. 2008
• Pages: 156-167
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Frąckowiak Anna

• Anna Frackowiak, Szkola Wyzsza im. Pawla Wlodkowica, Wydzial Pedagogiczny, al. Kilinskiego 12, 09-402 Plock, Poland

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

09PLAAAA064413