Postwar Britain declared adult education a permanent universal necessity and community duty
Evidence
The Adult Education Committee in Britain manifested the spirit of the time, following an ideal still to be realized: “Adult education is a permanent national necessity, an inseparable aspect of citizenship, and therefore should be both universal and lifelong.” It advocated for education that was “systematic,” “continuous,” and “social” as a “duty of the community,” which would satisfy workers’ “appetite for knowledge,” and overcome “work without thought.” — Clara E. Mattei, Escape from Capitalism, 183
Categorization
Category: Factual Claims
- XREF: This vision of universal lifelong education stands as a concrete benchmark against which austerity-era cuts can be measured.