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May 2012
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According to the news – Teachers who want to pursue advancing their degrees are now have the options of specializing in adult leaning. These programs can give benefits to instructors who are working online postsecondary education.

Institutions like Saint Joseph’s College of Maine are launching concentration in this field to meet the increasing demand for trained professionals. The program includes adult learning principles that focus on the experiences of students.

Program Director Thomas Hancock said that the Key College Launches Adult Learning Specialization to Online MSEd Program adult learning concepts such as these are universally taught but rarely practiced in higher education. He also added that it is not only is the new concentration practical, adaptable and relevant for the workplace, it adheres to adult learning theory.”

The program was designed to help educators who work with nontraditional students in the military, community colleges, e-learning, religious education , community organizations, healthcare settings, , and mentoring or staff development, among other adult learning environments.