克利夫兰州立大学

Learning is a life-long process. Today's rapidly changing world requires adults to learn new ways of doing their jobs or to change careers several times throughout their lives. This new reality requires adults to return to educational institutions for classes, to partake in on-the-job training and development courses, and to attend continuing professional education seminars in order to achieve new career goals. The influx of adult learners into adult education venues has resulted in a demand for qualified adult educators to assist adult learners as they cope with the effects of an ever-changing world.

Adult educators are employed to plan, teach, administer, coordinate, and evaluate programs for adult learners. They work in many different types of settings, such as higher education, business and industry, labor unions, GED/ABLE programs, cooperative extension services, community agencies, professional continuing education programs, museums, health education centers, hospitals, libraries, and correctional institutions.

The purpose of this program is to prepare present and future adult educators with the theories, competencies, and knowledge that will help them plan, teach, and administer programs for a diverse population of adult learners in a variety of settings. The M.Ed. program is committed to providing adult educators with a cognizance of the issues and challenges confronting adult educators in diverse learning environments. Theories, philosophies, history, and practices concerning adult learning and development, teaching adult learners, and program planning and administration are emphasized through a variety of courses throughout the program. Students also gain practical experience through participation in internships.

SPECIALIZATION TRACKS

Three specializations tracks with recommended elective courses for each track are available to students to focus their studies. These three tracks are: Organizational Learning, Higher Education, or Community Education. Students may choose elective graduate courses particular to each of these tracks to specialize in a particular area of adult learning and development, or with the help of their advisor to address their own interests, they may choose other elective courses which may help them achieve their career or personal goals.

Students can choose three courses within each track to complete an elective specialization.

Organizational Learning: ALD 545, ALD 631, ALD 646, ALD 647, ALD 664

Higher Education: ALD 545, ALD 606, ALD 653, ALD 665, ALD 679, CNS 524

Community Education: ALD 600, ALD 603, ALD 610, ALD 631, ALD 664, ALD 679

PROGRAM OF STUDY COLLEGE CORE

(18 credits)

EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY

EDB 601 - Research in Education and Human Services

SOCIAL FOUNDATIONS

ALD 607 - Adult Education in a Changing Society

PSYCHOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS

ALD 605 - Adult Learning & Development Theories and Practice

ADULT LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT CONCENTRATION

ALD 645 - Organizational Learning and Change
ALD 663 - Planning Programs for Adult Learners

INTERNSHIP

ALD 688 - Internship in Adult Learning & Development

GOAL-DIRECTED ELECTIVES

Each student selects 9 credit hours of study from the courses listed below, or from other courses after discuss of career goals with a faculty advisor.

ALD 545 - Program Evaluation
ALD 600 - Issues in Multicultural Foundations of Urban Adult Education
ALD 603 - Lifespan Development
ALD 606 - Modern Higher Education in a Changing Society
ALD 610 - Theory and Assessment of Adult Literacy Practice
ALD 631 - Group Dynamics for Educational Leadership
ALD 646 - Human Resources Development for Adult Educators