Human Resource Management : A Problem-Solving Approach Linked to ISLLC Standards

Provides a non-traditional approach to teaching and learning the basics of human resource management through a series of 125 in-basket exercises and guided questions. This book includes exercises that focus on real-life problems and issues that confront school administrators on a daily basis. It covers a brief history of assessment centers.

Research has shown that adult learners prefer a problem-solving, rather than a subject-centered approach to learning. Human Resource Management provides a nontraditional view of teaching and learning the basics of human resource management through a series of 125 in-basket exercises and guided questions. Exercises focus on current problems and issues that confront school administrators on a daily basis. A brief history of assessment centers and a synopsis of recognized adult-learning theories are also provided. This revised edition includes: ·in-basket exercises linked to ISLLC Standards ·updated "suggested readings" ·six new in-basket exercises ·an expanded list of online resources Human Resource Management: A Problem-Solving Approach Linked to ISLLC Standards will have a positive impact on university courses in personnel administration, as well as professional development programs undertaken at the district level.