Libraries and resource centres: celebrating adult learners every week of the year

In North America and Britain, libraries' long-standing relationship with adult education is evident in activities celebrating International Adult Learners Week. In South Africa and Brazil, resource centers supporting social change are reformulating the classic library role. The Adult Learning D...

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Published in:Convergence (Toronto) 2002-01, Vol.35 (2-3), p.27-3<27-39
Main Authors: Adams, Sue, u.a
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult education
Bibliothek
Erwachsenenbildung
Foreign Countries
History
International Adult Learners Week
International aspects
Lebenslanges Lernen
Lernfest
Libraries
Library Services
Lifelong learning
Networks
Netzwerk
Public libraries
Resource Centers
Services
Social Change
UNESCO (Organisation der Vereinten Nationen für Bildung, Wissenschaft, Kultur und Kommunikation)
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Summary:In North America and Britain, libraries' long-standing relationship with adult education is evident in activities celebrating International Adult Learners Week. In South Africa and Brazil, resource centers supporting social change are reformulating the classic library role. The Adult Learning Documentation and Information Network connects these various information centers. (Contains 14 references.) SK)
ISSN:0010-8146
2791-1675