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Understanding the Impact of Organizational Power on Evaluation Outcomes
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Kim, Hanbyul; Cervero, Ronald M. – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2007
The purpose of this study is to examine how power relations among stakeholders, especially between the human resource development (HRD) practitioners and others, affect evaluation outcomes. Using a qualitative case study design, a managerial leadership development programme in a Korean company is analysed. This study shows that the HRD…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Program Effectiveness, Leadership, Evaluation
Learning "the Boss'" Way: Ownership, Power and Learning in Practice and in Workplaces
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Ng, Kit Yoong; Cervero, Ronald M. – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2005
Discussions of learning in practice and in workplaces have been carried out within the various theories of learning. More recent discussions have unveiled the complexity inherent in learning in workplaces by acknowledging the presence of power relations in practice. However, the discussions fall short of an analysis on another more paramount power…
Descriptors: Ownership, Learning Theories, Mass Media Role, Power Structure
Contradictions and Compromise: The Curriculum-in-Use as Negotiated Ideology in Two Welfare-to-Work Classes.
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Sandlin, Jennifer A.; Cervero, Ronald M. – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2003
Interviews and observations in literacy programs for welfare recipients indicated that, when learners tried to discuss problematic issues, teachers deflected discussion, upholding official discourses and ideological beliefs about learners and program purposes. The curriculum-in-use supported dominant discourses about meritocracy and racist and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Curriculum, Discourse Analysis
The Social, Economic, and Political Contexts of Adults' Participation in Undergraduate Programmes: A State-Level Analysis.
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Jung, Jong-Chul; Cervero, Ronald M. – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2002
The proportion of adult undergraduates to adult populations in the 50 states was calculated. Cross-sectoral analysis identified state characteristics that correlated with participation rates. Best predictors were availability of undergraduate education, educational technology efforts, the population's level of educational attainment, budget…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Economic Factors, Educational Supply, Enrollment Influences
Power and Influence Styles in Programme Planning: Relationship with Organizational Political Contexts.
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Yang, Baiyin; Cervero, Ronald M. – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2001
Adult educators (n=226) recalled incidents of power and influence behaviors in designing and planning programs. Cluster analysis identified four behaviors: shotgun, tactician, ingratiator, and bystander. These power and influence styles related to organizational contexts. Planners' personal characteristics did not affect choice of style. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Educational Planning, Influences, Politics
Continuing Professional Education in Transition, 1981-2000.
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Cervero, Ronald M. – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2001
Five trends have influenced professional continuing education since 1980: (1) more workplace provision than any other kind; (2) more distance education; (3) increased university-workplace collaborations; (4) increased corporatization; and (5) more regulation of professional practice. Issues include updating knowledge versus improving practice,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Distance Education, Educational Change, Educational Trends