Unique Programs Investigation Table

Table 1.  Summary of Unique Adult Education Programs

	American Heart Association CPR – Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training & Certification	InterPlay
Locations	All across the United States, Europe and other nations.	Global settings including classrooms, living rooms, community centers, businesses.
Educational Purposes	To train people in the skills of CPR so that they may save lives of those who go into sudden cardiac arrest.	To educate individuals using verbal and non-verbal methods enhance the lives through self awareness and understanding of their body, soul, spirit, and mind.
Educational Perspectives	Students are evaluated both by a skills examination as well as a written examination.  Instructors are evaluated utilizing a Likert scale on instructional methods, environment, class availability, materials accessibility as well as a number of other factors.	Students learn through singing, storytelling, silence, movement, and amusement how to achieve greater emotional balance and empowerment toward a more satisfying life.
Learners	Community members, lay rescuers, health care providers, school teachers, virtually anyone with a desire to learn the skills of CPR	Youth through adult ages from regardless of size, shape, ability, age, color, background, and belief.
How was the program organized	Program is organized in PWW (practice-while-watching) format where participants watch a video with instruction and hand-on demonstrations and then have time to practice the skills with the instructor in the classroom setting.	Teachers are trained at multi-day events and in 3 different categories.  Programs, retreats, and workshops are delivered by these Master Trainers in various and diverse settings.
Implications	The program serves to educate community members and professionals on the skills of CPR to save lives.  Every minute that passes without CPR in a cardiac arrest the survival rate decreases by 10%.  Brain death occurs in 4-6 minutes in a cardiac arrest without CPR.	Learning can take place effectively in non-formal learning environments and through less traditional methods.  Learning that is guided and reflective can be transformative.