Revisits an April 2000 article questioning the relevance and efficacy of Instructional Systems Design (ISD) and comes back to the question of whether ISD is flawed or is the manner in which people are putting ISD into practice the problem. (JOW)

Based on the Appalachian Adult Education Center's experience in a comprehensive demonstration and study of the utilization of an adult educational television series (a high school equivalency examination preparation series in Kentucky), the author outlines formal support systems needed for successful state adult education programs on open…

Describes the five-phase CAP (Competency Analysis Profile) system for developing competency-based training programs for adults. The five phases are development of the profile, validation of the profile, specification of competencies, preparation of learning resources, and establishment and management of delivery systems. (EM)

This program guide is designed to assist vocational education and other interested agencies and institutions in establishing a coordinated and comprehensive system for the delivery of education and training to older persons. It consists of eight sections. Section 1 presents an overview of the purpose and organization of the guide as well as an…

Adult career education holds a great potential for redirecting and correcting offenders and for continuing development of staff in corrections. A systems approach to adult career education in the corrections setting can make this potential become a reality. This paper describes the implementation of systems research in this area. The process of…

A study was done to discover and generate a theory of instructional design based on procedures currently used in selected adult education agencies. The methodology used was to generate grounded theory in four stages as follows: (1) discovery of a number of categories into which the collected data are coded, (2) integration of the categories and…

The model was designed to provide a guide for systematic planning, implementation, and evaluation of adult career education in correctional settings, utilizing a systems approach. It consists of seven chapters and a flowchart presenting seven major functions which must be carried out: (1) establishing a conceptual framework, (2) setting up an…

This document contains four papers presented at a sympoisum on structured and unstructured learning moderated by Catherine Sleezer at the 1996 conference of the Academy of Human Resource Development (AHRD). "Designing Experiential Learning into Organizational Work Life: Proposing a Framework for Theory and Research" (Cheri Maben-Crouch)…