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American Society for Training and Development, Ames, IA. Iowa Chapter. – 1987
Based on a needs assessment survey of American Society for Training and Development members, this sourcebook provides practical information for trainers in business and industry. The guide is organized in five chapters: "Program Evaluation: A Model for Technical Programs" (Dan Gehler); "Transfer of Training: Readiness--Have We Thought about It"…
Descriptors: Career Development, Industrial Training, Job Training, Management Development
Jones, Merrick, Ed.; Mann, Pete, Ed. – 1992
This anthology contains 16 papers devoted to 3 aspects of human resources development (HRD): the institutional perspective on learning for development, the key actors in HRD, and the role of HRD in improving individual and organizational performance. The papers are: "Human Resources Development and Adjustment" (Kanawaty);…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Educational Policy, Experiential Learning
Download full textTye, Kenneth A., Comp.; Costa, Arthur L., Comp. – 1986
This monograph guides administrators in developing policies that lead to improved supervision of instruction. Chapter 1, "The Mystery of Effective Teaching," by Barbara Benham Tye, focuses on improving schools' work environment through the supportive methods of clinical supervision. Arthur L. Costa describes five phases of the process…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Administrator Guides, Administrator Role, Board of Education Policy
Mumford, Alan, Ed. – 1997
This book contains 34 papers examining the theory, process, and outcomes of action learning at work. The following papers are included: "An Introduction to the Text" (Alan Mumford); "The Learning Equation" (Reg Revans); "Action Learning as a Vehicle for Learning" (Alan Mumford); "Placing Action Learning and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Corporate Education, Education Work Relationship, Educational Theories
2001
This document contains three papers on issues in evaluation. "Evaluation of the Method of Modeling: A Case Study of the Finnish Steel Industry" (Ville Nurmi) describes the method of modeling as an educational strategy to support both specific goal-directed transformative learning focused on work process and learning in workplaces, and it…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Allied Health Occupations Education, Automation, Case Studies
2001
This document contains three papers on managerial performance issues. "Managerial Skill Requirements: Evidence from the Scottish Visitor Attraction Industry" (Sandra Watson, Martin McCracken) presents the findings from an exploratory study of those skills that managers in the Scottish visitor attraction sector considered most important…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Behavior, Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Education
Ashby, Franklin C., Ed. – 1999
This book contains 13 case studies that illustrate models, techniques, theories, strategies, and issues relevant to leadership development programs in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors. The following papers are included: "The Past, Present, and Future of Leadership Development" (Franklin C. Ashby); "Leadership Development…
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, Adult Education, Business Education, Case Studies
