"Sample Outline of Adult Educational Programs"
Journal article
By: American Library Association
Date: December 1, 1933
Source: American Library Association. "Sample Outline of Adult Educational Programs." Bulletin of the American Library Association 27, no. 12, December 1933, 547. Reproduced in "New Deal Document Library." New Deal Network. Available online at http://newdeal.feri.org/ala/al33547.htm; website home page: http://newdeal.feri.org (accessed April 20, 2002).
Introduction
Adult education was a high priority for Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal. But instead of focusing on traditional schooling for their educational reforms, the New Dealers tried to reach unemployed adults, whose worsening situation could cause a social crisis. Federal Adult Schools were established around the country to encourage adults to return to...
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