EDAD 5040 - The Adult Learner (3)

This course is designed to (a) investigate the various problems related to adult learning; (b) enable students to acquire an understanding of different learning patterns of adults; (c) identify similarities and differences compared with the learning of youth; (d) understand how adult educators, through research and practice, are approaching solutions for these problems, and (e) understand how adult education programs are designed to serve the differentiated needs and uniqueness demanded by the adult learning situation. EDAD 5050. EDUCATIONAL LAW. (3) A study of legal principles that relate to such matters as authority, responsibility, and liability of school boards, districts, and state and federal organizations. The legal and ethical status of principals and teachers is also considered. Prerequisite(s): EDAD 5020, EDAD 5030, 5515, EDAD 5200. EDAD 5640, and 5516. Taken concurrently with EDAD 5090 and EDAD 5080.