| 单词 | university extension |
| 释义 | > as lemmasuniversity extension university extension n. (also with capital initials) a widening of the opportunity for higher education, involving any of various schemes in which university-level lectures, teaching, and examinations are offered to those who are not members of a university or (formerly, at some British universities) to non-resident students; cf. extension n. 9g, extramural adj. a; frequently attributive.In the United Kingdom now historical. ΘΚΠ society > education > [noun] > systematic education > systems of university extension1839 Philanthropinism1842 Arnoldismc1845 co-education1852 Pestalozzianism1859 kindergartenism1872 secularism1872 community education1873 Froebelism1879 co-ed1886 extramuralism1892 vocationalism1901 heurism1909 sandwich1913 Montessori1917 Montessorianism1917 Juku system1931 polytechnization1932 day release1936 essentialism1939 comprehensivization1958 multitracking1989 1839 Coll. Virginia Hist. & Philos. Soc. 1 58 I know of no more fruitful way of preparing a community to receive the benefits of university extension..than by instituting preliminary courses in local history, to be conducted by the professor of history in the nearest college or other institution of learning. 1846 N. Wales Chron. (Electronic text) 14 Apr. Some time ago a body of noblemen and gentlemen connected with the University of Oxford submitted to a committee of that Institution, appointed to enquire into the subject of University Extension, a series of suggestion [sic] in promotion of the object. 1881 Northern Echo 20 Aug. 4/4 A very energetic attempt is being made..to secure again to the Hartlepools the benefit of the University Extension Lecture Scheme. 1977 J. Draper in S. Kostof Architect 235 University extension courses were set up for working draftsmen. 1996 Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 16 Dec. (Suppl.) 1 The Statement of Results will show a General Achievement Test (GAT) statement, any results for vocational education and training units, satisfactory results for university extension studies [etc.]. < as lemmas |
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