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Summary: A must for every educators reference library.
Review: The ASTD Training and Development Handbook, Fourth Edition, by Robert L. Craig, is an essential reference book for faculty, teachers, educators, and learning system administartors at all levels including University, Corporate, K-12, and Community Colleges. It is easy to use, very comprehensive, and has great quick summaries. With the fusion of the teaching, training, and tutoring into a learner centered model this book is more useful than ever. A MUST BUY. The price is worth every penny.
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Summary: Classic reference for Training & Development Professionals
Review: The Handbook is brilliantly arranged to cover almost all aspects of Training & Development. The topics have been carefully selected and their authors picked from among the top names in their respective fields. No practitioner should go without this book whether as a reference and a quick source of information when memory will just not oblige or an informative and learning resource.The Book is generally divided into 5 Sections:
1) The Training & development Function
2) Program Design & Development.
3) Media & methods.
4) Training Applications - This is a brilliant discussion of almost all training topics that you will ever do in your career.
5) Resources. Check the table of Contents and some of the samples in the pages so obligingly provided by Amazon.com and don't be deterred by the length or the price of the book. This book is worth every cent and will last you long after you have forgotten the cost.
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Summary: Excellent reference source for HRD professionals
Review: This is a great resource for HR professionals from tiny to mega corporations. Contributing authors are the most respected experts in their fields. Primary focus is on training and development: accountability, justifying programs, format, leadership, pros, cons, pitfalls, challenges . . . all aspects are covered. As I research and write my Adult Education thesis, this book is the most useful tool I've found.
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