Ben Franklin's Junto Revisited.

Merriam, Sharan

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Publication Date: 1979-Jun

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Ben Franklin's Junto Revisited.

Merriam, Sharan

Lifelong Learning: The Adult Years, v2 n10 p18-19 Jun 1979

Describes the Colonial Junto organized by Benjamin Franklin in 1727 as a discussion club to debate politics, morals, and natural philosophy, and the later American Philosophical Society which extended (and continues) the subject knowledge. The present-day Junto Center for Continuing Education in Philadelphia is an adult education information clearinghouse. (MF)

Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Clearinghouses, Group Discussion, History, Information Dissemination, Intellectual History, Lifelong Learning, Nonformal Education, Professional Associations, Social History, United States History

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Historical Materials; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Pennsylvania (Philadelphia)

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