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Foster, Pablo; Howard, Ursula; Reisenberger, Anna – FE Matters, 1997
This report, which is an outgrowth of the Further Education Development Agency's (FEDA's) Learning Outcomes study, explores ways of identifying, recording, and valuing adult learners' goals and achievements in learning opportunities that are not designed to lead to qualifications. The following topics are discussed in the report's six chapters:…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Attitude Change, Check Lists
Martinez, Paul – FE Matters, 1999
The report provides a survey of staff development (SD) managers in 505 English, Welsh, and Scottish further education colleges (227 responses). The objective was to determine how much SD has changed and matured since incorporation, and how much it has created benchmarks. Findings indicated that few staff developers had a relevant SD qualification.…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Budgets, College Faculty, Colleges
Hughes, Maria; Kingsford, Margaret – FE Matters, 1997
Effective models for helping adults with disabilities and/or learning difficulties obtain and maintain employment were identified through a research project that included the following activities: collection of background information from 20 providers of support for employment in England and Wales; case studies of a geographically representative…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Case Studies
Green, Muriel; Milbourne, Linda – FE Matters, 1998
This report, which is written for curriculum managers, student services managers, and learning support managers in further education (FE) colleges throughout the United Kingdom, summarizes and examines the results of a study in which eight FE colleges worked with the Further Education Development Agency to evaluate different approaches to learning…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Adult Students, Check Lists, Counseling Effectiveness
Wilde, Francesca; Hardaker, Roger – FE Matters, 1997
This report examines issues and approaches to course design and evaluation within the higher education (HE) sector that are relevant and applicable to the United Kingdom's further education (FE) sector. Chapter 1 examines the increasing emphasis on student-centered learning in FE/HE and the implications of that trend. Discussed in chapter 2 are…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Case Studies, Classroom Techniques, Educational Objectives