Perceptions concerning training and development continue to appear in practitioner literature; however, the fact that those perceptions are not explored in HRD literature is a problem. The purpose of this study was to examine perspectives of participants in organization-sponsored training. A general qualitative methodology was utilized in this…

Purpose: This paper seeks to investigate the provision of Vocational Education and Training (VET) in Small Ethnic Minority Businesses (SEMBs) operating in the West Midlands region of the UK. Design/methodology/approach: A qualitative approach is employed, involving in-depth, face-to-face interviews with 66 owner/managers of small ethnic minority…

The Public Health Service's problem in personnel recruitment and retention gave rise to the inception of the Career Development in Global Community Health (GCH). Component Two's findings are based on questionnaires administered to and interviews conducted with Fellows, members of the program board and persons familiar with the program. The…