About the Journal

 

The aim of the Journal is to bring together international practitioner and academic expertise to promote and support the understanding and practice of Human Resource Development. To achieve its overarching aim the Journal:

  • adopts a practice driven perspective to the understanding of HRD: its construction, organizational and national positioning and its influence and impact.
  • encourages the exploration and reporting of pioneering and innovative practices in HRD at the individual, group and organisational levels in diverse settings.
  • highlights theory informed practice and practice based research as key pathways to an enriched understanding of HRD, wherever it is practiced.
  • engages in practitioner and academic debate on innovative practice using country, industry, sector and organisationally specific case studies.
  • promotes rigorous analysis, review and discussion of HRD practice, policy and research.
  • is committed to ensuring contributions are drawn from a global context and have an interest to an international readership.
  • is committed to a peer review process for article contributions.

The journal is sponsored by a partnership between the the University Forum for Human Resource Development (UFHRD) and the World Federation of People Management Associations.  Formed in 1999 the UFHRD is an international association for universities, reflective practitioners, and learning oriented organisations. The Forum’s mission is to create, develop and inform leading–edge HRD theories and practices by promoting professionally-focused qualifications, co-operative research initiatives, consultancy interventions. The WFPMA is a global network of professionals in people management. It was founded in 1976 to aid the development and improve the effectiveness of professional people management all over the world. Its members are predominantly the continental federations which are made up of more than 90 national human resource associations representing over 660,000 people management professionals.

Unique Attributes

Much is discussed about bridging the academic practice divide. It is in many ways a false distinction but a challenge nonetheless. Critically, the International Journal of HRD Practice, Policy and Research seeks to approach this challenge from first and foremost a practice perspective. It is a practice centered journal which nonetheless provides the opportunity to synergise practice with theory to develop further insights to inform both disciplines. It offers the critically reflective professional practitioner insight, ideas and understanding on the contemporary issues and challenges facing HRD, its impact and influence.

Key Journal Audiences

  • HRD, Learning and Development professionals operating in the private, public and voluntary sectors worldwide.
  • General practitioners and management with an interest on HRD and its implications.
  • Policy makers in government and related interest groups and professional associations concerned with national and sector skills and workforce development.
  • Lecturers and Teachers of HRD, Learning and Development, and management studies more generally.
  • HRD researchers.