adult educationˌadult eduˈcation noun [uncountable] 
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Thesaurus- After short training courses, they continued literacy work and adult education, mostly in the communities where they lived.
- Holy Trinity also sponsors ambitious programs in adult education, Jesuit spirituality and social outreach.
- In many areas, it is possible to enrol for adult education classes in archaeology.
- Some of the schools will be converted to new uses: adult education centres, for example.
- Some older people want classes specially for their own age group; others want simply to participate in adult education generally.
- The claim of universality of his theory is speculation by others. and adult education.
- Update and refine your skills, preferably in adult education programs at a local college.
- Wilson is proposing that $ 95 million be spent on a variety of job training and adult education programs.
Longman Language Activatora place where people over 18 can study► university
education provided for adults outside schools and universities, usually by means of classes that are held in the evening a place where students study one or two subjects at a high level, in order to get degrees: · the University of Chicago· In 1986 32% of Saudi Arabian university professors were women.go to university British: · She wants to go to university to study biology.be at university British: · Both my sisters are at university.
► college in the US a university; in Britain, a place where people can study academic subjects or practical skills after they leave secondary school, but which does not give degrees: · The grant money is for low-income college students.go to college: · My brother never went to college, but he still has a very good job.be at college British: be in college American: · Our youngest daughter is in college now.graduate from college: · We hadn't seen each other since we graduated from college.college graduate (=someone who has successfully completed college): · Many college graduates are unable to find work in their field.
► school American informal a university or similar institution: go to school (=study at a college or university): · Phil gave up his job, and he's going back to school next year.
► law school/medical school/business school a university or part of a university where you study law, medicine, or business: · My father always wanted me to go to law school.· Harvard Business School· He's applied to all the best medical schools in the country.
► post-secondary American use this about education that takes place after a student has finished high school: · Eighty-five percent of high school students in the program go on to post-secondary education.· post-secondary institutions
► postgraduate especially British /graduate American use this about advanced education that takes place after a student has finished a university degree, or about students who study at this level: · She got a degree in history last year, and now she's doing a postgraduate course.· postgraduate research· We met when we were both graduate students at Berkeley.
► higher education education at a university or similar institution: · The U.S. community college system is the largest system of higher education in the world.· More women than ever are going on to higher education.
► adult education classes for adults, often in the evenings, either because they want to improve their skills or for interest and enjoyment: · The government needs to do more to fund adult education for the unemployed.
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