November 26, 2006
Jones, A. (1916). Continuation Schools. Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 67(New Possibilities in Education), 170-181.
Jones makes the argument that continuation schools encompass "all schools of any type which offer to people, young or old, while they are at work, opportunity for further training or education..." (170). Term "continuation school" derived from German school system which serves as a model, "Fortbildungsschulen." He goes on to classify the types of schools as follows - 1) Private and Philanthropic schools, including YMCA/YWCA, Correspondence courses, University extension, Evening classes in colleges and universities, and special institutions; 2) Apprentice schools (established in connection to a corporation or industry); 3) Schools connected to mercantile establishments; and, 4) Public Schools (Evening schools, Cooperative schools, Part time or "continuation schools). (170-171)