TY - BOOK AU - Swanson,Richard A. AU - Holton,Elwood F. TI - Human resource development research handbook: linking research and practice SN - 1881052680 (alk. paper) AV - HD4904.7 .H862 PY - 1997/// CY - San Francisco PB - Berrett-Koehler KW - Human capital KW - Research KW - Methodology N1 - "Sponsored by The Academy of Human Resource Development & The American Society for Training and Development."; Chapter 1. HRD Research: Don't Go to Work Without It! / Richard A. Swanson -- Chapter 2. How Research Contributes to the HRD Value Chain Michael P. Leimbach and Timothy T. Baldwin -- Chapter 3. HRD Partnerships for Integrating HRD Research and Practice / Ronald L. Jacobs -- Chapter 4. Quantitative Research Methods / Elwood F. Holton III and Michael F. Burnett -- Chapter 5. Qualitative Research Methods / Barbara L. Swanson, Karen E. Watkins and Victoria J. Marsick -- Chapter 6. Theory-Building Research Methods / Richard J. Torraco -- Chapter 7. Case Study Research Methods / Victoria J. Marsick and Karen E. Watkins -- Chapter 8. Examples of Excellent HRD Research / Gary N. McLean and Darlene Russ-Eft ER -