This study addresses the question of whether or not there is a linkage between HRD education, practice and research. By reviewing HRD graduate curriculum, AHRD member research interests, and analyzing the contents of the primary HRD empirical journal, we analyzed three years worth of data. Results indicated that there are many overlaps in the foci…

Human resource development (HRD) has long been considered a field with an interdisciplinary foundation. Unfortunately, there has never been a consensus on the composition of the disciplinary base of HRD. We may have a sense of the purpose of the field; but it still does not lead easily to a sense of the discipline of the field. And it may be that…

This article explores the barriers to successful implementation of organizational strategy. Drawing from the few key research works available, this article distills a list of core reasons for organizational strategy implementation failure and suggests several roles for Human Resource Development (HRD) professionals in addressing these barriers to…

This paper describes the development of globalization as a theme for the pre-conferences that precede the annual AHRD conference. It presents a qualitative case study of what it was like for students from the University of Minnesota to participate in the first globalization pre-conference and examines issues related to the discontinuance of the…

This article fills a gap by identifying an under-studied area for learning participation (LP) in HRD theory building. A literature review is presented to identify gaps in adult education and HRD literature. An HRD LP framework is then proposed, from cross-sectional/time-series perspectives, to describe the pattern, factors, structure, and the…

The process of professional emergence is one of maturing, establishing an independent identity, and eventually going its own way. Professional recognition, organizational competencies, leadership, and professional competencies must be developed in establishing the identity of the human resource development profession. (SC)

Excerpt from the 1973 Manpower Report of the President discusses the effects of the Nation's declining birthrate on schools, health care, population density, and immigration. (Editor)

Xerox is building a new training center in Leesburg, Virginia, the International Center for Training and Management Development, to teach its personnel to meet the multinational organization's corporate needs and responsibilities. (Author/PG)

Messengers earn while they learn the life style of work. (Editor)

Technical Education is a supplement to Industrial Education. (AG)

Summarizes the latest developments in the field of testing from the manpower point of view. Manpower Research Visibility is a supplement to American Vocational Journal. (Author/SB)

Growth of union participation in and sponsorship of manpower training programs, particularly in the last four years, with emphasis on preparation of minority and other disadvantaged youth. (MF)

The thesis is presented that manpower programs are a third major approach to the socialization of the young in a capital-intensive society--after the family and school systems. (Author)

Describes a skill and theory training program in technical occupations for disadvantaged workers at the Atomic Energy Commission Plant at Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Results were highly successful with large increases in yearly earnings reported by those trainees completing the program. (BC)