As regular readers of Learning Curves will already know, adult education programs are as varied as the interests of the people who sign up for them.
Imagine dedicating yourself to a life of study to secure a better future—sacrificing and denying yourself because you know it will all be worth it in the end.
In today’s economy, a career in adult education can take many forms. Stella Han, Academic Advisor in the Centre for Adult Education and Community Outreach (CAECO) at Brock University
Making the decision to return to college or university has never been an easy one. It often involves taking a risk by giving up a life-style that at the very least is familiar.
For many people, attending university after high school can be an intimidating task – especially at an institution like the University of Toronto.
In April 2013, the School of Early Childhood Studies at Ryerson University and Faculty of Education at York University
Camille Rutherford, assistant professor of Education at Brock University, always gives her students a few minutes to settle in before starting class.
The Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities requires all full time college students to take four to six general education courses
The world of work is getting more competitive with inflated credentials required for positions which once required only a high school diploma, with the disappearance of “good” jobs because of offshoring, technology replacing people and so on.
Edward Fenner remembers well what his mother told him as a boy growing up – always leave things better than you found them.