Educational program planning is a complex ongoing process and planners should reflect on and consider for all of the involved factors, context, and people. The purpose of this study is to analyze how to plan effective educational programs for adult learners. Adult education is a developmental process and interacts with broad social events. Adult…

Examines research on programs for children with disabilities in the areas of funding, parent involvement, and accountability for lessons that can be applied to the design of school-linked services for at-risk youth. School leaders implementing school-linked services programs need to consider such experiences. (SLD)

This study focused on the relative effectiveness of three processes for identifying educational needs in adult program planning in home economics education. It also described characteristics of 40 Extension home economists and 37 vocational home economics teachers who taught both secondary school and adult classes; and sought relationships between…