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Oats, Reginald; Gumbo, Meshack T. – Adult Education Quarterly: A Journal of Research and Theory, 2019
A fit-for-purpose, functional program is the vehicle that guarantees the relevance of an education system by ensuring the sustainability of the society. Failure of a program to be relevant has the potential to cause crisis in a society. This basic qualitative research study explored the experiences of the beneficiaries of a skills development…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Benefits, Skill Development, Rural Areas
Orr, Betsy – Online Submission, 2013
A SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats) analysis of a teacher education program, or any program, can be the driving force for implementing change. A SWOT analysis is used to assist faculty in initiating meaningful change in a program and to use the data for program improvement. This tool is useful in any undergraduate or degree…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Program Improvement, Educational Change, Improvement Programs
OECD Publishing, 2024
This report analyses twelve quality assurance systems that cover non-formal adult learning to identify the quality areas and criteria typically included in these systems, as well as the evidence that training providers can submit to prove compliance with them. The different quality areas, criteria and indicators are analysed and structured in the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Quality Assurance, Nonformal Education, Foreign Countries
Locke, Dawn G. – US Government Accountability Office, 2022
The federal government helps veterans pursue skills needed in the civilian workforce. Veterans Affairs (VA) created Veterans Employment Through Technology Education Courses (VET TEC) to support veterans who enroll in high-technology education programs through VA-approved training providers. The act includes a provision for the US Government…
Descriptors: Veterans, Veterans Education, Employment, Job Training
Jill Stefaniak; Jennifer Maddrell; Yvonne Earnshaw; Paige Hale – International Journal of Designs for Learning, 2018
This design case will discuss how design strategies evolved through the development and implementation of two e-service-learning project cohorts. The article provides a detailed account for how Designers for Learning launched its first e-service-learning instructional design project to address adult basic education needs. Information and design…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Electronic Learning, Service Learning, Adult Basic Education
Stephens, Alicia R. – Performance Improvement, 2012
A domestic credit union engages in a systematic performance improvement plan to better leverage a technical application within its organization. By engaging stakeholders early in the process, standardizing the organization's nomenclature, and building strategic partnerships, the credit union was able to achieve both quantitative and qualitative…
Descriptors: Credit (Finance), Institutions, Group Membership, Money Management
Amanda Ahlstrand; Debby Andrews; Michelle Carson; KayLynn Hamilton; Jennifer Jirous-Rapp; Gina Wells; Blaire Willson-Toso – American Institutes for Research, 2022
Our nation's economy and global competitiveness depend on an educated, skilled workforce that can quickly adapt to changes in technology and business processes. Adult educators understand that adult learners need opportunities to obtain workplace and career management skills through work-based learning experiences that prepare them for the complex…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Work Based Learning, Job Skills, Career and Technical Education
Craver, Gerald A.; Burkett, Amy K. – Qualitative Report, 2012
Certified nursing assistants (CNAs) perform an important role in the long-term care system because they provide the majority of paid care to nursing facility residents. Unfortunately, annual CNA turnover often exceeds 100 percent nationally. Many factors account for this, including stressful working conditions, low pay, and limited benefits. The…
Descriptors: Pilot Projects, Medical Services, Improvement Programs, Focus Groups
Unger, Karen V. – Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2011
Key stakeholders who implement Supported Education may find themselves asking two questions: (1) Has Supported Education been implemented as planned?; and (2) Has Supported Education resulted in the expected outcomes? Asking these two questions and using the answers to help improve Supported Education are critical for ensuring the success of one's…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Evidence, Outcome Measures, Quality Control
Romaniuk, Mary-Jo; Haycock, Ken – Australian Library Journal, 2011
It has become accepted wisdom that there is a shortage of leaders in the library profession. A number of leader and leadership development programs have emerged in Australia, Canada and the United States that attract interested participants, yet what is the core purpose of these programs? Do they work? Review of leadership programs reveals that…
Descriptors: Information Science Education, Program Evaluation, Leadership Training, Program Effectiveness
Slater, Beverley L.; Lawton, Rebecca; Armitage, Gerry; Bibby, John; Wright, John – Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, 2012
Introduction: Despite an explosion of interest in improving safety and reducing error in health care, one important aspect of patient safety that has received little attention is a systematic approach to education and training for the whole health care workforce. This article describes an evaluation of an innovative multiprofessional, team-based…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Safety, Improvement Programs, Interprofessional Relationship
Deutsch, Jonah; Allison-Clark, Katherine; Yañez, Armando – Mathematica, 2021
Ongoing research and evaluation that produce actionable, widely disseminated evidence are central to the continuous improvement of U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) programs. In addition, the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 (WIOA) requires DOL to conduct periodic, independent evaluations to inform the effective operation of WIOA…
Descriptors: Labor Force Development, Labor Legislation, Federal Legislation, Program Evaluation
Whitehurst, Grover – Brookings Institution, 2009
Former President George W. Bush finished his tenure without having won congressional renewal of his No Child Left Behind (NCLB) policy. With President Barack Obama now at the helm, NCLB is up for debate. Brown Center Director Grover "Russ" Whitehurst examines Reading First, a key component of NCLB, that aims to ensure that all children…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Educational Policy, Reading Improvement, Reading Programs
King, Cheryl L. – Education Development Center, Inc., 2018
This 10th edition toolkit was developed for use in states and districts taking part in Wallace Foundation-funded efforts to improve school leadership. It includes rubrics on candidate admissions, course content, pedagogy-andragogy, clinical practice, performance assessment, and graduate performance outcomes, and was designed to help principal…
Descriptors: Principals, Management Development, Program Development, Program Evaluation
Urquieta-Salomon, Jose E.; Tepichin-Valle, Ana Maria; Tellez-Rojo, Martha Maria – Evaluation Review, 2009
The objective of this study is to evaluate the impact of a pilot study that promoted productive and capacity-building activities among deprived rural women of Mexico. The evaluation design is observational; 1,278 women are interviewed, and the comparison group is estimated by propensity score matching. The results show a positive impact on the…
Descriptors: Females, Pilot Projects, Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries