Full Description
This book is intended to help practitioners in adult education become better informed about assessment, evaluation, and accountability as these are critical functions of administering and running adult education programs. The book is for adult educators who have been asked to serve on assessment committees, produce detailed reports for funders and accreditors, create a culture of assessment within their program and organization, and/or develop reports for accountability purposes. Section one presents an introductory overview of assessment and evaluation in adult education. Section two gives guidance on practices for specific areas of adult education practice, such as military education, human resource development, and continuing professional education. Section three provides assessment practices for adults in higher education, with chapters dedicated to distance learning, health professions education, and graduate education.
Contents
Foreword—Amy D. Rose Acknowledgments Part One. Introduction 1. What and Why of Assessment, Evaluation, and Accountability in Adult Education—Lilian H. Hill 2. Assessment of Learning in Adult Education—Lilian H. Hill 3. Program Evaluation in Adult Education—Larry G. Martin and Kevin Roessger Part Two. Assessment and Evaluation Practices in Specific Areas of Adult Education Practice 4. The Gordian Knot of Adult Basic Education Assessment. Untangling the Multiple Audiences and Purposes—Alisa Belzer and Daphne Greenberg 5. Assessment and Evaluation Practices in Army Military Education—Royce Ann Collins, COL Ryan Welch, and James B. Martin 6. Assessment and Evaluation in Continuing Professional Education—Paul E. Mazmanian, Meagan W. Rawls, and J.K. Stringer 7. Assessment and Evaluation in Human Resource Development—Lilian H. Hill, Sharon E. Rouse, and Cyndi H. Gaudet 8. A Framework for Community Capacity Building. The Role of Assessment and Evaluation—Elizabeth A. Roumell, Corina Todoran, and Nima Khodakarami Part Three. Assessment and Evaluation Practices for Adults in Higher Education 9. Moving Beyond Positivism. Integrating Transformative Perspectives in Health Professions Education and Evaluation—Wendy M. Green 10. Assessment and Evaluation Practices in Adult Distance Education—Simone C.O. Conceição 11. Assessment and Evaluation Practices for Adult Students in Higher Education—Jovita M. Ross-Gordon and Royce Ann Collins 12. Assessment Practices in Higher Education with Implications for Graduate Adult Education—Mary V. Alfred and Patrice B. French 13. Preparing Higher Education Faculty to Conduct Quality Assessment of Student Learning—Natalie Bolton and E. Paulette Isaac-Savage Part Four. Conclusion 14. Using Assessment and Evaluation to Advocate for Adult Education Programs—Lilian H. Hill Editor and Contributors Index
