American Association for Adult and Continuing Education is an international organization that promotes learning as a lifelong process. The association distributes information about adult and continuing education and serves as a major advocate for the field. It publishes a research quarterly, a magazine, and other publications.
The American Association for Adult and Continuing Education was founded in 1982 as a result of the merger of the Adult Education Association and the National Association of Public Continuing Adult Education. Headquarters are in Bowie, Maryland.
