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Berroll, Selma C. – Adult Education, 1976
In their beginning, public evening schools in New York City had three goals: teach vocational skills, compensate for lack of previous education, and Americanize immigrants. The subsequent growth of several different evening school programs transformed the emphasis from teaching the culturally disadvantaged to adult education. (EC)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Compensatory Education, Educational Development, Educational History
