Billie Oliver
Professional education as co-inquiry: An evaluation of the learning approach to developing the role of Connexions Personal Adviser
Oliver, Billie
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Abstract
This paper presents an example of using evaluation as a tool for encouraging democratic participation in the development of professional learning and course delivery. The new professional role of Connexions Personal Adviser (CPA) is being clarified and developed through participation of CPAs on a new national training programme, the Diploma for Connexions Personal Advisers, and the approach to evaluating the programme builds on the espoused values and principles of the Connexions Service. Whilst using findings from an evaluation of a specific training programme, the paper advocates a method that could be used on other professional programmes. A theme to emerge from the evaluation has been the identification of a gap between the rhetoric of the national policy and the reality of awareness at local delivery level. These findings have been instrumental in informing future developments and research in particular into the effectiveness of approaches to action learning, and an exploration of strategies to enable the effective transfer and integration of learning from education to workplace. © 2004 Taylor & Francis Ltd.
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Publication Date | Dec 1, 2004 |
Journal | Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education |
Print ISSN | 0260-2938 |
Electronic ISSN | 1469-297X |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis (Routledge) |
Peer Reviewed | Not Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 29 |
Issue | 1 |
Pages | 109-121 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1080/0260293032000158199 |
Keywords | co-inquiry, young people, Connexions, evaluation |
Public URL | https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1062203 |
Publisher URL | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0260293032000158199 |
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