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An Assessemnt of Graduate Adult Education and Human Resource Development Programs: A U.S. Perspective
Author(s) -
Akdere Mesut,
Conceição Simone C. O.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
new horizons in adult education and human resource development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1939-4225
DOI - 10.1002/nha3.10358
Subject(s) - workforce , perspective (graphical) , human resources , graduate education , higher education , workforce development , resource (disambiguation) , graduate students , exploratory research , medical education , sociology , political science , pedagogy , medicine , computer science , social science , computer network , artificial intelligence , law
Due to recent changes in the workplace, the workforce and higher education have driven academic programs of adult education (AE) and human resource development (HRD) in the U.S. to become more integrated as part of the mission of institutions of higher education. In this exploratory study, existing graduate programs in AE and HRD in the U.S. were investigated based on the Peterson's Graduate Schools in the U.S . (2006) to assess the current status of these academic programs in both fields. Results indicate that some of these programs already coexist and collaborate at the institutional level. Implications for the future of academic programs of AE and HRD are discussed.