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Biester, Thomas W.; Dusewicz, Russell A. – 1984
This guide provides a brief overview of the issues involved in the validation process. It was developed for evaluators of adult education projects, such as 310 projects. The guide is organized in three sections. The first section discusses the rationale for validation. The second section describes the characteristics of validation models. The…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Demonstration Programs, Evaluation Methods
Paul, Sharon A. – Lifelong Learning, 1986
Program providers who do not give refunds should reconsider their policies. Training providers should give all attendees the opportunity to express dissatisfaction, follow up on all complaints immediately and personally, and allow dissatisfied attendees to receive full or partial refunds or attend another session or program without additional…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Evaluation Criteria, Participant Satisfaction
Dusewicz, Russell A.; And Others – 1984
This guide is designed to help educators plan and carry out evaluations of adult education programs. It describes some of the more common approaches to program evaluation that can easily be adapted to and implemented by adult education programs. The guide is organized in 10 sections. Following an introduction and overview in section 1, section 2…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Data Collection
Murk, Peter J.; Wells, John H. – 1986
The Systems Approach Model (SAM) is a dynamic approach to planning adult and continuing education that is intended to provide the flexibility, creativity, and meaningfulness necessary to meet the needs and interests of an ever-expanding and ever-aging student population. The SAM model consists of the following dynamically interrelated and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Budgeting, Continuing Education
Hiemstra, Roger; Brown, Victor H. – 1979
This document describes the development of the Eldercollege program at Iowa State University and the demonstration program in spring 1979 and also contains various program materials as appendixes. The narrative portion begins by focusing on the assessment of college-level education needs for older and retired persons in central Iowa, one of the…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Aging (Individuals), College Programs, Continuing Education
Taylor, William H. – 1978
The System for Program Information in Continuing Education (SPICE), an information system being implemented at The University of Calgary (Alberta, Canada), was designed to facilitate the collection, manipulation, and reporting of evaluative data from continuing education program participants. The objectives of the system include the following: to…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Data Analysis, Data Collection
Moore, Earl J.; And Others – 1977
This manual explains how to administer the following two instruments: (1) Comprehensive Counseling and Personnel Services Program Assessment: Postsecondary; and (2) Comprehensive Counseling and Personnel Services Program Assessment: Adult. These instruments are intended to assess the views of those learners who are participating in a current…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adults
Harrison, David – 1976
Several of the available methods of program evaluation are discussed, with emphasis on adult basic education projects. The following evaluation models are presented: intuitive judgment, cost/benefit analysis, experimental research, and a synthetic approach which includes planning, action, and evaluation. The author also presents his Project…
Descriptors: Action Research, Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Programs
Lake Region Junior Coll., Devils Lake, ND. – 1978
To educate the small business entrepreneur on a continuing basis over three years, a model was developed to meet the specific needs of North Dakota business entrepreneurs and the educational institutions serving them. Enrollment in the program at Lake Region Junior College was limited the first year to twenty businesses and was increased the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Business Education, Business Skills
Selman, Gordon R. – 1975
The paper describes and analyzes the changes in the University of British Columbia extension program in the 60's resulting from action by the university administration. The history of the program is surveyed through an examination of its three directors and their accomplishments and policies. The role of the department was to promote and foster…
Descriptors: Administrative Change, Administrator Role, Adult Education, Adult Programs
Stelzer, Leigh; Banthin, Joanna – 1975
The primary goal of the postsecondary needs assessment in Northeastern New York State was to provide adult education planners with information for program planning and evaluation. Questionnaire respondents included 1,055 individuals from four subregions: Albany Center, Outer Albany, Plattsburg, and Utica-Rome. Data analysis is focused on: (1)…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adult Students, Courses
Dubravcic, Elizabeth V.; And Others – 1986
This guidebook for vocational planners and evaluators describes the many possibilities in evaluating short-term programs. It is intended for use by educators in postsecondary institutions developing and implementing short-term programs, those providing service under the Job Training Partnership Act, and employers who provide in-house skill…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Employment Programs, Evaluation Criteria
Marquette Area Public Schools, MI. – 1984
This booklet is intended to serve as a resource for instructors who are beginning a job club program for their adult students. The following topics are addressed in the guide: the main purposes and activities of a job club, criteria for establishing the success of a job club, competency expectations for job club participants, job club assessment,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Clubs, Curriculum
Council of Europe, Strasbourg (France). – 1984
This bulletin contains assessments of visits by three comparative monitoring groups to European experiments in adult education, including programs in Portugal and Italy; Sweden, Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany and France; and Turkey and Norway. The bulletin also examines a parallel program involving the co-production of multimedia…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Community Development, Cooperative Programs
Bialek, Hilton; Nabokov, Peter – 1972
Four rural communities in northern Maine were the setting for a pilot program in Indian adult education that featured a new kind of instructional model. Developed by the Human Resources Research Organization (HumRRO), it featured peer instruction, strict performance orientation, and insistance on mastery of certain skills. A HumRRO representative…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, American Indian Education, American Indians