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Brumfield, Robin G.; Özkan, Burhan; Vezne, Rabia – Online Submission, 2017
"Suzanne's Project" is a 28-hour program, which began in the Antalya province of Turkey in 2011 to empower small-scale women farmers to manage their farms as a business by training them in computer literacy, technical production topics, and farm business management. A survey 1.5 years after the workshop ended found that all of the women…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Extension Education, Agricultural Occupations, Business Administration
Paek, Jeeyon; Hawley, Joshua D. – Online Submission, 2006
The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of training program characteristics on training effectiveness among organizations receiving training services from external training providers. Two surveys were sent to HRD managers and senior managers per company. The results showed that the operational margin of the programs where private…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Job Training, Human Resources, Labor Force Development
Reio, Thomas G., Jr.; Wormley, Karen; Boyle, Mike A. – Online Submission, 2005
This study evaluated an innovative family literacy program in Bullitt County, KY, USA. Data sources included attendance sign-in sheets, pre- and post TABE test scores, GED success, gender, age, and ethnicity, and grant applications. The evidence suggested that since 1998, the program increasingly attracted proportionally more males, GED completion…
Descriptors: Local Government, Program Evaluation, Community Involvement, Family Literacy
Turnbull, Ovilla; Madsen, Susan R. – Online Submission, 2004
Service-learning is a relatively new pedagogy which uses service activities to support traditional teaching methods, giving students a better understanding and ability to remember and carry out functions/skills taught in class. Although its use in an HRD course has rarely been reported in the literature, the teaching methods appear to be ideal for…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Adult Learning, Service Learning, Human Resources
Gilley, Jerry W.; Levya-Gardner, Brenda; Korth, Sharon; Conbere, Jon; Gibson, Sharon; Gilley, Ann – Online Submission, 2005
HRD Cohort Graduate programs are a proven approach in developing a learning community among graduate students and creating a developmental culture, which foster learning transfer. During this innovative session, we will examine the characteristics of Cohort Graduate programs, discuss their advantages, discuss how they can be developed, marketed,…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Labor Force Development, Human Resources, Graduate Study
Brown, James M.; Conbere, John – Online Submission, 2005
This research analyzed 12 Minnesota Technical Colleges' Program Assessments in terms of: (1) Did assessments of their Career and Technical education programs focus on results-related outcomes? (2) Were program assessment measures "related" to programs' goals? (3) Were targeted programs' goals attained? Conclusions: (1) Report findings…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Performance Based Assessment, Human Resources, Technical Education
Hawley, Joshua D.; Marks, Helen M. – Online Submission, 2006
Using data from in a large Mid-western district, this study analyses the use of academic skills in work-based learning. The primary question asked in this study has to do with the impact of participating in work-based learning on the use of academic skills. Four sets of academic skills were measured using surveys (language arts, math, science, and…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Grade 12, Labor Force Development, Internship Programs
Chapman, Diane D. – Online Submission, 2005
Effectiveness in distance education has been scrutinized for years, but only recently has literature focused on Web-based learning. As more online degree programs are established, the need for evaluation methodologies and processes guiding those activities increases. This paper describes on-going research to develop an evaluation plan for a fully…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Online Courses, Doctoral Programs, Computer Uses in Education
Clements, Kimberly D.; McArdle, Geri; Cole, Ann F. – Online Submission, 2005
Performance appraisal continues to be an area of research within Human Resource Development. This case study explores the impact of promotion portfolios upon the performance and professional development of university professors. Specific themes from data analysis indicated that portfolios are viewed as a performance appraisal measure/learning tool…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Program Effectiveness, Labor Force Development, College Faculty