night school

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Night school refers to high school or college classes held in the evening for individuals who work during the day. This is a form of adult education, which encompasses any learning pursued by mature adults. Adult education can take many forms, including independent study, correspondence courses, group discussions, and formal classes.12

The types of adult education are diverse and can be categorized by their purpose:
* Vocational, technical, and professional competence2
* Health, welfare, and family living2
* Civic, political, and community competence2
* Self-fulfillment through liberal arts2
* Remedial education, including literacy2

Agencies offering adult education include folk high schools, nonresident centers, agricultural extension services, open universities, commercial enterprises, and public school extension programs, often referred to as night schools.2

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…and they are popularly termed night schools because ordinarily they are housed in the same school buildings used in the daytime for school-age youth and also because some of the same teachers are often involved. (Much of the teaching, however, is also done by subject specialists not employed as schoolteachers.)…
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…and they are popularly termed night schools because ordinarily they are housed in the same school buildings used in the daytime for school-age youth and also because some of the same teachers are often involved. (Much of the teaching, however, is also done by subject specialists not employed as schoolteachers.)…
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