Handbook for Human Performance Technology : A Comprehensive Guide for Analyzing and Solving Performance Problems in Organizations

No training library can be without this classic resource!

A Publication of the National Society for Performance and Instruction

Copublished with the International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI)

In 44 original chapters, leading researchers and practitioners offer a state-of-the-art perspective on the evolving field of Human Performance Technology (HPT)?a study of technologies designed to enhance human performance and capabilities in the workplace. Tracing the historical roots of HPT, this book explains its theoretical underpinnings and unveils an array of models and techniques that have proven effective in enhancing individual and organizational performance.

The contributors to the volume are a veritable who's who in the field of performance improvement:

• Roger M. Addison
• Alan P. Brache
• Ruth Colvin Clark
• William C. Coscarelli
• Wellesley R. Foshay
• George Geis
• Roger Kaufman
• Danny G. Langdon
• Robert F. Mager
• Ann W. Parkman
• Esther S. Powers
• Allison Rossett
• Geary A. Rummler
• Darryl L. Sink
• Judy Springer
• Thiagi
• and many more!

This book has theory, but it's also brimming over with practical tips for improving performance at any organization. The practitioners who contributed to this essential volume cover almost every area of human resource development.

Learn all about:

• Planning and managing projects
• Designing effective interventions
• On-the-job training
• Distance education
• Ethics for practitioners
• Emerging trAnds in human resource development...and much more!

No other single-volume resource offers so many valuable insights into so many areas of training--by so many leading practitioners!

In forty-four original chapters, leading researchers and practitioners offer a state-of-the-art perspective on the evolving field of Human Performance Technology (HPT)--a study of technologies designed to enhance human performance and capabilities in the workplace. Tracing the historical roots of HPT, this book explains its theoretical underpinnings, and unveils an array of models and techniques that have proven effective in enhancing individual and organizational performance.