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Adult education curricula and programs

Course Description: This course covers the concept and fields of adult education. It reviews the foundations for designing adult education programs, in addition to the steps for their development and enhancement to suit the characteristics of adult learners. It also clarifies the objectives of adult education and highlights self-directed learning and its applications in this field. The course includes studying effective adult education methods and strategies, program evaluation mechanisms, and identifying the essential competencies that an adult educator must possess to ensure the quality of the educational process.
Credits: 2
Objectives of the course :

The objective of teaching this course is to help the student to:
• Understands the concept of adult education and its main areas.
• Summarizes the importance of adult education.
• Understands the foundations of preparing adult education programs.
• Lists the most important steps in designing adult education programs.
• Plans a program for adult education.
Identifies the most important needs of some adult education groups.
• Recognizes the goals of adult education.
• Explains the most important competencies that adult educators should possess.
• Adult learning methods are used.
• Recognizes some modern trends in adult education.
Compares some adult education programs.

Course outputs :

• Establishes the foundations of an adult education program.
• An adult education program is being designed.
• Plans to teach some adult education classes.
• Some adult education assessment tools.

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  • Last updated: 2026-06-03

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