Inquiry into Theories, Research, Education, and Practice: Continuing the Conversation on Transforming HRD

Friday, February 23, 2024

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM East Coast USA Time

Location: Alexandria (Second Floor)

Presenter(s)

HL

Henriette Lundgren

Assistant Professor
University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia, United States
Valerie Anderson, MSc, PhD

Emerita Professor of HRD and Education
University of Portsmouth
University of Portsmouth
Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom
RC

Ronan Carbery

Vice Dean Graduate Studies & Director Executive MBA
University College Cork
Cork, Cork, Ireland
Yonjoo Cho, PhD

Professor
University of Texas at Tyler
UT Tyler
Tyler, Texas, United States
KK

K. Peter Kuchinke

Professor Emeritus & Distinguished Scholar in Residence
University of Illinois & University of Minnesota
Champaign, Illinois, United States
CK

Chang-kyu Kwon

Assistant Professor of Human Resource Development
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, Illinois, United States
GM

Gary N. McLean

Professor
National Institute in Development Administration (NIDA)
Bangkok, Krung Thep, Thailand
RP

Rob F. Poell

Professor
Tilburg University
Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands

Abstract: Facilitated by experienced contributors, this session will provoke and facilitate an appreciative inquiry on the opportunity to transform the field of Human Resource Development (HRD) for a sustainable future. We invite participants to respond to provocations we make, which focus on fundamental questions concerning our field – what it is for, for whom, and in what contexts. This session builds on dialogue at the 2023 AHRD Town Hall Forum and UFHRD conference symposium. Our inquiry into theories, research, education, and practice is intended to be provocative, open-ended, and constructive. We believe that the questions posed are existential for our field.