This course examines philosophy and practices relevant to adult program planning, implementation and evaluation. Contemporary research on adult planning will be examined. Candidates will discuss how this research can be used in the construction and measurement of adult programming. Candidates will engage in activities which are designed for candidates to connect research and theory to practice. The course will introduce the skills and knowledge of the field of program evaluation and their application to educational programs. Candidates will come to understand the issues and problems that threaten validity and reliability in program evaluations. Candidates will learn to be thoughtful consumers of evaluations as well as capable of producing their own evaluation designs. While theory guides the discussion of issues, emphasis is placed on application to good practice.
EDHR-886 : Prog & Orgran Outcomes Eval
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