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'''Mechanics' institutes''', also known as '''mechanics' institutions''', sometimes simply known as '''institutes''', and also called '''schools of arts''' (especially in the [[Australian colonies]]), were educational establishments originally formed to provide [[adult education]], particularly in technical subjects, to working men in [[Victorian-era]] Britain and [[British Empire|its colonies]]. They were often funded by local industrialists on the grounds that they would ultimately benefit from having more knowledgeable and skilled employees. The mechanics' institutes often included [[libraries]] for the adult [[working class]], and were said to provide them with an alternative pastime to gambling and drinking in pubs. |
'''Mechanics' institutes''', also known as '''mechanics' institutions''', sometimes simply known as '''institutes''', and also called '''schools of arts''' (especially in the [[Australian colonies]]), were educational establishments originally formed to provide [[adult education]], particularly in technical subjects, to working men in [[Victorian-era]] Britain and [[British Empire|its colonies]]. They were often funded by local industrialists on the grounds that they would ultimately benefit from having more knowledgeable and skilled employees. The mechanics' institutes often included [[libraries]] for the adult [[working class]], and were said to provide them with an alternative pastime to gambling and drinking in pubs. |
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