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In the United States, adult education graduate programs are especially influential within a complex education ecosystem due to their links across disciplines and their emphasis on working learner students. 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[https://doi.org/10.4148/0146-9282.2364](https://doi.org/10.4148/0146-9282.2364)  \nThis Article is brought to you for free and open access by New Prairie Press. It has been accepted for inclusion in Educational Considerations by an authorized administrator of New Prairie Press. For more information, please [contact](contact cads@k-state.edu)[ cads@k-state.edu](contact cads@k-state.edu).  \nFostering Internationalization in Adult Education Graduate Programs in the United States: Opportunities for Growth  \nSusan M. Yelich Biniecki and Maja Stojanović  \nAbstract  \nInternationalization is a key element of higher education missions to prepare learners for the  \nglobal dimensions of their lives and work, which are increasingly integrated. In the United  \nStates, adult education graduate programs play a vital role in the wider educational landscape,  \nparticularly because of their interconnectedness with diverse disciplines and a working learner  \nstudent population. Although student and scholar mobility remain important to fostering  \nconnections, adult education graduate programs can broaden the scope of internationalization  \naims. This paper proposes three main opportunities for internationalization growth within adult  \neducation graduate programs: incorporating intercultural literacy in formal curricula,  \nemphasizing a continuing professional education approach, and integrating the formal –  \nnonformal – informal education continuum in programs. Conceptualizing efforts within these  \nopportunity sectors can spur innovation central to internationalization initiatives.  \nKey words: internationalization, adult education, higher education, graduate programs.  \nIntroduction  \nAdult education graduate programs in the United States are situated predominantly within  \ncolleges of education under such titles as adult learning and leadership, human resource  \ndevelopment, or adult and continuing higher education. Within these programs, the majority of  \nstudents are working adult learners, or those who are earning a master’s or doctoral degree as  \nworking professionals. As such, adult education graduate programs are of significant importance for students’ professional as well as personal lives. Internationalization of these formal graduate programs of study is important to support learners’ navigation of daily life, work, and academic research, which happens in increasingly diverse, multicultural environments. Therefore, the field  \nof adult education needs to find ways to foster internationalization efforts more strategically  \n(Alfred & Guo, 2012). In doing so, the field can serve as a strategic partner for supporting  \ninternationalization in different areas of adult learners’ lives.  \nThe purpose of this paper is to highlight opportunities for growth in internationalization within  \nadult education graduate programs. To situate our argument, we first explore a definition of adult education and the adult learner followed by operation","cbCaiihHXjjL9ChR","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiihHXjjL9ChR","pdf",362249,11,"English","# Abstract\n# Introduction\n## Adult Education Graduate Programs and the Adult Learner","[{\"question\":\"Why is internationalization important in U.S. adult education graduate programs?\",\"answer\":\"It helps learners navigate daily life, work, and academic research in increasingly diverse, multicultural environments and supports strategic internationalization efforts within the field.\"},{\"question\":\"What opportunities for internationalization growth does the paper propose?\",\"answer\":\"It proposes three main opportunities: adding intercultural literacy to formal curricula, emphasizing a continuing professional education approach, and integrating the formal–nonformal–informal education continuum into programs.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the paper define adult education graduate programs and adult learners?\",\"answer\":\"Adult education graduate programs are formal university-based study programs, typically serving working professionals and educators, while adult learners are those earning degrees as working professionals and engaging in education relevant to their lives and careers.\"}]","Fostering Internationalization in Adult Education Graduate Programs in the United States - Part - Opportunities for Growth | PDF",1792095718,28]