List Books » Planning Programs for Adult Learners: A Practical Guide for Educators,Trainers,and Staff Developers,2nd Edition
Authors: Rosemary S. Caffarella
ISBN-13: 9780787952259, ISBN-10: 0787952257
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
Date Published: December 2001
Edition: 2nd Edition
Rosemary S. Caffarella is a professor in the Division of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at the University of Northern Colorado. She is the coeditor of An Update on Adult Development (with Carolyn Clark), and coauthor of Learning in Adulthood (with Sharan Merriam), winner of the Cyril Houle Award for Literature in Adult Education.
This guide and resource book offers assistance for those planning adult education and training programs. Based on an interactive model of program planning, the book discusses the context of training, the need for support, formats, schedules, staff needs, budgets, marketing, and facilities. It also details the process, offering guidance concerning the identification of program ideas, prioritizing, developing program objectives, the design of instructional plans, evaluation, recommendations, and the communication of results. Cafarella teaches educational leadership and policy at the University of Northern Colorado. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Figures, Exhibits, and Exercises | ||
Foreword | ||
Preface | ||
The Author | ||
Acknowledgments | ||
1 | Planning Programs for Adults: What's It All About? | 1 |
2 | The Interactive Model of Program Planning | 20 |
3 | Using the Interactive Model of Program Planning | 37 |
4 | Discerning the Context | 58 |
5 | Building a Solid Base of Support | 83 |
6 | Identifying Program Ideas | 112 |
7 | Sorting and Prioritizing Program Ideas | 133 |
8 | Developing Program Objectives | 155 |
9 | Designing Instructional Plans | 166 |
10 | Devising Transfer-of-Learning Plans | 203 |
11 | Formulating Evaluation Plans | 224 |
12 | Making Recommendations and Communicating Results | 266 |
13 | Selecting Formats, Schedules, and Staff Needs | 286 |
14 | Preparing Budgets and Marketing Plans | 304 |
15 | Coordinating Facilities and On-Site-Events | 338 |
16 | Revisiting the Interactive Model of Program Planning | 366 |
References | 376 |