About the Program
​MISSION AND HISTORY
Learning is a lifelong endeavor and trained specialists are needed to teach adult learners in postsecondary, community, and corporate settings. With coursework that is based in practice, yet grounded in current adult learning theory, the Adult Education and Training master's degree prepares you to successfully plan and administer a wide range of training and educational programs. Learning is a lifelong endeavor and trained specialists are needed to teach adult learners in postsecondary, community, and corporate settings. With coursework that is based in practice, yet grounded in current adult learning theory, the Adult Education and Training Master's degree prepares you to successfully plan and administer a wide range of training and educational programs.
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Collaborative learning through discussion
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Facilitator of learning
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Application via analysis & Synthesis of experience and theory
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Authenticity- creating authentic and relevant learning opportunities
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Research-to-theory-to-practice
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The promotion of Social Justice in adult learning
Core Tenants of the AET Program
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AET Program Objectives
The Adult Education and Training program is designed to prepare practitioners for planning and instructional responsibilities appropriate for adult learners in postsecondary, community, and corporate settings.
The objectives of the AET program are:
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To prepare professional adult learning facilitators to work in a variety of learning environments within a culturally diverse global context;
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To provide a program that represents a coherent, progressive, and current curriculum in the main content areas of adult learning;
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To assist degree candidates in becoming critically reflective practitioners capable of conducting and communicating workplace research as it relates to and informs the field of adult learning;
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To encourage individual and professional growth through exposure to other colleagues and collaborative and project-based learning environments;
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To instill in degree candidates the qualities of adult learning professionals and the lifelong learning aspects of the profession.