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Download full textWest Virginia Department of Education, 2020
WVAdultEd programs provide adults with the opportunity to acquire and improve functional skills necessary to enhance the quality of their lives as workers, family members, and citizens. Educational services are available at no cost to the learners and are designed to meet the educational needs of the individual. Certified adult education…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Technical Assistance, Program Administration, Government Role
Direct linkReushle, Shirley, Ed.; Antonio, Amy, Ed.; Keppell, Mike, Ed. – IGI Global, 2016
The discipline of education is a multi-faceted system that must constantly integrate new strategies and procedures to ensure successful learning experiences. Enhancements in education provide learners with greater opportunities for growth and advancement. "Open Learning and Formal Credentialing in Higher Education: Curriculum Models and…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Adult Education, Student Centered Learning, Open Education
Crocker, Judith; Tibbetts, John; Sherman, Renee; Dlott, Michael – 2002
This document is intended to help local adult education programs evaluate their programs to assess their capability of designing and delivering a specific workplace education program requested by an employer. The guide begins with an introductory section that discusses the following topics: differences between workplace programs and typical…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Programs, Contract Training
Stanton, Geoff – 1992
Development of a common credit accumulation and transfer (CAT) system for the post-16 learner has been proposed in Great Britain. The rationale for this system is to increase the participation and achievement of learners over age 16, to improve access to learning opportunities, and to facilitate the development of core knowledge and skills. The…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Education, Credits, Curriculum Development
Peer reviewedLoacker, Georgine – NASSP Bulletin, 1986
The present success and future potential of the Springfield Simulation depend on six interrelated research findings about adult learning.These findings, enumerated and discussed, provide the theoretical framework for Springfield. (TE)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Education, Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Qualifications
Sherman, Renee; Tibbetts, John; Dobbins, Dionne; Weidler, Danielle – 2001
This publication is designed to help adult education administrators think reflectively about their programs, identify areas of strengths and areas of improvement for themselves and for their programs, and plan and implement strategies that enhance the overall quality of their programs. The guide identifies a set of 17 recognized skills and…
Descriptors: Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Role, Adult Basic Education, Adult Education
Leithwood, K. A. – 1988
This monograph describes and assesses the value of a program for the certification of those aspiring to the principalship in Ontario. An existing program, offered through the Centre for Principal Development at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, was taken as a point of departure for the period. From this experience, a prototype…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Qualifications, Adult Education
Butler, Erik Payne; And Others – 1985
The resurgence of public interest in education highlights the connection between education and employment success. The emphasis on excellence puts concommitant pressure on the other end of the spectrum--remediation programs such as the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA), a program that mandates closer collaboration between the public and private…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Basic Skills, Community Services, Cooperation
Sherman, Renee; Dobbins, Dionne; Tibbetts, John; Crocker, Judith; Dlott, Michael – 2002
This publication introduces an assessment instrument to help programs implement management competencies. It discusses development of management competencies and describes the Management Competencies Assessment Instrument (MCAI) designed to help managers verify and validate their competencies and use the information for planning professional…
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Selection, Administrators
Sherman, Renee; Dobbins, Dionne; Tibbetts, John; Crocker, Judith; Dlott, Michael – 2002
This publication identifies a set of recognized skills and knowledge areas possessed by effective professional development (PD) coordinators. It is designed to enable PD staff and their supervisors to think reflectively about their PD system, to identify how the system builds on the strengths of the coordinator and the PD staff, to identify where…
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Qualifications, Adult Education
Callan, Victor J. – 2001
A project developed and tested a management and leadership capability framework for the vocational educational and training (VET) sector. The framework emerged from a review of research into the characteristics and behaviors of managers and leaders and from interviews and focus group meetings with VET managers. The framework that emerged consisted…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role
Hinzen, Heribert, Ed. – Adult Education and Development, 2002
This document contains 19 papers on adult education and development worldwide. The following papers are included: "Editorial" (Heribert Hinzen); "Lifelong Learning in Europe: Moving towards EFA (Dakar Framework for Action on Education for All) Goals and the CONFINTEA V Agenda" (Sofia Conference on Adult Education);…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning
Shapiro, Sonya – 1985
This manual is intended to assist practitioners working in adult career counseling programs in implementing and expanding services. The first section, which is directed toward program administrators, discusses establishing and managing a career counseling service for adults and includes a checklist for administrators. Discussed next are the…
Descriptors: Adult Counseling, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Behavioral Objectives
National Languages and Literacy Inst. of Australia, Melbourne. Adult Education Resource and Information Service. – 1996
This document is intended for adult education providers in Victoria, Australia, who intend to deliver courses leading to one or more of the following certificates in general education for adults: Certificate I in General Education for Adults (Foundation); Certificate II in General Education for Adults; and Certificate II in General Education for…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Articulation (Education)
Michalopoulos, Charles; Schwartz, Christine – 2000
The impacts of 20 welfare-to-work programs across the United States were evaluated to determine which clients derive the greatest benefits from different approaches to moving individuals from welfare to work. Of the 20 programs examined, 7 were characterized as employment focused, 5 provided a mix of first activities without an employment focus, 4…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Basic Skills, Client Characteristics (Human Services), Comparative Analysis
