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Abstract
Abstract: Nordhaug, O. 1986. The Concept of Adult Education. Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research 30, 153‐165. The article analyzes the concept of adult education, departing from the observation that a broad range of definitions is being used and that adult education thereby manifests itself as a multifaceted social phenomenon. Thus, different aspects or criteria which may be or have actually been applied in conceptualizations of adult education are delineated and discussed. Distinctions are made between an age aspect and a life‐cycle aspect, and between the aspects of time, formality, organization, intentionality and normality. Furthermore, internal and external functions of the concept are discussed. The article concludes with a presentation of a possible general definition of adult education.
1. The author is grateful for constructive comments on earlier versions of the article from Tom Colbj⊘rnsen, Paul N. Gooderham, Knud Knudsen and Kari Tomassen.
Notes
1. The author is grateful for constructive comments on earlier versions of the article from Tom Colbj⊘rnsen, Paul N. Gooderham, Knud Knudsen and Kari Tomassen.