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Himmelstrup, Per
This lecture explains the history, purpose, and future of the Danish folk high school, considered a small but vital part of that country's adult education system. As an introduction, the term, folk high school, is defined to mean a school for young adults, usually nineteen or twenty years old, which deals with the individual's role in life and…
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