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Adult education

Scope note

Formal or informal education designed for those who are over statutory school-leaving age and whose principal activity is no longer school attendance, including basic, vocational, and continuing education, high school equivalency, and correspondence courses.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000254108

Narrower Terms used

continuing education

Term used for

education, adult

Created

13yrs ago

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