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This symposium on human resource development (HRD) theory consists of three presentations. "The Real Debate: Who Does HRD Serve?" (Wendy E.A. Ruona) finds three distinctive sets of beliefs about who/what HRD serves, namely that HRD serves individuals, organizations, and multiple stakeholders. "Theorizing HRD" (Jim McGoldrick,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Concept Mapping, Developed Nations, Educational Benefits
Roberts, Stephen K., Ed. – 2003
This collection of scholarly essays marks the centenary of the Workers' Educational Association (WEA), the largest voluntary provider of adult education in the United Kingdom. The chapters are as follows: "Introduction" (Roberts); "The WEA The Foundation and the Founder" (Jennings); "Battersea and the Formation of the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agency Role, Community Education, Educational History
Lai, Su-Huei – 2002
A conceptual framework of the modes of problem-solving action has been developed on the basis of a simple relationship cone to assist individuals in diversified professions in inquiry and implementation of theory and practice in their professional development. The conceptual framework is referred to as the Cone-Deciphered Modes of Problem Solving…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Cognitive Processes, Critical Thinking, Decision Making
California Community Colleges, Sacramento. Office of the Chancellor. – 2000
This paper offers the definition of the term "special populations" that appears in Section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational-Technical Education Act of 1998: (1) individuals with disabilities; (2) individuals from economically disadvantaged families, including foster children; (3) individuals preparing for nontraditional training and…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Community Colleges, Disabilities, Displaced Homemakers
Fitzgerald, Joan – 2000
This paper addresses the role community colleges can play in moving the working poor toward economic independence. Since Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) was enacted in 1996, there have been many new job openings in the country. But, employment and earnings prospects for job seekers leaving the welfare system are dismal. TANF clients…
Descriptors: College Students, Community Colleges, Economic Development, Economically Disadvantaged
Ohio State Legislative Office of Education Oversight, Columbus. – 2002
Ohio career-technical education (CTE) occurs in joint vocational school districts (JVSDs), singles, and compacts; courses are grouped into three program areas: workforce development, work and family studies, and career-based intervention. The weighted funding approach and size of the current weights are the result of a 1997 analysis by the Ohio…
Descriptors: Class Size, Costs, Educational Finance, Finance Reform
European Training Foundation, Turin (Italy). – 1999
In comparison with the context in which reforms usually occur, the current vocational education and training (VET) reforms in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and New Independent States (NIS) have these two unusual aspects: breadth, range, and depth of VET reforms are extremely large; and the reform process is exceptionally rapid. The European…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Developing Nations, Economic Development, Educational Change
Hare, Debra; Nathan, Joe; Darland, John; Laine, Sabrina W. M. – 2000
This report presents research from seven Midwestern states on teacher shortages, using data from teams of state, higher education, and teacher union officials who selected the highest priority indicators of teacher supply and demand. Researchers conducted a data gap analysis to identify data being collected nationally and statewide regarding the…
Descriptors: Alternative Teacher Certification, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Abood, Nancy V.; LeBlanc, William – 1999
This 1998 annual report describes the college's plans for building facilities for the future and its infrastructure improvements. The document looks at the college's response to building programs of study that will meet the community's needs, and describes partnerships formed with high schools, colleges and universities, non-profit organizations,…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Community Development, Educational Development, Educational Facilities Planning
2000
Three presentations are provided from Symposium 17, Transformative Learning, of the Academy of Human Resource Development (HRD) 2000 Conference Proceedings. "Leadership Development as Transformative Pedagogy" (Olga V. Kritskaya, John M. Dirkx) examines the nature of transformative instructional environments, focusing specifically on the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Change, Constructivism (Learning), Educational Environment
Schwindt, Robert C.; Tsai, Ping-Lun – 2000
Faculty members at 58 institutions belonging to the Academy of Human Resource Development (AHRD) were surveyed to identify trends in the use of Internet courses in graduate human resource development (HRD) programs. Of the 27 institutions that submitted valid responses, 10 offered Internet courses in HRD and 17 did not. Of the 17 that did not, 2…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Delivery Systems, Distance Education, Educational Trends
2000
This packet contains three papers from a symposium on feedback systems held at a conference on human resource development (HRD). The first paper, "The Role of Feedback in Management Development Training" (K. Peter Kuchinke), reports on a survey-based study that investigated the role of feedback in nine management development training…
Descriptors: Adults, Business Administration, Educational Needs, Evaluation Methods
2000
Three presentations are provided from Symposium 36, Knowledge Management, of the Academy of Human Resource Development (HRD) 2000 Conference Proceedings. "Corporate Knowledge Management and New Challenges for HRD" (Hunseok Oh) identifies new challenges for HRD: training and developing knowledge workers, developing managers and team…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Corporate Education
2000
Three presentations are provided from Symposium 38, Advances in Distance Learning, of the Academy of Human Resource Development 2000 Conference Proceedings. "Teaching Strategies in a Synchronous Learning Environment for Adult Students" (Luis A. C. Lima, Kathryn S. Hoff) reports the responses of intact cohort groups enrolled in spring semester 1999…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students
2000
This document contains three papers from a symposium on change and the consultant that was conducted during a conference on human resource development (HRD). "A Theory of Consultancy" (Daniel R. Boroto, Douglas A. Zahn, Darren C. Short) presents an emerging theory of consultancy that is based on an analysis of thousands of videotaped…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Change Strategies, Consultants, Educational Practices
