National Adult School Organization
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National Adult School Organization (NASO), the Association of adult schools in the United Kingdom
Adult Schools were first formed in 1798, to teach working people to read - and write, if they so wished. Arithmetic was considered an unsuitable subject on their day of rest.
In their heyday, Adult Schools had over one hundred thousand members around the country: the groups affiliated to County Unions and, in 1899, the National Adult School Union was founded.
Since then, both the name and the purpose have changed significantly.
NASO is a voluntary organisation, with about 80 groups located throughout England. Anyone interested in spending some of their leisure time in discussing topics of current interest would find a warm welcome.
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Adult Schools were first formed in 1798, to teach working people to read - and write, if they so wished. Arithmetic was considered an unsuitable subject on their day of rest.
In their heyday, Adult Schools had over one hundred thousand members around the country: the groups affiliated to County Unions and, in 1899, the National Adult School Union was founded.
Since then, both the name and the purpose have changed significantly.
NASO is a voluntary organisation, with about 80 groups located throughout England. Anyone interested in spending some of their leisure time in discussing topics of current interest would find a warm welcome.
External links
- The official website
- Smith, M. K. (2004) 'Adult schools and the making of adult education', the encyclopedia of informal education