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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Hatcher, Tim; Bowles, Tuere – New Horizons in Adult Education & Human Resource Development, 2014
Human resource development (HRD) as a scholarly endeavor and as a practice is often criticized in the adult education (AE) literature and by AE scholars as manipulative and oppressive and, through training and other interventions, controlling workers for strictly economic ends (Baptiste, 2001; Cunningham, 2004; Schied, 2001; Welton, 1995). The…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Labor Force Development, Critical Theory, Criticism
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Hatcher, Tim; Bowles, Tuere – New Horizons in Adult Education & Human Resource Development, 2013
Human resource development (HRD) as a scholarly endeavor and as a practice is often criticized in the adult education (AE) literature and by AE scholars as manipulative and oppressive and, through training and other interventions, controlling workers for strictly economic ends (Baptiste, 2001; Cunningham, 2004; Schied, 2001; Welton, 1995).…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Critical Theory, Labor Force Development, Criticism
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Wright, Robin Redmon – New Horizons in Adult Education & Human Resource Development, 2013
Too often, educators, researchers, and practitioners in the fields of adult education and human resource development rely on traditional curricular materials and an academic body of knowledge for teaching, evaluating, and training adults. This assumes a coherent body of prior knowledge, assumptions, worldviews, and experiences in their students…
Descriptors: Popular Culture, Learning Theories, Adult Learning, Human Resources
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Byrd, Marilyn Y. – New Horizons in Adult Education & Human Resource Development, 2007
This article addresses the effect of racial conflict on organizational performance as an issue that needs theoretical support in the foundational theories of human resource development (HRD). While the field of HRD recognizes theories from multiple disciplines, the field lacks a theoretical framework to inform leadership in managing racial…
Descriptors: Racial Relations, Conflict, Performance, Leadership
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Hatcher, Tim; Bowles, Tuere – New Horizons in Adult Education & Human Resource Development, 2006
Human resource development (HRD) as a scholarly endeavor and as a practice is often criticized in the adult education (AE) literature and by AE scholars as manipulative and oppressive and, through training and other interventions, controlling workers for strictly economic ends (Baptiste, 2001; Cunningham, 2004; Schied, 2001; Welton, 1995).…
Descriptors: Scholarship, Adult Education, Human Resources, Critical Theory
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Hatcher, Tim; Bowles, Tuere – New Horizons in Adult Education & Human Resource Development, 2006
Human resource development (HRD) as a scholarly endeavor and as a practice is often criticized in the adult education (AE) literature and by AE scholars as manipulative and oppressive and, through training and other interventions, controlling workers for strictly economic ends (Baptiste, 2001; Cunningham, 2004; Schied, 2001; Welton, 1995). The…
Descriptors: Scholarship, Adult Education, Human Capital, Human Resources