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Peer reviewedMerriam, Sharan – Lifelong Learning: The Adult Years, 1979
Describes the Colonial Junto organized by Benjamin Franklin in 1727 as a discussion club to debate politics, morals, and natural philosophy, and the later American Philosophical Society which extended (and continues) the subject knowledge. The present-day Junto Center for Continuing Education in Philadelphia is an adult education information…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Clearinghouses, Group Discussion
