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RESIDENTIAL COLLEGE [3 records]

Record 1 2002-01-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Continuing Education
  • Culture (General)
DEF

Title sometimes given to the director of an establishment for educational or socio-cultural activities, e. g. warden of an adult education centre; warden of a residential college.

OBS

Warden: reproduced from Terminology of Adult Education with the permission of the International Bureau of Education.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éducation permanente
  • Culture (Généralités)
DEF

Personne chargée de la direction d'un groupe ou d'une activité à caractère éducatif ou socio-culturel.

OBS

Directeur : reproduit de Terminologie de l'éducation des adultes avec la permission du Bureau international d'éducation.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Educación permanente
  • Cultura (Generalidades)
DEF

Máxima autoridad de un establecimiento educativo o cultural.

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Record 2 2002-01-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Continuing Education
DEF

An establishment in which adults study and live together as an integrated educational experience.

OBS

Residential adult college; residential adult centre : reproduced from Terminology of Adult Education with the permission of the International Bureau of Education.

Key term(s)
  • residential adult center

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éducation permanente
DEF

Établissement éducatif dans lequel les adultes viennent étudier et vivre ensemble; c'est une expérience d'éducation intégrée.

OBS

Centre résidentiel pour les adultes : reproduit de Terminologie de l'éducation des adultes avec la permission du Bureau international d'éducation.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Educación permanente
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Record 3 1985-08-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Educational Institutions
  • School and School-Related Administration
DEF

a college or university in which the majority of students reside in facilities provided by the institution or are in off-campus facilities nearby which are not the family homes of the students.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Établissements d'enseignement
  • Administration scolaire et parascolaire

Spanish

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