Adult Education & Rhetoric and Composition: Comparative Timelines
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1. America/U.S.
1.1. Adult Education
1.1.1. 1727 Benjamin Franklin - The Junto or 'Leather Apron' discussion groups for adults (Hiemstra)
1.1.1.1. 1826 Josiah Holbrook - beginning of lyceum movement, lecture/study groups, influential for creation of public schools. (Hiemstra)
1.1.1.1.1. 1862 Morrill Act, 1890 funded
1.2. Philosophical Influences
1.2.1. Liberalism
1.2.1.1. Progressive --- John Dewey
1.2.1.1.1. Behaviorism
1.3. Rhetoric & Composition
1.3.1. "Current-Traditional" mode, focus on classical rhetoric, imitation, recitation
1.3.1.1. 1912 College English Journal first Published
1.3.1.1.1. Composition taught through "Handbooks" That focused on exercises more than classical models (Connors)