Journal of European Industrial Training: Volume 35 Issue 3
Table of contents - Special Issue: Theorising in HRD: building bridges to practice
Guest Editors: Jim Stewart, Jeff Gold
What is HRD? A definitional review and synthesis of the HRD domain
Bob Hamlin, Jim StewartThe aim of the paper is to present the findings of a definitional review and comparative study of HRD definitions. It also reports the results of comparing and contrasting a…
What is theory?
Jim Stewart, Victoria Harte, Sally SambrookThe aim of the paper is to examine the meaning and value of the notion of theory as a basis for other papers in the special issue which examine facets of theorising HRD.
Theorising and practitioners in HRD: the role of abductive reasoning
Jeff Gold, John Walton, Peter Cureton, Lisa AndersonThe purpose of this paper is to argue that abductive reasoning is a typical but usually unrecognised process used by HRD scholars and practitioners alike.
Spanning the HRD academic‐practitioner divide: bridging the gap through mode 2 research
David E. Gray, Paul Iles, Sandra WatsonThis article aims to explore dimensions and tensions in the relationship between theory (usually produced by academics) and practice (the domain, normally of practitioners) in…
A discourse approach to theorising HRD: opening a discursive space
Aileen Lawless, Sally Sambrook, Tom Garavan, Claire ValentinThe purpose of this paper is to discuss how a discourse approach to theorising human resource development (HRD) can open a “discursive space” to challenge dominant discourses…
Theorising critical HRD: a paradox of intricacy and discrepancy
Kiran Trehan, Clare RiggThis paper aims to advance theoretical understanding of the concept of “critical human resource development”.