Excerpt from Extension Teaching: Report of Extension Teaching Division, 1897
This deference to 'public Opinion is the triumph of demon racy. How important it is then that public opinion should be sound and sane, and that the democracy that wields this power shall wield it in obedience to lofty ideals and pure motives. To give those ideals, to furnish the inspiration to plain living and lofty thinking, to spread abroad the truth that shall make men free, is the purpose of the university of the busy the free lecture course.
The story at the close of the seventh year is but a repetition of former tales. Four new centers were opened during the past season, making 83 places where lectures were delivered, 1065 lec tures were given, and the total attendance reached Seven years ago, with 186 lectures, the attendance was a little over 20000. The large attendance at the new centers. And the maintenance, nay, increase of interest at the old centers, proves beyond a doubt that this provision for adult education is one that responds to. An aspiration on the part of the mass of the people.
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Paperback. Condición: New. Print on Demand. This book offers a historical perspective on the University of the State of New York's extension teaching division from its inception to 1897. The author, working within the extension teaching division of the university's home education department, provides a record of annual reports, detailing the slow but steady growth of the adult education service. The author highlights various programs and notable successes, underscoring the division's commitment to providing accessible education to the state's adult population. The book also places the extension teaching division within the wider context of the higher education landscape, exploring the challenges and opportunities it faced in establishing itself as a legitimate and valuable part of the university's mission. By examining the division's early years, the book sheds light on the evolution of adult education in the United States. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Nº de ref. del artículo: 9781334756092_0
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