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Meredith Atkinson 1919

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Meredith Atkinson 1919

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[The Lone hand, 25 October 1919, p5 via Trove]

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The foundation of the Workers' Educational Association Sydney

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Adult education

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Atkinson, Meredith

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The foundation of the Workers' Educational Association Sydney

The Sydney branch of the Workers’ Educational Association (WEA Sydney) is one of Australia’s oldest and most prominent provider of continuing education for adults. It began in 1913 as a joint undertaking by the trade union movement and the University of Sydney to build a progressive organisation committed to enabling adult working people to gain a liberal education. Throughout its history it has been non-partisan and non-political, despite significant pressure from both within and without, and student-directed. The WEA's democratic structure has provided it with a strong foundation to meet shifting community and government expectations of adult and continuing education and to remain relevant in the twenty-first century.

Adult education

Atkinson, Meredith

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English academic and supporter of the Workers Educational Association movement in Australia.