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acculturation

n. the processes by which groups or individuals adjust the social and cultural values, ideas, beliefs, and behavioral patterns of their culture of origin to those of a different culture. Psychological acculturation is an individual’s attitudinal and behavioral adjustment to another culture, which typically varies with regard to degree and type. Compare deculturation; enculturation. —acculturate vb.

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December 22nd 2024

nontraditional education

nontraditional education

1. an educational plan that does not conform to the accepted or customary ideas of an ordinary educational system and that may include innovative approaches to teaching, curriculum, grading, or degree requirements.

2. an educational plan that allows an individual to gain credentials without going through the usual channels.