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More than one voice: Enhancing our AHRD research conference

✍ Scribed by Julia Storberg-Walker


Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2010
Tongue
English
Weight
77 KB
Volume
21
Category
Article
ISSN
1044-8004

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✦ Synopsis


Academy of Human Resource Development (AHRD) members accessed an on-line survey to provide feedback about the AHRD annual research conferences. The primary purpose of the survey was to understand more about members' experiences in order to improve what is arguably one of the most important "products" of the Academy-the conference program and the peer-reviewed proceedings CD. A related purpose of the survey was to engage more participation from Academy members and generate more understanding, ownership, and support of the annual conference. The findings from the survey provide a basis for future conference planning and identify areas needing enhancement. The survey also points to the importance of crafting an annual conference that is able to balance two needs that are at times in tension with each other. The two needs are:

  1. The conference should lead the profession through research. 2. The conference should meet diverse stakeholder interests.