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• Evaluation: theory and practice for informal and community educators, youth workers

  By na - lot is written about evaluation in education - a great deal of which is misleading and confused. Many informal educators such as youth workers and social pedagogues are suspicious of evaluation because they see it as something that is imposed from outside. It is a thing that we are asked to do; or that people impose on us. As Gitlin and Smyth (1989) comment, from its Latin origin meaning 'to strengthen' or to empower, the term evaluation has taken a numerical turn - it is now largely about the measurement of things - and in the process can easily slip into becoming an end rather than a means. In this discussion of evaluation we will be focusing on how we can bring questions of value (rather than numerical worth) back into the centre of the process. (Added: 14-Jan-2010 Hits: 58 )

• Training Can Be the Difference Between Life and Death

  By Mike Prokopeak - Lest anyone is still telling you that training and development isn’t critical during a time of tightened budgets and “right-sized” workforces, look no further than USA Today this week for evidence to the contrary. According to an article in Tuesday’s edition, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced that the agency will be stepping up inspection of training programs for regional airline pilots in response to the crash of Continental Express Flight 3407 near Buffalo, N.Y., in February. (Added: 5-Jan-2010 Hits: 97 )

• Training and Development Leads to Higher Productivity and Retention

  By Gregory P Smith - Usually, the first thing out the window during an economic downturn is training and development. True during recent times as well. . .most companies have cut back on sending people to conferences and looked hard at cutting other expenses. Leading edge companies are still continuing to invest in training and development and will come out far ahead of those other businesses whose only management strategy is to cut, slash and burn. Training, education and degree completion programs have become one of the most desired employee benefits available. Among younger job seekers, the opportunity to learn new skills is the number one benefit. (Added: 8-Dec-2009 Hits: 239 )

• Measuring Training Effectiveness: How to Get Started

  By na - So, you%u2019ve been asked by your manager to demonstrate the effectiveness of the training programs you deliver. You may have been running the obligatory "smile sheets". However, these are no longer sufficient in showing your worth to the organization. Where do you begin in sorting out the complexities of training evaluation? Find out with this starters guide. (Added: 25-Sep-2009 Hits: 753 )

• Measuring Training Effectiveness

  By Dorn Williams - Training is a critical component in any organization's strategy, but organizations don't always evaluate the business impact of a training program. Given the large expenditures for training in many organizations, it is important to develop business intelligence tools that will help companies improve the measurement of training effectiveness. These tools need to provide a methodology to measure, evaluate, and continuously improve training, as well as the organizational and technical infrastructure (systems) to implement the methodology (Added: 25-Sep-2009 Hits: 782 )

• Column: One Good Idea: Measuring training's effectiveness.

  By ASQ - Pre- and post-test scores help organizations monitor training initiatives . From a quality management perspective. (Added: 25-Sep-2009 Hits: 411 )

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