Reports on a conference sponsored by the American Society for Training and Development to analyze and compare existing academic programs for human resource development (HRD) professionals and identify ways to shape and define further the training and development/HRD field. (SK)

Warren Bennis discusses the field of organization development and its needs, applications, unresolved problems, and future. (LRA)

Reviewing the development of organizational development (OD) since 1969, the author describes the emerging values and historical perspectives of the field, provides a cross-section of processes and theories, and clarifies the changing relationship between the organizational development and human resource development fields. (LRA)

Thirty-seven universities, colleges, junior colleges, and institutes were surveyed in order to clarify the available forms of educational assistance in training and development. A "curriculum cube" describes program types (resulting from the study) along three dimensions: Program level, curriculum content, and housing of program. (TA)

Presents results of a survey of the domestic membership of the American Association of Collegiate Schools of Business, which indicated that organization development (OD) is becoming a regular part of the curriculum in college level business schools. Ten tables indicating various aspects of OD growth in business school curricula are included. (TA)

A program for staff employees of the University of California (Santa Barbara) was developed to increase awareness of career possibilities, increase knowledge of how to reach those possibilities, and develop self-confidence to translate thinking into action. First year program results showed substantial attitude and career changes among trainees.…

A recent study of academic programs in human resources development (HRD) produced the following profile of the academic researcher in HRD: male, in the field of education, graduate student or professor, focusing on training and development, doing unfunded research, method of research is descriptive rather than experimental. (JOW)

Discusses the problem that quite often unusually qualified personnel from the academic standpoint are unprepared for administrative positions and can only solve these problems by way of the trying school of experience and its attendant mistakes. The author offers a system to develop various abilities to achieve solution of this problem. (EK)

Reviews an internship position at the Ramada Management Institute in Tempe, Arizona. The intern relates observations that might benefit those considering a similar experience; the sponsor offers advice for interns and for organizations considering establishing internship programs; the faculty advisor addresses how the academic curriculum prepares…

The directory provides information on training and development programs, which are being offered in institutions of higher education. The directory is arranged alphabetically by State and provides the name of the institution, contact, and a brief program description. (Author/EC)

Presents training budget ideas which meet these criteria: (1) minimal cost, (2) minimal time consumption, and (3) convey skill or concept. Ideas include learning from attendance at free training demonstrations, sales meetings, professional groups, college/university courses, staff and division trainer meetings, visitations, cotraining sessions,…

Discussion of a student's perspective on the ways by which current practitioners may assure the growth of human resource development (HRD): (1) Arranging to have direct influence on course offerings at educational institutions, and (2) offering internship programs. (TA)