The purpose of the study was to identify the perceptions of the international participants in the graduate programs of adult education regarding the appropriateness and adequacy of their graduate programs as these related to their needs. The specific purposes were: (1) To identify perceptions of international students in graduate programs of adult education regarding the adequacy and appropriateness of their programs. (2) To analyze comparatively the perceptions of international graduate students with prior work experience in adult education in their native countries, and students without experience, to detect significant differences in perceptions of the two groups. / Data were sought from 120 international students in adult education graduate programs in selected U.S. institutions; 82 responded (68 percent). Respondents rated a set of competencies according to the extent they felt they had developed their skills and knowledge concerning each competency through their adult education programs. They also rated each according to their perceptions of the effectiveness of their graduate studies in developing their skills in and knowledge of that competency. / Analysis of the data indicated the following: (1) Prior adult education work experience exerted little or no influence on the perceptions of international students about the adequacy and appropriateness of their graduate programs. (2) Lack of prior work experience in adult education exerted no detectable influence on the perceptions of international students in adult education regarding the adequacy and appropriateness of their graduate programs. / In general, the two groups rated their knowledge and skill in the competencies very similarly. According to the results of the rating, development of knowledge and skills in 86.6 percent of the competencies was perceived as appropriate, and in 93.3 percent was perceived as adequate. Furthermore, no significant differences were found between the two groups--that is, those with work experience in adult education and those lacking such work experience--in their perceptions regarding the adequacy and appropriateness of their adult education graduate programs. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 42-11, Section: A, page: 4686. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1982.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_74696 |
| Contributors | ANIFOWOSHE, KEHINDE OLASOJI., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 130 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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