1. Adult Learning and HRD
Session 3
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What is HRD?
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4. 3 STREAMS TO LEARNING 2 STREAMS TO PERFORMANCE
Individual learning
Performance-based learning
Whole system learning
Individual performance
improvement
Whole systems performance
improvement
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5. Core Assumptions of Learning Paradigm
Individual education, growth, learning
and development are inherently good for
the individual.
The organization must provide people a
means to achieve their fullest human
potential through meaningful work.
Organizations are best advanced by
having fully developed individuals
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6. Core Assumptions of Learning Paradigm
People should be valued for their intrinsic worth as people, not just
as resources to achieve an outcome.
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7. Core Assumptions of Learning Paradigm
The primary purpose of HRD is development
of the individual.
Individuals should control their own learning
process.
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8. Core Assumptions of Performance Paradigm
The ultimate purpose of HRD is to improve performance of the system in
which it is embedded and which provides the resources to support it.
Human potential in organizations must be nurtured, respected and
developed.
HRD professionals have an ethical and moral obligation to ensure that
attaining organizational performance goals is not abusive in individual
employees.
Effective performance and performance systems are rewarding to the
individual and to the organization.
The transfer of learning into job performance is of primary importance.
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9. Learning & Performance
performance paradigm is the most likely approach to insure
strategic role for HRD
HRD professionals cannot ignore the core performance outcomes
focusing only on learning or individuals is likely to lead HRD to
become marginalized as a staff support group
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10. Performance = f(KSAs * M * E)
EMPLOYEE
EMPLOYER
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12. Integration of both paradigms is what servers HRD in the best way.
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Performance or Learning?

13. What is the distinction between theories of
learning and teaching?
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