Among adult learners, experience, values, opinions, and learning styles vary greatly. Actively engaging adult learners requires a broad understanding  of adult development and a unique set of skills. Walden University's new Doctor of Education with a specialization in Higher Education and Adult Learning  is uniquely designed and teaches research skills in conjunction with core coursework. This program has the versatility to meet your professional goals whether you teach at a community college or provide training for adults in a corporate setting or school district.This combination of research skills, core content,  and a final doctoral study project will lead to your development as an critical  and innovativethinker who is prepared to experiment, examine, and reflect on practices that empower adults to be lifelong learners. The program's curriculum was created specifically to improve the competencies of adult educators.