Program Management Training

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What is the primary focus of the dominant elite culture?

To perpetuate oppressive systems

What is the goal of training in the context of empowerment?

To create self-reliant communities

What is the concept of popular education rooted in?

Liberating education

What is the primary goal of empowerment?

To enable individuals to make themselves better Signup and view all the answers

What is capacity building also known as in Latin America?

Capacitation Signup and view all the answers

What is the focus of popular education?

To empower the poor and marginalized Signup and view all the answers

What is the outcome of empowerment?

Self-reliant communities Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of change agents in popular education?

To act as capability builders and enablers Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary goal of conscientization?

To raise people's critical awareness of reality Signup and view all the answers

What is the definition of training according to Goldstein (1990)?

The systematic acquisition of knowledge, skills, and attitudes Signup and view all the answers

Who defined education as the 'practice of freedom'?

Paulo Freire Signup and view all the answers

What is the outcome of domesticating education?

People's experiences and views are negated Signup and view all the answers

What is the focus of the alternative view of development training?

Five core elements in development work Signup and view all the answers

What is the definition of training according to Franco (1990)?

Learning to change the performance of people doing their jobs Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of the Learner in the Structural Learning Theory (Scandura)?

Teaching the simplest solution path for a problem Signup and view all the answers

What are the five core elements of development work?

Conscientization, Adult education, Participatory development, Empowerment, and Community Organizing Signup and view all the answers

What is the outcome of using higher-order rules in problem-solving?

Generation of new rules and creative behavior Signup and view all the answers

What is the outcome of attaining critical awareness?

Men can transform their object conditions Signup and view all the answers

What is the key characteristic of the Abstract Conceptualization (AC) approach?

Using theories, logic, and ideas to understand problems Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of the Active Experimentation (AE) approach?

Experimenting with changing situations Signup and view all the answers

What are the three components of a rule in the Structural Learning Theory?

Domain, range, and procedure Signup and view all the answers

What is the outcome of relying on personal feelings and opinions in the learning process?

Lack of objective judgment Signup and view all the answers

What is the key characteristic of the Learner in the Active Experimentation (AE) approach?

Taking a practical approach and being concerned with what really works Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of the Learner who relies on patience, objectivity, and careful judgment?

Watching a situation without taking action Signup and view all the answers

What is the preferred approach of a Diverger in problem-solving?

Using imagination to find innovative solutions Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary goal of Synergy learning?

To facilitate learning through structured interactions and team work Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic of an Assimilator?

Requiring good, clear explanation rather than practical experience Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of Transformative Learning?

Making meaning of a person's life and experiences Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic of a Diverger?

Being sensitive, imaginative, and emotional Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of the instructor in Synergy learning?

Designing instruction for team action and providing educational materials Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic of an Assimilator?

Requiring good, clear explanation rather than practical experience Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary benefit of Synergy learning?

Improved teamwork and collaboration skills Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of screening data in the implementation of a training program?

To identify the relevant data for the training program Signup and view all the answers

What is the 'do' portion of the program design?

Implementation Signup and view all the answers

What is the main difference between Program Management and Implementation?

Program Management deals with logistics, while Implementation deals with actual training Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of a Training Design Matrix?

To provide a blueprint for the learning environment Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of the Course Design document?

The overall direction and focus of the training program Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the Evaluation stage in the training program?

To compare the training objectives with the actual outcomes Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between the Program Management and Implementation stages?

Program Management deals with the planning, while Implementation deals with the execution Signup and view all the answers

What is the main purpose of the Program Management stage?

To deal with the logistics and administrative concerns of the training program Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Historical Background of Development Training

Developed from five core elements in development work: conscientization, adult education, participatory development, empowerment, and community organizing.

Key Concepts in Training

Training is the systematic acquisition of knowledge, skills, and formation of attitude and values that result in improved performance in various work environments.
Training aims to facilitate both individual and group growth, and strengthen skills for sustained and systematic actions.

Conscientization

Process of raising people's critical awareness of reality, enabling them to transform their objective conditions (Paulo Freire, 1974).
Opposite of domesticating education, which negates people's experiences and views them as passive observers of change.

Empowerment

Aims to enable trainees to make themselves better than they were before they were trained.
Creates self-reliant communities and involves capacity building, change and its management, democratic processes, and change agents acting as capability builders and enablers.

Popular Education

Has its roots in liberating education and aims to reach the majority, the less privileged and poor sectors of society.

Learning Theories and Styles

Structural Learning Theory (Joseph Scandura)

Learner relies on systematic planning and develops theories and ideas to solve problems.
Problem-solving may be facilitated when higher-order rules are used, i.e., rules that generate new rules.

Kolb's Learning Styles Model

Diverger

Prefers to watch rather than do, likes to gather information and brainstorm, and is sensitive, imaginative, and emotional.

Assimilator

Requires good, clear explanation rather than practical demonstration, likes to think and watch, and is analytical and logical.

Synergogy (Robert Blake)

A systematic approach to learning in which members of small teams learn from one another through structured interactions and non-directive intervention.

Transformative Learning (Jack Mezirow)

Learning that makes meaning of a person's life, and learning about one's life.