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| Format: | Recurso educativo Open Access |
| Language: | en |
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1987
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| Online Access: | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED320529 |
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- Bridges: A Study and Long-Range Plan on Continuing Education in Washington. Bolt, Nancy M. Stephan, Sandra S. Continuing Education Cooperative Programs Financial Support Interviews Leadership Responsibility Library Education Long Range Planning Motivation Techniques Needs Assessment Professional Development Questionnaires The purpose of this study was to produce a written long-range plan for providing cost-effective and workable continuing education (CE) for the library community in the state of Washington. The report summarizes the information gathered from surveys of 26 library associations and agencies that were known providers of CE in Washington and in-depth interviews with representatives of the providers. Chapter 1 is the executive summary and chapter 2 introduces the project. Definitions of CE are discussed in chapter 3, followed by a consideration of cooperation and coordination of CE activities in chapter 4. Chapter 5 describes providers of CE in Washington, analyzes the potential target audiences, and makes recommendations about a needs assessment for CE. Motivation for participants in CE--i.e., the individual learner, the employing library administrators, and CE providers--is discussed in chapter 6. Chapter 7 discusses the promotion of CE activities. Chapter 8 defines quality CE in terms of the criteria established by the National Council on Quality Continuing Education of the Continuing Library Education Network and Exchange Round Table of the American Library Association and examines current CE activities in Washington with particular attention to needs assessment, learning objectives, design, presentation, and evaluation. Chapter 9 discusses current funding of CE in Washington with particular attention to the contract between the Washington State Library and the University of Washington Graduate School of Library and Information Science. Chapter 10 discusses leadership and responsibility for CE in Washington. Finally, chapter 11 summarizes the major themes of the study. Eleven appendixes include a 19-item bibliography and a copy of the survey form. (19 references) (GL)