Purpose of Good Practice Guidelines

Good practice guidelines offer direction and support in planning, delivering and evaluating all aspects of workplace education activities. Nancy Steel and her colleagues (Johnston, Folinsbee and Belfiore, 1997) see the clear connection to the work of educators:

Principles provide the foundation that can help practitioners make decisions about their practice that are consistent and thoughtful throughout the widely different contexts in workplace education. They help provide boundaries and limits for determining what one will and will not do. (p. 95)

Good practices can raise the overall quality, consistency and expected outcomes of our work as we continue to reflect on what we have done and refine our guidelines based on good practice in use. The cycle of action — reflection — action leads to high consciousness and thoughtfulness about all aspects of our work.