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100 years of training and development research: What we know and where we should go.
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from 1918 to the present in order to elucidate the critical trends and advances that define each decade. These trends include the emergence of more theory-driven training research, greater consideration of the role of the trainee and training context, examination of learning that occurs outside the classroom, and understanding training's impact across different levels of analysis. We then examine in greater detail the evolution of 4 key research themes: training criteria, trainee characteristics, training design and delivery, and the training context. In each area, we describe how the focus of research has shifted over time and highlight important developments. We conclude by offering several ideas for future training and development research. (PsycINFO Database Record
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- Bell, B. S., Tannenbaum, S. I., Ford, J. K., Noe, R. A., & Kraiger, K.
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- Journal of Applied Psychology
- Published
- 2017
- Volume
- 102
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 305-323
- ISSN
- 0021-9010 (ISSN-L)
- 1939-1854
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- 462
- References
- 152
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- en
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