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Download full textBiester, 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
Price, M. Gayle – 1989
A study of the Kansas Cooperative Extension's Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) was intended to determine the effectiveness of instruction provided by this federally funded program. The program endeavors to benefit low income families by improving participants' food and nutrition practices, behaviors, and food consumption…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Eating Habits, Extension Education, Federal Programs
Peer reviewedRice, Joy K. – Lifelong Learning: The Adult Years, 1979
A vacuum exists in the systematic collection of data on Continuing Education for Women (CEW). CEW programs must become accountable by maintaining records to demonstrate user patterns and program effectiveness. The author outlines specific suggestions for assessment, evaluation, and research; three areas which are integral to the mission of CEW…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adult Education, Needs Assessment, Postsecondary Education
Guthrie, Hugh – 1988
Intended for policymakers, administrators, and others involved in determining how the efficiency and effectiveness of technical and further education (TAFE) should be measured, this monograph contains the following sections: (1) "Introduction," including a explanation of the origins of the push for performance indicators and the response…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adult Education, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Sleezer, Catherine M. – 1990
A Performance Analysis for Training (PAT) Model was developed and validated for use in analyzing an organization's performance needs that can be solved with training. The PAT Model incorporated the perspectives of both theorists and practitioners on training needs assessment. Three training needs assessment experts evaluated its content and face…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Decision Making, Inplant Programs, Job Performance
Illinois Community Coll. Board, Springfield. – 1994
In 1983, the Illinois Community College Board (ICCB) established a systemwide program review process calling for the evaluation of instructional programs and student and academic support services on a 5-year cycle. This report describes the 1993 program review process and its results, and provides examples of how specific colleges use the review…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Adult Education, Ancillary School Services, College Programs
