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Master of Education
Workforce Development Education
Career Opportunities
Graduates with a degree in Workforce Development Education have the opportunity to choose from a variety of professional fields and often work as higher education teachers and administrators, trainers and instructors, teachers and administrators in adult education, general education development, or English as a second language programs.
Some students use the degree to strengthen their background in Vocational Education and to prepare for positions in post-secondary institutions, educational cooperatives or state departments. Adult Education majors are taught to design and deliver programs to adult learners in a wide array of settings in the academic arena such as adult and continuing education or higher education, and the public school system. Graduates who concentrate on Human Resource Development Education often work in training and development in business and industrial settings.
Annette Hairston
Master of Education-Adult Education
As an academic advisor, I work with young adults helping them to develop good decision making abilities and to begin to function as adults by taking responsibility for their college education and college experience. Before becoming an advisor at University of Texas Austin, I worked as a training specialist for Superior Federal Bank. I assisted in the design and delivery of curriculum that helped employees become efficient on the job. My degree helped me tremendously in both of these positions; it made me aware that adults learn differently than children and gave me great techniques in approaching and facilitating the adult learning environment.
Ella James
Master of Education-Vocational Education
I am currently human resources director at Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas. I coordinate the recruiting and hiring process, administer employee benefits including retirement, insurance, and workers' compensation, and I prepare state and federal surveys and reports. I was hired in 1994 as personnel assistant. I completed the HRD program, offered at Phillips via distance learning through the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, with a BS in Education in December of 1999. I then enrolled in the master's program, completing that degree in May of 2001. During this period, our previous HR director resigned, creating that vacancy, which required a master's degree. My degrees through UAF (distance learning program) equipped me with the tools necessary to fill the position and paved the way for my appointment as HR Director in September of 2001.
Tiffany B. Rogers
Master of Education-Adult Education
I am the Director of Continuing Education and the Arkansas County Foundation. I have been employed at Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas for nine years. Completing a master's degree through the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville's offsite program allowed me the opportunity to advance within my profession. Working in higher education requires advanced degrees to keep current and competitive. I am extremely appreciative of the opportunity to advance my education and career while continuing to work full time and without excessive travel.
Chrisi R. Zumwalt
Master of Education-Adult Education
I enrolled in graduate school through UA-Fayetteville's distance education program for a Master's of Adult Education and graduated in May of 2001.
While working on my master's degree, I was promoted to my current position at UACCH (Director of Human Resources). I oversee all HR functions of the college, including payroll, benefits administration, policy development, as well as the hiring process. I firmly believe my promotion was a direct result of my completion of an advanced degree. I credit my opportunity to achieve these degrees to the tireless efforts of those who work in the Continuing Education Department at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville and those who facilitate distance learning (and also, the support of my family). Distance learning is truly an asset to Arkansas. It allows people like me to finish their education without uprooting family or changing a good job situation, and helps to secure a better one.
Melissa Beck
Master of Education-Adult Education
I was a stay-at-home mom for eight years before completing my Master of Education degree through the distance education partnership with UACCH and U of A Fayetteville. During that time, I felt called to become an educator. The distance ed program offered the opportunity for me to get my master's degree without uprooting my family. The classes were offered at a time that allowed me to continue to be available for my children and still achieve my goal of completing an advanced degree. During my last semester in the program, I completed an internship with the Literacy Council and worked with adult learners. It was during this experiential learning phase of the program that I began to read research on student retention in adult education. Without the education and hands-on experiences afforded me through the program, I wouldn't have had the qualifications to be hired as Retention Coordinator at the University of Arkansas Community College at Hope.
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