Faculty of Education - Theses
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ItemTesting a multi-faceted approach to program evaluation: a study of teachers of adults and their relationship to their employer, the Council of Adult Education( 1992)This thesis sets out the theoretical grounding for a study of the relationship between the Council of Adult Education and its teaching staff. The evaluation process produced a profile of the teaching work force and an assessment of the services provided to assist the teachers/tutors in their work. The methodology adopted was utilization focused and tested the hypothesis that a multi-faceted model which is responsive to political and institutional realities will receive optimal use. During the process of testing this methodological hypothesis, two hypotheses concerning adult education were also put to the test. The first focused upon the proportion of adult education teachers who would like a career in the field and the second upon issues of equal opportunity and social justice within employment structures in the organization. The results appear in the substantive report delivered to the client and provided the basis for recommendations. In order to achieve maximum utilization, a number of modifications to a commonly accepted utilization-focused model (Patton, 1986) were made: academic rigour was stressed because of the nature of the clients and to overcome any suggestions of bias on the part of the researcher, who was 'in-house'; elements of action research were included in order to meet client requirements. Metaevaluation of the entire process leads to the conclusion that the methodological hypothesis has been supported by this study.