Evaluation of Adult Education and Training Programs

作者: G. McNamara , P. Joyce , J. O’Hara

DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-08-044894-7.01647-X

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摘要: Adult education and training has undergone fundamental reform in recent decades. First, the conceptual framework underpinning theories of adult become deeply contested. In terms curricular structure traditional focus on behavioral outcomes been replaced by broader concept competences. Equally, increased demands for value money public services have resulted questions accountability quality moving to fore. Evaluation also progressed dramatically is now no longer simply concerned primarily with measurable but process, stakeholder roles, values, quality. this article, conceptual, contextual, design issues be considered evaluation programs are analyzed. addition, contrasting models described.

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