1. Scholarly Inquiry inWF ED
16 September 2013

2.  Alloy of ideas, experiences,
observations, serendipity,
& problems that excite
your attention.
 Perhaps fragmented and
idiosyncratic.
 Not necessarily intentional.
 Not necessarily related to
field workforce education
and development.
INTERESTS

3. INTERESTS
Alloy of ideas, experiences,
observations, serendipity, &
problems that excite your
attention. Perhaps fragmented
and idiosyncratic. Not necessarily
intentional. Not necessarily
related to field workforce
education and development.
FOCUS
Overarching theme that links
problems / issues / opportunities.
Not a topic. Not a research
question. More like a bucket.
Intentional. Ends-oriented.
Organizing.Communicable.
Consequential.

4. RESEARCH
PROBLEMS
FOCUS EVALUATION
IMPROVEMENT
OF HRD
INTERVENTIONS
FORMATIVE
EVALUATION OF
TRAINING
MATERIALS
ON–THE–JOB VS
CLASSROOM
TRAINING
RETURN ON
INVESTMENT
FROM HRD
ROI FOR
DIVERSITY
TRAINING

5. RESEARCH
PROBLEMS
FOCUS ENGAGEMENT
DESIGN OF
WORKPLACE
ENGAGEMENT
EFFECTIVE
WORKPLACE
ENGAGEMENT
PRACTICES
ADOPTION OF
WORKPLACE
ENGAGEMENT
PRACTICES
DEFINITION OF
WORKPLACE
ENGAGEMENT
CASE STUDY OF
WORKPLACE
ENGAGEMENT

6. RESEARCH
PROBLEMS
FOCUS

7. 1. Read
2.Analyze
3. Reflect
4.Synthesize
5. Write
6.Recycle

8. 1. Read
2. Analyze
3. Reflect
4. Synthesize
5. Write
6. Recycle
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