| Description |
xxii, 410 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Pt. 1. Needs Assessment and the Learning Environment. Ch. 1. The Training Context. Scope of the Instructional Process. What Do We Know about Trainers? What Do We Know about Types of Training and Training Methods? Training Challenges. The Changing Workplace and Workforce. Implications for Future Workplace Training Systems. Training as a Subsystem. Ch. 2. A Systematic Approach to Training. Assessment Phase. Training and Development Phase. Evaluation Phase. Instructional Techniques and Training Methods. Ch. 3. The Needs Assessment Phase. Organizational Support for the Needs Assessment Process. Organizational Analysis. Requirements Analysis. Task and Knowledge, Skill, and Ability Analysis. Person Analysis. Summarizing the Needs Assessment Phase. Examples of Needs Assessment Methods and Techniques. Ch. 4. The Learning Environment. Instructional Design. What Is to Be Learned? Building Effective Instruction. Incorporating Learning Principles. Trainee Issues. Motivational Theories. The Conditions of Transfer -- Pt. 2. Evaluation. Ch. 5. The Criterion Choices: Introduction to the Evaluation Process. Barriers and Contributions in the Evaluation Process. Values and the Evaluation Process. Introduction to Criterion Development. The Evaluation of Criteria. The Many Dimensions of Criteria. Types of Criteria -- Ch. 6. Evaluation Procedures. Views of the Evaluation Process. Methodological Considerations in the Use of Experimental Designs. Internal and External Validity. Experimental Design. Utility Considerations. Other Methods of Evaluation. From Needs Assessment to Training Validity: Some Concluding Words -- Pt. 3. Instructional Approaches. Ch. 7. Training Delivery: Traditional Instructional Approaches and Emerging Learning Technologies. Traditional Instructional Approaches. Self-Directed Learning Programs. Simulated Work Settings. Effective Instruction. Emerging Training Technologies. Ch. 8. A Variety of Training Interventions and Learning Experiences. Building Employee Capabilities. Building Team Effectiveness. Developing Leaders. Ch. 9. Learning Systems. A Systems Perspective. Training and the Learning Organization. Training and Societal Concerns |
| Summary |
"Adds new information covering the use of computer technology and the web to conduct training, as well as coverage of contemporary training issues, such as changes in demographics, the influences of technology, and the increasing emphasis on international concerns." --Cover |
| Notes |
Previous ed.: by Irwin L. Goldstein, Brooks/Cole Pub.Co., 1993 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 365-395) and indexes |
| Subject |
Employees -- Training of.
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Employees -- Training of -- Evaluation.
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Organizational learning.
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Assessment centers (Personnel management procedure)
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Employees -- Training of
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Employees -- training of
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| Author |
Ford, J. Kevin (John Kevin)
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| LC no. |
2001026061 |
| ISBN |
0534345549 paperback |
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053424985X |
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