http://democracy-handbook.org/wiki/index.php?title=Education,_Cultivation,_Paideia,_Bildung&feed=atom&action=historyEducation, Cultivation, Paideia, Bildung - Revision history2024-03-29T15:37:22ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.23.5http://democracy-handbook.org/wiki/index.php?title=Education,_Cultivation,_Paideia,_Bildung&diff=5362&oldid=prevAndersen: Protected "Education, Cultivation, Paideia, Bildung" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))2012-01-03T11:22:08Z<p>Protected "<a href="/wiki/index.php?title=Education,_Cultivation,_Paideia,_Bildung" title="Education, Cultivation, Paideia, Bildung">Education, Cultivation, Paideia, Bildung</a>" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))</p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The oldest education association in Denmark, AOF (the Workers' Educational Association), was founded in 1924. Since then, other political movements have started their own educational associations, and thus today in Denmark there are the Liberal Educational Association, the People's Educational Association, the Free Educational Association, the Capital City's Educational Association and the Socialist People's Educational Association. These examples are just given to illustrate that, within the sector of informal education, there are several players, each representing their own ideology or values; <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">informal </del>education is in every way pluralistic.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The oldest education association in Denmark, AOF (the Workers' Educational Association), was founded in 1924. Since then, other political movements have started their own educational associations, and thus today in Denmark there are the Liberal Educational Association, the People's Educational Association, the Free Educational Association, the Capital City's Educational Association and the Socialist People's Educational Association. These examples are just given to illustrate that, within the sector of informal education, there are several players, each representing their own ideology or values; <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">liberal </ins>education is in every way pluralistic.</div></td></tr>
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</table>Davidyhttp://democracy-handbook.org/wiki/index.php?title=Education,_Cultivation,_Paideia,_Bildung&diff=5358&oldid=prevDavidy: /* Educational theory and practice */2012-01-03T10:58:06Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Educational theory and practice</span></span></p>
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