Why Study Adult Education?  Adult Education is a diverse field
of practice and research that fosters an understanding of the
different ways in which adults learn and different ways they may
be helped to learn—whether on their own, in groups, in the
community, or in organizational settings.  Students in UFV’s
Adult Education program develop their ability to plan adult
learning experiences, guide communities in capacity-building,
develop their ability to teach adults, foster learning for
advocacy and action, as well as conduct research regarding the
teaching and learning of adults.    Why a Bachelor’s Degree in
Adult Education?  UFV’s degree program is a unique mid-career
professional development program for people who are instructing,
administering, developing programs, or providing educational
support for adult learners. Most of UFV’s students enroll on a
part-time basis and the degree offers students the opportunity
to link both practical and theoretical coursework to the
challenges they meet in their work s