International human resource development : learning, education and training for individuals and organizations / [edited by] John P Wilson.

Rev. ed. of: Human resource development. 2nd ed. 2005.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 493-494) and index.

International human resource development and learning -- Strategic human resource development --What is learning -- Change management and development -- Knowledge management --National system of education -- UK vocational education and training -- European vocational education and training -- National human resource development strategies: comparing Brazil, Russia, India and China -- International development : Policy learning as an approach to VET reform in transition and development countries -- Capacity development and human resource development -- Identification of learning needs --designing learning events -- Working in multicultural and multilingual environments : HDD professionals as learning and change agents in the global workplace -- Delivery training -- Informal, non- formal and work-based methods of learning -- Coaching and mentoring --Assessment and evaluation --Leadership and management development -- Managing human resource development functions and services -- HRD practice and research: investigating business issue through applied social science research --HRD an\d consultancy -- Learning spaces that change people and organization -- HRD and business ethics.