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Smith, Margaret D. – Lifelong Learning, 1985
Tips are offered for using the needs/interest survey process to provide continuing and community education programmers with information for setting goals and establishing program objectives. Some of the 50 tips include using only those questions essential to programming, restricting the length, targeting the survey, getting input on topics…
Descriptors: Community Education, Continuing Education, Decision Making, Educational Needs
Sample, John A.; Kaufman, Roger – Lifelong Learning, 1986
The authors advocate a holistic approach to program development that transcends the boundaries of the sponsoring agency and provides a link between needs assessment, instructional design and development, learning activities, and societal impact. This frame of reference views the efforts of adult educators and their organizations as means to…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Holistic Approach, Learning Activities
Jones, Edward V. – Lifelong Learning, 1985
An "orientation" checklist is proposed to aid the adult basic education (ABE) teacher in preparing for instruction. The list reflects a number of issues teachers should consider carefully before meeting with students. The issues concern (1) information about the learners and their characteristics and needs that can be taken into account in…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Students, Curriculum Development, Decision Making