Planning Programs for Adult Learners: A Practical Guide - Tapa blanda

Caffarella, Rosemary S.; Daffron, Sandra Ratcliff

 
9780470770375: Planning Programs for Adult Learners: A Practical Guide
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ISBN 10: 0470770376 ISBN 13: 9780470770375
Editorial: Jossey-Bass Inc.,U.S., 2013

Sinopsis

Planning Programs for Adult Learners, Third Edition covers the development of adult education programs in clear, specific detail. This popular step-by-step guide contains information on every area of program planning for adult learners, from understanding the purpose of educational programs to obtaining suitable facilities to incorporating technology appropriately. For educators and practitioners for whom planning programs is a full-time responsibility or only a part of their jobs, as well as volunteers in a variety of organizations, will find this book to be an essential tool.

Grounded in a variety of program planning models, the new edition includes:

  • new refinements to the 11-component interactive model
  • updated exercises and examples from new settings
  • new material on the practical application of technology
  • discussion of instructional and program evaluation
  • a focus on critical managerial tasks
  • a new chapter on exploring the foundational knowledge of program planning
  • a new section on the ethical issues related to program planning

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Acerca del autor

Rosemary S. Caffarella is an emerita professor of education in the College of Agriculture and Life Science at Cornell University. Her research and writing activities have focused on adult development and learning, and program planning and evaluation. She has authored or coauthored a number of books, including the award-winning Learning in Adulthood.

Sandra Ratcliff Daffron, president and CEO of the Institute for Professional Training & Education, is an international authority on adult and continuing professional education and professor of adult education at Western Washington University.

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PLANNING PROGRAMS FOR ADULT LEARNERS

The third edition of Planning Programs for Adult Learners explores the development of adult education programs in clear and specific detail. The book offers a popular step-by-step guide that contains information on every area of program planning for adult learners, from understanding the purpose of educational programs to obtaining suitable facilities to incorporating technology appropriately. This important resource is written for educators and practitioners for whom planning programs is a full-time responsibility or only a part of their jobs, as well as volunteers in a variety of organizations.

This new edition integrates the relevant literature from the past decade on globalization, culture, and technology that has influenced the world in which adult educators now practice. The book is filled with examples and scenarios that illustrate the precepts and advice from Caffarella's proven Interactive Model of Program Planning and the handy chapter checklists remind practitioners what to focus on in their practice. In addition, the third edition puts the focus on critical administrative tasks and explores the ethical issues related to program planning. With the Interactive Model of Program Planning, the authors provide adult educators and practitioners in all fields a set of intellectual and practical tools to plan effective educational programs for adults.

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Editorial
Jossey-Bass Inc.,U.S.
Año de publicación
2013
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0470770376
ISBN 13 
9780470770375
Encuadernación
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Número de edición
3
Número de páginas
464
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