!!!Abendschulen

Abendschulen (evening schools): institutions of continuing education 
which can be attended to further one's career; originally on Sundays, 
classes held on weekday evenings since the second half of the 
19th century. At present, the following schools or courses of 
study are offered in Austrian evening schools: Werkmeisterschule fuer 
Berufstaetige (foreman's school for adults), Aufbaulehrgang fuer 
Berufstaetige (university preparatory course for adults), Gymnasium, 
Realgymnasium and Wirtschaftskundliches Realgymnasium fuer 
Berufstaetige (secondary schools and business school for adults), 
Handelsschule fuer Berufstaetige (school of trade and commerce for 
adults), Handelsakademie fuer Berufstaetige (academy of trade and 
commerce for adults), Hoehere technische Lehranstalt fuer 
Berufstaetige (secondary school of engineering/technology for adults), 
Akademie fuer Sozialarbeit fuer Berufstaetige (social work academy for 
adults).

!Further reading
J. Sonnberger, Die Entwicklung der Abendschulen in 
Oesterreich, doctoral thesis, Salzburg 1979; H. Engelbrecht, 
Geschichte des oesterreichischen Bildungswesens, vols. 3-5, 1984-1988.


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