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Managing the training processes: putting the principles into practice
By Mike Williams
Gower 1998

This 321 page book covers competence based training, quality management, training, training needs, training administration, training programme design, training plans, transfer of learning, evaluation of training, training officers

Management Development Strategies for Action (1997)
Alan Mumford

IPD London
Cultivating Self-Development (1996)
By Megginson/Whitaker
IPD London
Psychology for Trainers (1998)
By Alison Hardingham

IPD London
Developing yourself, Your & Career, & Your Organisation (1999)
By John Burgoyne
Lemos Crane London
How Managers Can Develop Managers (1997)
By Alan Mumford
Gower Aldershot
Informal Learning in the Workplace (1998)
By John Garrick
Routledge London
Learning at the Top (1994)
By Alan Mumford
McGraw Hill/ASTD
Understanding How People Learn (1994)
By David Reay
KoganPage London
Employee Development Practice (1996)
By Jim Russell
Financial Times/ (1995) Pitman
Approaches to Training & Development (1985)
By Laird
Addison Wesley
Employee Development Practice (1999)
By Jim Stewart
Financial Times/ Pitman
Understanding Psychology In Management Training (2000)
By David A Statt
Routledge
Turning Training into Learning (2000)
By Fuganic & Trotman
AMA COM
The Creative Trainer Holistic Facilitation Skills For Accelerated Learning (1996)
By Lawler & Handley
McGraw Hill
Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences (1993)
By Howard Gardner
Fontana London
Emotional Intelligence (1996)
By Daniel Goleman
Bloomsbury London
Handbook of Training & Development (1992)
Edited by Steve Truelove
Blackwell Oxford
Management Development Strategy and Practice (1998)
By Jean Woodall & Diana Winstanley
Blackwell Oxford
Tales for Trainers (1998)
By Margaret Parkin
KoganPage London
The Essential Guide to Developing Your Staff (1998)
By Alasdair White
Piatkus London
The Theory of Learners An Introduction (1995)
By Julie Cotton
KoganPage
London
Learning Skills for Managers (2000)
By Samuel A Malone
Oak Tree Press
Dublin
Buzan's Book of Genius & how to unleash your own (1994)
By Tony Buzan and Raymond Keene
Stanley Paul London.
7 Kinds of Smart Identifying and Developing Your Many Intelligences (1993)
By Thomas Armstrong
A Plume/Penguin Book
New York

The Management Pocketbook Series, 14 East Street Alresford, Hamshire, SO24 9EE, retailing at about Ł8 each, have a huge selection of books which are specifically aimed at trainers. These are attractively laid out with plenty of ideas for transparencies and activities for trainers. They are all currently in print and available in Easons, Hodges Figgis and Waterstones. They form an essential kit for any trainer. The list which is updated all the time includes:

Learners Pocketbook (1995)

The following books in the 'Management Shapers' are published by IPD (distributed by Plymbridge Distributors Ltd., Estover, Plymouth PL6 7PZ, and available in academic bookshops in Dublin such as Easons, Waterstones and Hodgis Figgis or direct from IPD. They retail for about Ł7 each and are aimed at trainers and managers:

Effective Learning
By Alan Mumford (1995)
London
Learning for earning
By Eric Parsloe & Caroline Allen (1999)
London

The following are a selection of books published by the Industrial Society, 49 Calthorpe Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 ITH, and available from IOL:

Managing Your Own Development. An innovative package of flexible learning materials
By David Turner
price Ł30
Managing the training processes: putting the principles into practice
By Mike Williams

Gower 1998

This 321 page book covers competence based training, quality management, training, training needs, training administration, training programme design, training plans, transfer of learning, evaluation of training, training officers

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Internet Links

http://www.cio.com/archive/031596_qa_content.html
The Bright Stuff - Interview with Howard Gardiner.

http://Anbar.co.uk/courseware/mba/12-003.htm
Anbar Electronic Intelligence. Session 3 -
Some Examples of Learning to Learn Processes.

http://www.famu.edu/sjmga/ggrow/7In/Linguistic.html
Writing and Multiple Intelligences
by Gerard Grow Ph.D.

http://www.learnativity.com/training_FAQs/
Learning and Training FAQS

This is a list of FAQs (frequently asked questions) on training. It includes questions specifically on adult education. Links: many links to other related sites, easily accessed.

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