Innovative practice in the teaching and learning of human resource development

• Published in: Journal of European industrial training Vol. 34; no. 8/9; pp. 705 - 709
• Main Authors: Holden, Rick, Griggs, Vivienne
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bradford Emerald Group Publishing Limited 28.09.2010
• Subjects: Curricula; Human resource development; Human resource management; Human resource management research; Innovations; Learning; Learning Processes; Learning Strategies; Learning Theories; Online instruction; Professionals; Students; Teaching; Teaching and training; Teaching Methods; Training; United Kingdom > UK; Human resource management research; Human resource development; Teaching and training
• ISSN: 0309-0590; 2046-9012; 1758-7425; 2046-9020
• DOI: 10.1108/03090591011080922

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to present an introduction to the special issue on the subject of innovative practice in the teaching and learning of HRD.Design methodology approach - The paper positions the special issue within a context of issues and dilemmas facing those who teach and train HRD. Ten papers are introduced which reflect a wide ranging and changing landscape of professional practice.Findings - The paper introduces innovative practice within a context of a particular challenge facing teachers and trainers of HRD. There is a unique relationship between subject matter and the very teaching learning and assessment strategies used to deliver such content.Originality value - There is limited published research into the teaching and learning of HRD. The paper provides a basis for the special issue's contribution to an initial understanding of innovative practice in teaching and learning of HRD and, importantly, in encouraging a higher profile for the discussion of research and practice implications.