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институты мастеровых (первая организация была создана в 1824 с целью улучшения образования рабочих, повышения их квалификации и подготовки в различных специальностях; впоследствии они стали распространённой формой образования для взрослых с различными курсами лекций, в том числе по литературе, искусству и т. п.; позднее эти институты превратились в центры отдыха, некоторые из них сохранились в таком виде до наших дней)Australia and New Zealand. English-Russian dictionary of regional studies > mechanics' institutes
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