Explores the concept of community and the difficulty of defining the term. Explains how adult education is a vital component of community structure. Suggests that community is best defined as a natural setting for formal, nonformal, and informal adult education, providing the basis for lifelong education. (SK)

The Okanagan spirit is expressed through the enow'kin, a democratic process where everyone listens, engages, and gives strength to each other, and derives enjoyment from communing with each other. The Okanagan educational process teaches ways to engage in those processes, whereas mass public education dictates a type of education that is…