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Direct linkWalker, Martyn – Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 2017
When mechanics' and similar institutions became established for adults by the middle of the nineteenth century, there was goodwill amongst committee members and volunteers to teach the classes. The institutes were not government-funded and relied on patronage and membership fees to fund them. There was a shortage of teachers for the classes as…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Teacher Supply and Demand, Postsecondary Education, Educational History
