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.

Learn more about the Adult Education focus area

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Foundational courses

Paced study

paced study foundational courses

EDST 630 – Transformative Learning for Social Change	(3)
MAIS 642 – Program Planning, Evaluation, and Instructional Methods in Adult Education	(3)
MAIS 644 – Adult Education, Community Leadership, and Society	(3)
MAIS 645 – Understanding Work and Learning	(3)
MDDE 611 – Foundations of Adult Education	(3)

Adult Education electives

Paced study

paced study adult education electives

EDST 632 – Transformative Approaches to Sustainability Education	(3)
EDST 635 – Foundations of Education in Canada	(3)
EDST 645 – Curriculum: Provoking Inquiry	(3)
EDST 646 – Educational Administration, Policy, Leadership and Change	(3)
ENVS 689 – The Political Ecology of Global Environmental Change	(3)
GLST 611 – Social Movements	(3)
GOVN 505 – Innovative Public Management	(3)
INST 511 – Indigenous Knowledge and Education	(3)
MAIS 603 – Community Development	(3)
MAIS 604 – Planning and Action for Community Change	(3)
MAIS 610 – Work and Society	(3)
MAIS 624 – Critical Approaches to Technology and Society	(3)
MAIS 628 – Gender and Sexuality	(3)
MAIS 635 – Equality in Context	(3)
MAIS 663 – Critical Race Theory in Global Context	(3)
MDDE 601 – Introduction to Open, Digital, and Distance Education	(3)
MDDE 612 – Experiential Learning	(3)
MDDE 613 – Adult Education and Lifelong Learning	(3)
MDDE 614 – International Issues in Open and Distance Learning	(3)
MDDE 620 – Technology in Education and Training	(3)
MDDE 631 – Inclusive Leadership and Practice in Education	(3)
MDDE 632 – Leadership in Education Innovation	(3)
MDDE 651 – Gender Issues in Distance Education	(3)

 Individualized study

individualized study adult education electives

GOVN 500 – Governance and Leadership	(3)
HIST 632 – Gender, Race, Racism, and the History of Classical Scholarship	(3)
MAIS 640 – Grounded Theory, Exploration, and Beyond	(3)
MAIS 650 – Canadian and International Labour Education	(3)