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Direct linkSocias, Carmen Orte; Brage, Luis Ballester; Garma, Carmen Touza – Educational Gerontology, 2004
In this article, we describe and discuss the rise and general features of educational-cultural programs for seniors offered by Spanish universities. More specifically, we focus on the historical evolution, types, and characteristics of these programs. Furthermore, we briefly describe the origin, evolution, and characteristics of the Open…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Open Universities, Older Adults, Adult Programs
Tohme, Georges – 1990
In order to explain the role that the university can play in the struggle against illiteracy, a distinction must be made between "social" illiterate people, who are dominated by oral tradition, and functional, or "uneducated" illiterate people, who usually know how to read and write, but without having sufficient understanding…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, College Programs
