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Descriptor English: Education, Continuing
Descriptor Spanish: Educación Continua
Descriptor educación continuada
Entry term(s) formación complementaria
formación permanente
Scope note: Programas educativos concebidos para informar a los individuos de los avances recientes en su campo de interés particular. No conducen a una posición formal avanzada.
Descriptor Portuguese: Educação Continuada
Descriptor French: Formation continue
Entry term(s): Continuing Education
Continuous Learning
Life-Long Learning
Lifelong Learning
Tree number(s): I02.358.212
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004496
Scope note: Educational programs designed to inform individuals of recent advances in their particular field of interest. They do not lead to any formal advanced standing.
Annotation: formal or informal courses to advance or update knowledge: differentiate from EDUCATION, GRADUATE: formal prep for specialty training or advanced study leading to official certification or degree; includes refresher courses
Allowable Qualifiers: CL classification
EC economics
ES ethics
HI history
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
MT methods
OG organization & administration
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
Public MeSH Note: 66
History Note: 66
Entry Version: EDUC CONTINUING
DeCS ID: 4563
Unique ID: D004496
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 1999/11/03
Education, Continuing - Preferred
Concept UI M0007085
Scope note Educational programs designed to inform individuals of recent advances in their particular field of interest. They do not lead to any formal advanced standing.
Preferred term Education, Continuing
Entry term(s) Continuing Education
Continuous Learning
Life-Long Learning
Lifelong Learning



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