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Subject: [NIFL-4EFF:2867] Cross post Program Leadership
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I am the new Moderator for the Program Leadership and Discussion List. It
would be great to hear from any EFF or Urban League folks who might address the
question below, which pertains to learner participation as it relates to
program improvement.
Thanks very much.
Sincerely,
Kim Chaney-Bay
"How can learners be more involved in program leadership and improvement?" I
asked this
question in part from my perspective as the collection developer. The
special collection seeks to serve "adult education leaders" and learners are listed
as part of that large group. In continuously searching for quality resources
for the site, I have become aware that there is not a large body of resources
that include learners in the program improvement process, although we have been
able to identify a few so far.
Three of those that are included in the LINCS Program Leadership and
Improvement Special Collection [http//:pli.cls.utk.edu] are fairly explicit in
involving learners as part of the program improvement team and/or process. These are
the NALA Evolving Quality Framework User Guide (National Adult Literacy
Agency/Ireland), the EFF Handbook for Program Improvement: Using the Equipped for
the Future Approach to Quality (National Institute for Literacy and Urban
League), and the Best Program Practices (Saskatchewan Literacy Network). Others,
such as the Baldrige National Quality Program Educational Criteria/Process
(Baldrige National Quality Program) clearly value the learner ("customer" in the
case of Baldrige) experience and goals.
Have any of you used (or adapted) one or more of these approaches in your
program improvement work? Do you know of other models or frameworks that adult
learners in the program improvement process? What are your thoughts on
involving learners as part of the program improvement team?
Thank you for your comments on this...
Best regards,
Kim
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