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| MacFarlane, James | 1 |
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Fatchett, Derek – Adult Education (London), 1982
This follow-up study of British union members who had been granted day release to attend a workers' education course illustrates that trade union courses can develop skills and self-confidence useful in political, public, and work-related activities. (SK)
Descriptors: Followup Studies, Labor Education, Outcomes of Education, Released Time
MacFarlane, James – Adult Education (London), 1975
The case study of a day-release educational course for industrial workers in Yorkshire demonstrates (1) cooperation between employer, union, and university and (2) the rich returns (in terms of individual quality of life and general community leadership and involvement) on the small amount of capital invested in adult education. (Author/AJ)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Extension Education, Foreign Countries, General Education
