Innovative practice in the teaching and learning of human resource development

Abstract

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.

Citation

Holden, R. and Griggs, V. (2010), "Innovative practice in the teaching and learning of human resource development", Journal of European Industrial Training, Vol. 34 No. 8/9, pp. 705-709. https://doi.org/10.1108/03090591011080922