Adult learning

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Date
1957
Summary
Discusses the nature and importance od adult learning, and points out the fallacy of thinking that the school is the only place where education occurs.  Explains that adult learning is the gaining of wisdom and understanding and is for everybody, regardless of formal schooling.  States that "adults are more educable than children as children are more trainable than adults," and stresses that when we cease to learn our mind starts to die. (Palmer Films) Film. 
Contributors
Dr. Mortimer J. Adler; Dr. Lloyd D. Luckmann; Dave Butler; W.A. Palmer Films, Inc.; San Francisco Productions
Publishers
National Educational Television; Indiana University Audio-Visual Center
Genre
Educational
Subject
Adult learning ; Adult learning--United States.
Collection
National Educational Television
Unit
IUL Moving Image Archive
Language
English
Rights Statement
No Copyright - United States
Physical Description
1 Film (0:28:00); 16mm
Other Identifiers
IULMIA Film Database: 40000003174838; Other: GR00466566; MDPI Barcode: 40000003174838

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