Cell phones, unraveling the DNA code, the computer chip, Prozac, iPod, Xbox, learning management systems, stem cell research . . . technological innovation abounds. But where are the innovations in HRD research? Why don't we see more innovative research in our journals and at our research conference
Is HRD research making a difference in practice?
β Scribed by Jeffrey Keefer; Robin Yap
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 73 KB
- Volume
- 18
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1044-8004
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β¦ Synopsis
Abstract
This editorial discusses the meaning of βmaking a differenceβ and the opportunities it presents for the various types of βpracticesβ that is valued by scholarβpractitioners. HRD research that provides an important link in the application of theory and research to HRD practice is imperative for the furtherance of the work of scholarβpractitioners.
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