Program Planningfor Adult Learners

in Higher Ed

Introduction/Review

Program Planning Committee

Ideas from Cafarella, Brookfield, and Kasworm

Ernest Bessey Hall

Tonight’s Speaker - Louise Cooley, Evening College

• Interview Questions

• Location - factor that Pete and Joan had to negotiate when planning their retreat.

• Other factors?– Individual?– Organizational?– Community?

• Straight Line vs. Swiggly - lesson in higher mathematics

• Can you name ONE of the steps in the interactive model and tell briefly what you remember that Caffarella suggests?

• Sork’s Framework - how is this model similar to Caffarella’s Interactive Model?

• In what ways did Pete and Joan follow Caffarella’s Model or Sork’s Framework?

Interactive Model - 12 Steps

Seven Assumption of Program Planning - Caffarella

• Program planners are able to articulate what change(s) could come about as a result of participating in their program. “You will lose 5 lbs a month.”

• The more organizations and people are added to the planning process, the less logical the process becomes. “I thought everybody eats tuna fish for breakfast.”

•Assumption Three

The final program is often a negotiated product. “In order to

be effective, Professor Dirkx wants the program to be a week long, but Professor Amey said it can be done in three days, and

the Chairperson wants the program on the weekend.”

•Work styles and tasks vary. “She always draws a flow chart before she starts any task.”

•Practice makes perfect. “I have read all about the Interactive Model now I can plan a

NATIONAL conference.”

Questions for Discussion

What does techno-rationale mean when looking at planning models?

What is the goal of this stage? What are the problems, if any?

What other two stages does Sork suggest? Do they fit the Caffarella

model?

The Internship Experience

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