Fund for Adult Education
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The Fund for Adult Education (active 1951-1961) was a subsidiary of the Ford Foundation which supported initiatives in the field of adult education, including educational television and public broadcasting. During its existence, the FAE spent over $47 million.[1]: 1 Among its funding programs were a series of individual awards for people working in adult education to support training and field study experiences.[2] In addition to grantmaking to organizations and projects, the FAE also established its own programs, including the Test Cities Project and the Experimental Discussion Project.[1]: 2 Educational theorist Robert Maynard Hutchins helped to found the FAE, and educational television advocate C. Scott Fletcher served as its president.[1]: 8–9
External links
- Papers of C. Scott Fletcher, president of the FAE at the University of Maryland Libraries.
- A Ten Year Report of the Fund for Adult Education, 1951-1961 on HathiTrust Digital Library.
References
- ^ a b c Edelson, Paul J. (October 1991). "Socrates on the Assembly Line: The Ford Foundation's Mass Marketing of Liberal Adult Education". Annual Conference of the Midwest History of Education Society.
- ^ "Ford Fund to Give Aid for Adult Education". New York Times. 28 June 1953. Retrieved 25 April 2023.