adult education

Lifelong learning programs

Adult education is formal learning pursued by adults, typically outside the traditional school-age years.

It encompasses everything from literacy programs and GED preparation to professional development and recreational courses: She's taking adult education classes to finish her degree.

The term often implies evening or weekend scheduling to accommodate working adults.

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age/developmental stage of learners

adult educationchildhood education

Instruction for young learners

K-12 education · elementary education · primary education · early childhood education · youth education

educational structure/system

adult educationcompulsory education

Law-required learning for minors

traditional schooling · formal education · degree program · full-time study · undergraduate education

Family

adult, education, educate, educated, educator, educational, adults, uneducated, adulthood

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