Understanding Human Resource Development

This work studies the design and conduct of research in HRD, examining the possibilities and limitations of particular methods and techniques. Emerging debates on the purpose, nature, practice and theoretical base of Human Resource Development.
This volume contains original chapters by some of the leading researchers and writers in the field of HRD. It studies the design and conduct of research in HRD and, in doing so, identifies and examines key issues and debates concerning methodological principles and the possibilities and limitations of particular methods and techniques. Drawing on the contributors' own research projects, the content also offers insights into HRD methods and practices. Thus, emerging debates on the purpose, nature and practice of HRD are also examined, and the theoretical base of HRD is advanced. Each chapter in the book includes the following features: statement of aims; description of theoretical and empirical context; identification and examination of methodological issues; description and evaluation of research design; critical analysis and evaluation; and key learning points.