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DEVELOPING PROGRAMS IN ADULT EDUCATION: A CONCEPTUAL PROGRAMMING MODEL Edgar J. Boone, R. Dale Safrit, and Jo Jones. Waveland Press Inc., Illinois, 2002, 307 pages.
Among the array of program planning models currently available, Boone, Safrit, and Jones offer yet another option for one to consider. In the second edition of this book, two colleagues join Boone in describing an updated version of the "conceptual programming model."
The conceptual model is presented as an alternative to other professional planning models that exist within the framework of adult education. The authors take particular care to situate it within the field, as an entire chapter is dedicated to reviewing 13 other adult education planning models. The models presented range from Caffarella to Freiré. This thorough contextualization allows the book to stand out from many others and may be a particularly useful feature to practitioners or students new to program planning.
The authors see planners of adult programs as change agents who should employ a holistic, systems oriented approach. The institutions and communities within which educators operate, as well as the "target authences" are all conceived of as systems. To understand these structures, the authors believe that the adult educator must have a good grasp of the literature within adult education; understand the theories, concepts, and principles found in the behavioural and social sciences;...