Training Through Dialogue

A lively, step-by-step approach to training the trainers of adults. Using numerous examples from a variety of settings, author Jane Vella compels instructors to critically examine their old teaching model and discover a new experience in education.

Part One: Training That Respects the Learner. 1. Teaching Adults: Insights from Popular Education. 2. Training Trainers in the Popular Education Approach: One Model. Part Two: Lessons Learned from Practice. 3. Group Size and the Role of the "Professor": Training Trainers in Community Health. 4. The Importance of Dialogue: Training in Nonprofit Organizations. 5. Honoring the Role of the Learner: Training with Health Professionals. 6. Transforming the Culture of Teaching: Training in Literacy Programs. 7. Rebuilding Faith in Teaching: Training in a Substance Abuse Program. 8. Making Time for Training: A Community Development Bank Invests in Learning. Part Three: Applying the Approach. 9. The Challenge of Design: Developing a Program for Community Volunteers. 10. Supporting Newly Trained Trainers: Strategies for Continuing Dialogue. 11. Evaluation: Beginning to Assess the Results. Resource: Glossary of Popular Education Terms.