Description: This is the third edition of Rolf P. Lynton and Udai Pareek’s bestselling book, Training for Development. Completely revised, this new edition reflects the “speed of change” that the world has undergone in the last two decades and includes recent examples and illustrations.
Since 1967, Training for Development has been regarded as the most comprehensive work available to professionals in the field of training and development. The authors focus on training not primarily as a source of new information, but rather as a means for changing behavior for lasting improvement on the job.
While the book is well-anchored theoretically, it is also full of practical examples. It is divided into four sections and each section contains well-researched models and illustrations on training and development. Written in a jargon-free style, it is an essential reading for those involved in training, human resource development, organizational and institutional development, and organizational behavior.
Table of Contents: Preface to the Third Edition
Preface to the Second Edition
I: TRAINING: AIMS, CONTEXTS, CHOICES, AND DYNAMICS
What is Training?
Culture and Other Contexts
Choosing Goals, a Dominant Orientation and Best Modality
Training Strategy
Overview of the Training Process
II: TRAINING IN PROCESS: THE VISIBLE TIP
Fine-tuning Objectives and Preparing the Partners
Setting the Stage
Six Methods to Highlight Experience and Share Reflective Observations
Four Methods for Heightening Understanding and Improving Planning
Designing the Program
Developing the Group and the Climate
Trainers and Training Styles
Evaluating Training and Follow-on Support
III: TRAINING AND TRAINING SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT
The Training System
Training Centers and Like Institutions
IV: THE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF TRAINING
Building Competence, Support, and the Profession
Building Institutional Supports for Major Innovations and Developments
Index
