Guest Scholars:
Dr. Laura Bierema (The University of Georgia, USA).
Dr. Carole Elliott (University of Sheffield, UK).
Dr. Tomika Greer (University of Houston, USA)
Topics Include:
What is meant by the term Critical HRD.
How to approach HRD from a critical perspective.
How inequities show up across organizations, and how to respond to them.
Examples of Critical HRD in action.
HRD's role in creating humanly sustainable organizations.
Challenges faced by HRD practitioners bringing a critical perspective to their work.
Episode Structure:
Introduction (minutes 00:00 to 01:54).
Conversation with Dr. Laura Bierema (minutes 01:55 to 22:24).
Conversation with Dr. Carole Elliott (minutes 22:25 to 43:09).
Conversation with Dr. Tomika Greer (minutes 43:10 to 1:04:36).
Discussion between Dr. Bierema, Dr. Elliott, and Dr. Greer (minutes 1:04:37 to 1:27:18).
Wrap-up (minutes 1:27:19 to 1:28:49).
Bios:
Dr. Laura L. Bierema is a Professor in the College of Education in the University of Georgia’s program of Adult Learning, Leadership, and Organization Development. Laura’s research interests include workplace learning, career development, women's development, organization development, executive coaching, leadership, and critical human resource development. Laura holds both bachelor's and master's degrees from Michigan State University and a doctorate in adult education from the University of Georgia. She has over 160 publications, including ten books and the award-winning text Adult Learning: Linking Theory & Practice with Dr. Sharan B. Merriam. Laura served as Associate Dean for Academic Programs in the UGA College of Education from 2013-2017.
Dr Carole Elliott is Professor of Organization Studies in the Management School at the University of Sheffield. Carole’s research interests lie at the intersection of critical HRD, management and leadership learning, and organization studies. She is the former editor-in-chief of Human Resource Development International. and she recently received the Laura Bierema Excellence in Critical HRD award from the Academy of HRD. Her book 'Critical Thinking in HRD', co-edited with Dr Sharon Turnbull, was one of the first texts to introduce critical theory to HRD.
Dr. Tomika Greer, resides in Houston, TX, where she teaches and conducts research in HRD at the University of Houston. She has extensive experience in corporate training, learning, and development across several industries. In her research, Tomika uses a social justice lens to study postsecondary education/training, job transitions, and work-life integration in order to help women and marginalized groups manage and develop thriving and sustainable careers. Her research appears in prominent journals and conference proceedings within the HRD, adult education, psychology, and management fields. Tomika was elected to the AHRD Board of Directors in 2018 and is currently serving a second term.
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