Welcome to AAACE

The mission of the American Association for Adult and Continuing Education (AAACE) is to provide leadership for the field of adult and continuing education by expanding opportunities for adult growth and development; unifying adult educators; fostering the development and dissemination of theory, research, information, and best practices; promoting identity and standards for the profession; and advocating relevant public policy and social change initiatives.

We invite you to settle in and explore our site. Engage. Connect. Learn.

The Call for Proposals for
the AAACE 2019 Conference is now open.
Please click here for more information.

Mapping the Field of Adult and Continuing Education:  An International Compendium
Edited by Alan B. Knox, Simone C. O. Conceição, and Larry G. Martin
Foreword by Steven B. Frye

For more information and to order the Compendium, please click here.

To view the Virtual Forum series, please click here.

Request for Proposal:  Adult Learning Editor(s)

The AAACE Publications Committee is currently accepting proposals for Adult Learning Editor(s). 

A letter of intent is requested by April 15, 2019 with proposals due by July 15, 2019.

For information, please view the Request for Proposal.

AAACE In Memoriam

AAACE now offers a forum to honor the Adult Educators we have lost. Please view the forum here.