Administration and Program Development
The field of adult education involves more people than all of elementary, secondary, and higher education combined. One of the fundamental challenges facing adult educators is to find effective ways of responding to the changing and complex needs of their constituents. The effective adult educator not only uses appropriate processes in discovering adult needs, but also uses sensitivity and diagnostic ability to interpret the nature of the problems and concerns of the people in setting institutional objectives. The person develops an administrative organization and selects and trains staff members for that organization.
Examples of administrative positions include deans or directors of university general extension or cooperative extension, directors and supervisors of public and private school and college adult programs as well as similar personnel in vocational technical schools and non-profit organizations, student services administrators in colleges and universities, program coordinators, health care administrators, supervisory personnel, and coordinators of volunteers, to name a few administrative and supervisory roles.
Program of Study
Core Courses (12 credits)
Course #
|
Course Title
|
Credits |
AD LDSP 667
|
Program Planning in Adult Education |
3 |
| AD LDSP 757 |
Principles and Foundations of Adult Education |
3 |
| AD LDSP 777 |
Leadership in Multicultural Organizations |
3 |
| AD LDSP 787 |
Administration of Adult Education Programs |
3 |
Focus Courses (9 credits from the following)
Course #
|
Course Title
|
Credits |
AD LDSP 537
|
Leadership and Management of Volunteer Programs
|
3 |
AD LDSP 547
|
Planning and Implementing Programs for Older Adults
|
3 |
AD LDSP 607
|
Coordination of Staff Development and Training
|
3 |
AD LDSP 617
|
Leadership in Youth-Serving Organizations
|
3 |
AD LDSP 687
|
Instructional Design & Teaching Strategies
|
3 |
AD LDSP 707
|
Using Technology with Adults
|
3 |
AD LDSP 747
|
Strategic Planning and Budgeting in Adult Education
|
3 |
AD LDSP 750*
|
Internship in Administrative Leadership
|
3 |
AD LDSP 827
|
Seminar in Adult and Organizational Learning
|
3 |
AD LDSP 867
|
Seminar in Continuing Professional Education |
3 |
Foundation Courses (9 credits from the following)
Course #
|
Course Title
|
Credits |
| AD LDSP 647 |
Evaluation of Adult & Continuing Education
|
3 |
| AD LDSP 710 |
Organizational Change and Team Leadership
|
3 |
| AD LDSP 767 |
Practicum in Program Planning and Implementation
|
3 |
| AD LDSP 798 |
Seminar in Human Resource Development
|
3 |
| AD LDSP 897 |
Seminar in the Philosophy & History of Adult Education
|
3 |
| AD LDSP 967 |
Seminar in Urban Adult Education
|
3 |
Electives (3 credits from the following, or one course from within department)
| Course # |
Course Title |
Credits |
| COUNS 714 |
Essentials of Counseling Practice |
3 |
| ED PSY 624 |
Educational Statistics Methods I |
3
|
| ED PSY 747 |
Human Development: Study of the Adult |
3
|
* Students who need experience in the field of adult and continuing education may be advised to enroll in AD LDSP 750 Internship as an elective. Changes in courses may be made by contacting your advisor. Please contact your advisor before taking courses not listed above.
