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Nutwell, Emily; Mokashi, Prasad; Christy, Ann – Advances in Engineering Education, 2023
This paper describes the course design and evaluation results for an online continuing education program designed for working engineers. Engineering educators have long recognized the value of reducing the gap between the classroom and work environments. Implementing experiential learning in the undergraduate classroom brings much needed context…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Online Courses, Engineering Education, Work Environment
Ashley A. Carroll – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The three articles included in this dissertation are connected through theory and practice. Study one identifies the factors influencing Extension agents' participation in supplemental professional development opportunities using Ajzen's (1985) theory of planned behavior. Study two was a systematic investigation of Extension personnel's…
Descriptors: Extension Agents, Professional Development, Program Evaluation, Adult Learning
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Hrastinski, Stefan – International Journal of Information and Learning Technology, 2021
Purpose: An issue that has received limited attention is how teachers make informed decisions when designing learning activities, which makes effective use of resources and technologies. The aim of this paper is to explore how teachers suggest informing their designs for learning. Design/methodology/approach: The study is based on documentation…
Descriptors: Design, Instructional Design, Decision Making, Adult Education
Therese Burrell-Prehay – ProQuest LLC, 2024
In a British Overseas territory, a smoking cessation program was implemented in 2014 and had not been evaluated since inception. The problem that was addressed in this study was that despite the implementation of the "I Can Quit" program, it was unknown which curriculum and instructional strategy interventions participants thought were…
Descriptors: Smoking, Health Behavior, Intervention, Teaching Methods
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Wendy Hiew; Jill Murray – Professional Development in Education, 2024
This paper presents an enhanced evaluation framework for teacher professional development programmes, which is based on one originally proposed by Huber in 2011. This paper draws on a study on the Professional Up-skilling of English Language Teachers (ProELT) programme in Sabah (Borneo), Malaysia. The study adopted a mixed methods exploratory…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Faculty Development, Language Teachers, Second Language Instruction
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van den Berg, Henk; Phillips, Suzanne; Poisot, Anne-Sophie; Dicke, Marcel; Fredrix, Marjon – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2021
Purpose: The Farmer Field School (FFS) has been used to enable farmers to adapt their farming decisions according to the field situation. This paper explores the methodological state, challenges and lessons learned, of the FFS around the World. Design/methodology/approach: We used a 52-item questionnaire to capture issues of design, implementation…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Foreign Countries, Program Design, Program Implementation
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Lauridsen, Karen M.; Gregersen-Hermans, Jeanine – Journal of Studies in International Education, 2023
Providing targeted professional competence development for educators involved in planning, managing, and teaching internationalized higher education programmes is still a relatively rare phenomenon. This article provides an example of such a continuing professional development (CPD) programme and of how the effect and value of it may be evidenced.…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, College Faculty, International Education, Global Approach
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Mary McGovern; Russell Crank; Orié Green – Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 2024
Online modes of study are increasingly prevalent in higher education, including university-enabling programs. As student cohorts diversify, access to individualised and holistic support strategies is increasingly important for students to expeditiously transition into higher education. On-campus provision of academic advising, while an effective…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Academic Advising, Computer Mediated Communication, College Readiness
Nicole E. Kitchen – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The problem addressed in this study was that online training designers experience barriers when implementing evaluations to assess knowledge transfer after 3-6 months. This qualitative exploratory case study aimed to explore online training designers' experiences and perceptions regarding the barriers faced when working with project stakeholders…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Program Implementation, Program Evaluation, Training
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Culkin, David T. – American Journal of Distance Education, 2017
This theoretical development article examines how design methodology currently applied in United States military doctrine can offer insights into the increasingly complex arena of program evaluations of online modes for adult distance education. The article presents key themes that emerge from a multidisciplinary literature review. These themes…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Program Evaluation, Adult Education, Distance Education
Amanda Ahlstrand; Debby Andrews; Michelle Carson; KayLynn Hamilton; Jennifer Jirous-Rapp; Gina Wells; Blaire Willson-Toso – American Institutes for Research, 2022
Our nation's economy and global competitiveness depend on an educated, skilled workforce that can quickly adapt to changes in technology and business processes. Adult educators understand that adult learners need opportunities to obtain workplace and career management skills through work-based learning experiences that prepare them for the complex…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Work Based Learning, Job Skills, Career and Technical Education
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Jill Stefaniak; Jennifer Maddrell; Yvonne Earnshaw; Paige Hale – International Journal of Designs for Learning, 2018
This design case will discuss how design strategies evolved through the development and implementation of two e-service-learning project cohorts. The article provides a detailed account for how Designers for Learning launched its first e-service-learning instructional design project to address adult basic education needs. Information and design…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Electronic Learning, Service Learning, Adult Basic Education
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Schmidt, Steven W.; Lawson, Luan – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2018
In this chapter, the major concepts from program planning in adult education will be applied to health professions education (HPE). Curriculum planning and program planning will be differentiated, and program development and planning will be grounded in a systems thinking approach.
Descriptors: Health Education, Medical Education, Program Development, Curriculum Development
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Alemdag, Ecenaz; Cevikbas, Seher Gul; Baran, Evrim – Studies in Continuing Education, 2020
The main purpose of this study was to design and implement a professional development programme on technology integration for teachers in a public education centre based on the technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPACK) framework and learning by design approach, and to evaluate the programme's impact. Ten adult education teachers in a…
Descriptors: Program Design, Program Implementation, Program Evaluation, Faculty Development
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Jespersen, Jens E.; Morris, Amanda Sheffield; Hubbs-Tait, Laura; Washburn, Isaac J. – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2021
Background: Recent studies indicate that parent education programs that include content to enhance parents' mental states may prove efficacious in improving parenting behavior and child outcomes. Objective: This study presents findings from a national evaluation of the "Active Parenting First Five Years" (FFY) program. This group-based…
Descriptors: Parenting Styles, Metacognition, Parent Education, Parent Child Relationship
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