Anthropology, Education, Sociology, and Social Phenomena

Continuing Education

Educational programs designed to inform individuals of recent advances in their particular field of interest. They do not lead to any formal advanced standing.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

Educational programs designed to inform individuals of recent advances in their particular field of interest. They do not lead to any formal advanced standing.

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Synonyms

10 entry terms
  • Continuous Learning
  • Education, Continuing
  • Life-Long Learning
  • Lifelong Learning
  • Learning, Continuous
  • Learning, Life-Long
  • Learning, Lifelong
  • Learnings, Life-Long
  • Life Long Learning
  • Life-Long Learnings

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Aspects Covered

10 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, ethics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, organization & administration, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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Indexing 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

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Continuing Education. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004496. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004496
  2. Continuing Education. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continuing_education
  3. Continuing Education. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q828748