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CLASS 12:
Administrative Issues in Adult Education 

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Objectives:
At the end of this lesson you should be able to:

  • Describe the five steps necessary for successful promotion of adult education programs
  • Define and describe various types of budgeting procedures used to adequately fund adult education programs.
  • Describe the personal qualities found in successful adult educators.
  • Identify the factors affecting the planning and delivery of educational programs along with potential solutions.

In this lesson, we will examine some of the administrative and logistical issues in planning and delivering adult education.

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Instructional Activities:
small red globe Review Chapter 11, "Promoting Adult Programs," Chapter 12, "Funding Adult Programs" and Chapter 13, "Selecting Adult Educators" in Effective Adult Learning by Birkenholz.  These readings are available in the Class 12 folder in WebCT Vista.
small red globe Read Knowles et al. Chapter 18, "Training Delivery Problems and Solutions," in The Adult Learner.
small red globe Appropriate considering our current economy, Mallilo and Millar examine the administrative and program development factors impacting Extension program success in this 1992 Journal of Extension article.  Are these factors true today as they were in 1992?  Are the administrative and program development factors discussed in this article related?
small red globe Promoting adult education programs begins with a look at relationship marketing from the Journal of Extension (DeYoung, Fall 1988).
small red globe Here are a few other Journal of Extension articles related to promotion and marketing:  Social Marketing, Guidebook for Marketing Cooperative Extension, Deveolping a Marketing Plan
small red globe Grants are becoming more and more necessary as a source of funding for adult education programs.  Here is one of many resources to guide you in writing a funding proposal.  Note:  Dr. Levine is a retired Extension Specialist and faculty member at Michigan State University.
small red globe Sometimes selecting adult educators is a difficult task. The task becomes easier if you spend some time serving as a coach or mentor to your colleagues. Do you have what it takes to be a mentor? Find out now with the online Mentor Survey.  Please send your results to Dr. Kistler.
small red globe This Power Point presentation summarizes the topics discussed in this class (Promoting-Funding-Selecting) or download the presentation.
Assignments: Discussion:
  1. Email your results from the Mentor Survey to Dr. Kistler
  2. Continue to work on your final assignments for the course.  Only two weeks to go!  Here are the assignments coming up:
  • Revised Philosophy of Adult Education - DUE April 19
  • Personal Reflection Journal #4 (Class 11-14) - DUE April 26
  • Adult Learner Interview - DUE April 26
  • Final Exam (Will be emailed on Monday, April 27) - DUE May 3

After completing the instructional activities, go to WebCT Vista to make your discussion board posting and respond to at least one peer's posting.
 
 
 


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