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Vesper, James L. – 1993
This book describes a systematic method for producing instructional programs, courses, and materials that focus on human performance and how to improve it, not merely on training itself. It addresses such diverse topics as the following: how adults learn best, analyzing the training need, developing evaluation tools, delivering training courses,…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Instructional Design, Instructional Development, Job Performance
Gilley, Jerry W. – 1998
This book provides human resource development (HRD) professionals with a practical approach for improving the way they practice their profession and presents a four-part framework for improving HRD practice. Each of the book's four parts is dedicated to one part of the framework: examining HRD strategy; improving perceptions of HRD; improving…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Consultants, Educational Improvement, Educational Practices
Colky, Deborah Lavin; Colky, Michael T.; Young, William H., III – 2002
Designed for managers and workers in virtual organizations as well as adult and continuing educators in higher education, associations, and private sector, this book outlines a customer-driven performance management system and explains its use as a development tool. The characteristics of virtual organizations are described, and the rationale for…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Case Studies, Collegiality, Continuing Education
Dubois, David D. – 1993
This book, which focuses on actual practitioners' experiences, outlines a systematic approach to improving individual workers' performance as part of an overall strategy for organizational change. Frameworks are provided for conceptualizing and implementing exemplary training practices. In addition, steps in achieving the practices and pitfalls to…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Change Strategies, Competency Based Education, Curriculum Development
Heneman, Robert L., Ed.; Greenberger, David B., Ed. – 2002
This document contains 14 papers on human resources (HR) and human resource management (HRM) in virtual organizations. The following papers are included: "Series Preface" (Rodger Griffeth); "Volume Preface" (Robert L. Heneman, David B. Greenberger); "The Virtual Organization: Definition, Description, and…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Administrators, Adult Education, Adult Learning
Rothwell, William J. – 2002
This book explains how work organizations can create a workplace climate that encourages real-time, on-the-job learning and development of competent workplace learners, who are wiling and able to seize the initiative for identifying their own learning experiences and evaluating the results. The following are among the topics discussed: (1) the…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Learning, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style
Phillips, Jack J. – 1999
This book, which is intended for individuals involved in developing, delivering, and supporting human resource development (HRD) programs, discusses worldwide HRD trends that were identified in a study of the HRD practices in 35 countries. Chapter 1 discusses the importance of the HRD trends identified and explains how they were identified.…
Descriptors: Accountability, Budgets, Case Studies, Comparative Analysis
