Adult Education
Adult education is education for life, not just for a living; it has a “social” purpose—that of supporting participatory democracy and community development.
In recent years, adult education has been used to describe all provision of education and training for adults. The courses in this focus area will allow you to examine the breadth and depth of adult education as a field of practice.
To see the courses from the lists below that are being offered in upcoming semesters, please refer to the course schedule on the program website.
Foundational courses
Group study
- EDST 630: Transformative Learning for Social Change
- MAIS 642: Program Planning, Evaluation, and Instructional Methods in Adult Education
- MAIS 644: Adult Education, Community Leadership, and the Crisis of Democracy
- MAIS 645: Understanding Work and Learning
- MDDE 611: Foundations of Adult Education
Adult Education electives
Group study
- EDST 632: Global Education
- EDST 635: Foundations of Education in Canada
- EDST 645: Curriculum: Provoking Inquiry
- EDST 646: Educational Administration, Policy, Leadership and Change
- EDST 647: Critical Multicultural Education In Canada
- ENVS 689: The Political Ecology of Global Environment Change
- GOVN 505: Innovative Public Management
- INST 511: Indigenous Knowledge and Education
- MAIS 603: Community Development
- MAIS 604: Planning and Action for Community Change
- MAIS 610: Organizational Perspectives: Images, Issues, Practices
- MAIS 612: Gender, Leadership and Management
- MAIS 628: Gender and Sexuality
- MAIS 635: Equality in Context
- MAIS 663: Critical Race Theory in Global Context
- MDDE 601: Introduction to Open, Digital, and Distance Education
- MDDE 612: Experiential Learning
- MDDE 613: Adult Education and Lifelong Learning
- MDDE 614: International Issues in Open and Distance Learning
- MDDE 620: Technology in Education and Training
- MDDE 631: Inclusive Leadership and Practice in Education
- MDDE 632: Leadership in Education Innovation
- MDDE 651: Gender Issues in Distance Education
Individualized study
- GOVN 500: Governance and Leadership
- HIST 632: Gender, Race, Racism, and the History of Classical Scholarship
- MAIS 638: What I tell You May Not Be True: Autobiography, Discourse Analysis, and Post-Colonialism
- MAIS 640: Grounded Theory, Exploration, and Beyond
- MAIS 650: Canadian and International Labour Education
- SOCI 537: Deciphering Our Social Worlds
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