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Duke, Chris – Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, 2008
Extramural liberal adult education (LAE), as conceived in the particular UK tradition, was doomed by its high-minded origins and its privileged status, and contributed little to the new concepts of "éducation permanente," lifelong learning, the knowledge society, the learning society and region, or to the new understandings of university…
Descriptors: Local History, Adult Education, General Education, Educational Change
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Inman, Patricia – Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, 2004
This article discusses university efforts to institutionalise community engagement. A seminal study conducted by the Kellogg Commission on the Future of State and Land-Grant Universities expressed concern over the unresponsiveness of institutions of higher education to community issues. Land-grant institutions were established to educate…
Descriptors: Land Grant Universities, Institutional Characteristics, Institutional Mission, School Community Programs