Posted: February 8th, 2015

Adult Education Agency Report

Paper, Order, or Assignment Requirements

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM AND AGENCY STUDY

1. Preparation
2. Select at least one adult education agency (see the information on adult education programs, organizations, and agencies contained below for ideas on places to visit in any location).

1. Learn about the agency’s (or each agency’s) operation and activities with reference to such factors as clientele served, nature of the adult education programs, status of the staff, philosophical rationale adhered to, constraints under which the agency operates, etc.

1. The agency should be one that you can visit and carry out an on-site study (see below for ideas on what you might do or look for during a site visit). An agency can be studied through library research if it is impossible to obtain information in any other way.

1. Presentation

1. Summarize your findings in a manner that makes sense to you.

1. Derive a statement of personal reflection and assessment based on the findings.

III. Educational Goals

1. That you will gain experience in analyzing an adult education agency, its purposes, its programs, and its personnel.

1. That you will become more familiar with various adult education agencies as a prelude to further study of the field.

1. Miscellaneous

1. Consider selecting an agency with which you are not familiar and/or interested as it will make it more meaningful.

1. Discussing what you develop with others can be a useful way of adding personal knowledge by listening to critiques or suggestions and even challenging what others say about your product.