This document contains three papers presented at a symposium on human resource development (HRD) academic programs moderated by Gene Audette at the 1996 conference of the Academy of Human Resource Development. "Revisiting Perceptions of HRD Roles: Implications for HRD Curricula" (Danilo M. Baylen, Margaret L. Bailey, Mary Samardzija) discusses a study in which human resources development (HRD) practitioners and students enrolled in HRD or related programs identified needs analyst and group facilitator as the top HRD practitioner roles and strategic planner and performance technologist as emerging HRD practitioner roles. "Establishing a Research Base for Professional Development" (Robert E. Norton, Reva Hutchins) presents findings from a national study of teacher training needs and tasks for career-related teachers that will be used to establish a research base for professional development of teachers. "Profile of the Human Resource Development and Adult Education Professoriate and Perceived Dynamics Framing Program Integration" (Shari L. Peterson, Joanne Provo) reports a study that profiles the HRD and adult education professoriate, describes economic and organizational dynamics that may help shape the direction of both HRD and adult education, and identifies the nature of organizational alliances that may serve to integrate the two fields. Papers contain references. (MN)