Assessment, Evaluation, and Accountability in Adult Education.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (279 pages)
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Part One: Introduction -- 1 What and Why of Assessment, Evaluation, and Accountability in Adult Education -- 2 Assessment of Learning in Adult Education -- 3 Program Evaluation in Adult Education -- 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 -- 5 Assessment and Evaluation Practices in Army Military Education -- 6 Assessment and Evaluation in Continuing Professional Education -- 7 Assessment and Evaluation in Human Resource Development -- 8 A Framework for Community Capacity Building: The Role of Assessment and Evaluation -- Part Three: Assessment and Evaluation Practices for Adults in Higher Education -- 9 Moving Beyond Positivism: Integrating Transformative Perspectives in Health Professions Education and Evaluation -- 10 Assessment and Evaluation Practices in Adult Distance Education -- 11 Assessment and Evaluation Practices for Adult Students in Higher Education -- 12 Assessment Practices in Higher Education with Implications for Graduate Adult Education -- 13 Preparing Higher Education Faculty to Conduct Quality Assessment of Student Learning -- Part Four: Conclusion -- 14 Using Assessment and Evaluation to Advocate for Adult Education Programs -- Editor and Contributors -- Index.
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.