@inbook{27709f99619b4eb8bc6c04ab02c8ef92,
title = "The Folk High School: Denmark{\textquoteright}s Contribution to Adult Education",
abstract = "The folk high school is a model of adult education, developed in Denmark during the last half of the 19th century. Folk high schools are most often boarding schools offering short or longer non-vocational courses. There is a large variety of teaching subjects, both theoretical and practical. Teaching emphasizes the development of personal, social and civic competencies, and discussion and collaboration have an important role. There are no final exams.",
keywords = "folkeh{\o}jskole, voksenuddannelse, Grundtvig, Adult Education, Residential School, Rural Youth, Popular Education, Basic School Education, Denmark, folk high school, boarding schools, personal, social and civic competencies",
author = "Palle Rasmussen",
year = "2013",
doi = "10.1007/978-94-6209-335-5_17",
language = "English",
isbn = "978-94-6209-333-1(paperback)",
volume = "13",
series = "International Issues in Adult Education",
publisher = "Brill | Sense",
number = "13",
pages = "219--229",
editor = "Peter Mayo",
booktitle = "Learning with Adults",
}