Guest Scholars:
Dr. Richard A. Swanson, Professor Emeritus, University of Minnesota (USA).
Dr. Linda Perriton, University of Stirling (Scotland).
Topics Include:
HRD history and origins, and how those vary by location.
Terms used to describe HRD.
HRD professional associations.
The relationship between Human Resource Development and Human Resource Management.
How much is known about what works in HRD.
Episode Structure:
Introduction (minutes 00:00 to 01:45)
Conversation with Dr. Richard Swanson (minutes 01:46 to 24:35)
Conversation with Dr. Linda Perriton (minutes 24:36 to 45:20)
Discussion between Dr. Swanson and Dr. Perriton (minutes 45:21 to 1:09:50)
Wrap-up (minutes 1:09:51 to 1:11:08).
Bios:
Dr. Richard A. Swanson is Professor Emeritus of Human Resource Development and Adult Education at the University of Minnesota where he served on the faculty for 25 years. Following that tenure, he served as Distinguished Research Professor of Human Resource Development and The Sam Lindsey Chair in the College of Business and Technology, University of Texas at Tyler. Dick has published extensively and has consulted with organizations around the world. He is the founding editor of two journals, and one of the Academy of Human Resource Development founders where he also served as an early president. Dick was inducted into the HRD Scholar Hall of Fame in 2004 and into the International Adult and Continuing Education Hall of Fame in 2001.
Dr. Linda Perriton, from the University of Stirling in Scotland, is originally from Australia and started her professional life in UK financial services, working first as a plant and engineering underwriter before joining a short-term technology-based training project that was her gateway into management development and coaching. She gained her PhD as a mature student in 2001 and switched to a career in higher education. Linda’s main area of teaching and research interest is learning and development, specifically critical approaches to reflective practice and management education. She also writes on the topic of how women have historically acquired training in management, looking at practice as far back as the 18th century.
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Sponsor:
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