通常指專上教育類型，以非全日或短期為原則，有時不採學分制，主要目的是為了個人、學術或職場發展，作為進階或更新的成人學習。

繼續教育(P,,U,繁體中文-偏好,D,U,U)
推廣教育(,U,繁體中文-非偏好,UF,U,U)
chi hsü chiao yü (P,,U,韋氏拼音-偏好,UF,U,U)
jì xù jiào yù (P,,U,漢語拼音-偏好,UF,U,U)
ji xu jiao yu (P,,U,漢語拼音(無聲調)-偏好,UF,U,U)
continuing education(P,,U,英文-偏好,D,U,U)
education, continuing(,U,英文-非偏好,UF,U,U)
education, lifelong(,U,英文-非偏好,UF,U,U)
learning, lifelong(,U,英文-非偏好,UF,U,U)
life-long education(,U,英文-非偏好,UF,U,U)
lifelong education(,U,英文-非偏好,UF,U,U)
education permanente(P,,U,荷蘭語-偏好,D,U,U)
educación para adultos(P,,U,西班牙語-偏好,D,U,U)
educación de adultos(,U,西班牙語-非偏好,AD,U,U)

藝術與建築詞典根目錄
....活動層面
........學科 (層級名)
............學科 (專業領域分科)
................社會科學
....................教育
........................<依年齡層或等級區分之教育>
............................成人教育
................................繼續教育

locational context/setting is....	推廣教育中心(建築物)
locational context/setting is....	推廣教育中心(機構)

英文....	Education, usually at the postsecondary level and taken on a part-time or short-term basis, sometimes noncredit, designed to advance or update adult learning for personal, academic, or occupational development.
荷蘭語....	Onderwijs, meestal na middelbaar onderwijs en op part-time basis of voor een korte termijn, soms zonder erkenning, bedoeld als voorzetting op of bijscholing van volwassenenonderwijs, voor de persoonlijke, academische of beroepsmatige ontwikkeling.
西班牙語....	Educación, usualmente en nivel postsecundario y básicamente de medio tiempo, algunas veces sin creditos, designado para avanzar o actualizar el aprendizaje de los adultos para el desarrollo personal, académico u ocupacional.

繼續教育............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	國家教育研究院－雙語詞彙、學術名詞暨辭書資訊網 February 19, 2012
.................	智慧藏百科全書網 February 19, 2012
推廣教育............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	國家教育研究院－雙語詞彙、學術名詞暨辭書資訊網 February 19, 2012
continuing education............	[VP]
.................	Encyclopaedia Britannica (1991) Vol. 1, prefers adult education
.................	International Encyclopedia of Higher Education (1977) defines as for adults
.................	Thesaurus of ERIC Descriptors (1990) BT adult education
.................	CDMARC Subjects: LCSH (1988-)
.................	Peterson's Guide to Graduate and Professional Programs (1967-) 1876
.................	Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms (1991) BT adult education
.................	Thesaurus of Sociological Indexing Terms (1992) use adult education
.................	UNESCO Thesaurus (1977)
.................	Avery Index (1963-)
.................	Candidate term Candidate term - Avery - 8/85
education, continuing............	[VP]
.................	Avery Index (1963-)
education, lifelong............	[VP]
.................	Getty Vocabulary Program rules
learning, lifelong............	[VP]
.................	Getty Vocabulary Program rules
life-long education............	[VP]
.................	UNESCO Thesaurus (1977)
lifelong education............	[VP]
.................	CDMARC Subjects: LCSH (1988-)
education permanente............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	AAT-Ned (1994-)
educación para adultos............	[CDBP-DIBAM]
.................	Fairshild, Diccionario de Sociología (1966)
.................	Sills, Enciclopedia Internacional de las Ciencias Sociales (1975) 1:88
educación de adultos............	[CDBP-DIBAM]
.................	Dewey, Sistema de Clasificación Decimal Dewey e Índice Relativo (2000) 2:228
Subject:............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	RIBA, Architectural Keywords (1982) v.19, 1991 update; continuing education: architecture; continuing professional development: architecture; v.19, 1991 update.; Architectural education: continuing professional development
.................	Bureau AAT, RKD

Getty AAT: 300054373 Getty AAT: http://www.getty.edu/vow/AATFullDisplay?find=costume&logic=AND¬e=&subjectid=300054373
聯合目錄： 繼續教育 、推廣教育 、chi hsü chiao yü 、jì xù jiào yù 、ji xu jiao yu 、continuing education 、education, continuing 、education, lifelong 、learning, lifelong 、life-long education 、lifelong education 、education permanente 、educación para adultos 、educación de adultos