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Human Resource Education
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Research Biography

I teach in the areas of organization and leadership development. My current research interests focus on the evolution of the field of Human Resource Development and leadership development in corporate settings. A native German, I conduct much of my research in international and comparative contexts.

My past research has concentrated on leadership and management development, the foundations of Human Resource Development, and the evaluation of public vocational education, namely of Tech Prep and School to Work reform initiatives.

My current interest focuses on two areas: (1) leadership behaviors in human resource education; and (2) the definition and justification of the subject matter of Human Resource Development. In the latter issue, in particular, the research approach is comparative and cross-national, with special focus on US/European contrasts.

My long-term goal is the conceptual and empirical definition and justification of the field of workplace learning and the articulation of the knowledge and skill base required by professionals who enter the field or advance in it.

Degrees

  • Ph.D., Human Resource Development, University of Minnesota, 1997
  • M.A., Policy Studies in Higher Education, University of California, 1985
  • B.A., Psychology; Business Administration, Antioch University, Los Angeles, 1984

Key Professional Appointments

  • Associate Professor, Human Resource Education, , 2003--
  • Assistant Professor, Human Resource Education, University of Illinois, 1997-2003
  • Research/Teaching Assistant, Work, Community, and Family Education, University of Minnesota, 1994-1997
  • Education and Training Consultant, Education and Training, Process Management International, 1991-1994
  • Director, Education, United Education and Software, 1986-1991
  • Research Associate, Training, Training Research Corporation, 1984-1986

Activities & Honors

  • Editor, Human Resource Development International, 2006-2009
  • Visiting Professor, Gerhard Mercator University, 2006
  • Consultant, University of Illinois Extension, 2006
  • Accreditation and Academic Standards Commission, Academy of Human Resource Development, 2005-2006
  • College of Education Distinguished Scholar, Bureau of Educational Research, 2004- present
  • International Committee, Academy of Human Resource Development, 2004-2006
  • Outstanding Article, Human Resource Development Review, Outstanding Article Award, Human Resource Development Review, (with A. Ardichvili), Academy of Human Resource Development, 2003
  • Visiting Professor, School of Management, Gerhard Mercator University, 2002
  • Campus Award for Excellence in Off-Campus Teaching, UIUC Office of Academic Outreach, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2002
  • Top Ten Conference Proceedings Paper, Academy of Human Resource Development, 2001
  • Member, Board, and VP Research, Academy of Human Resource Development, 2000-2004
  • Outstanding Assistant Professor, University Council for Workforce and Human Resource Education, 2000

Grants

  • Principal Investigator, Executive Human Resource Development Seminar for SK Corporation, SK Corporation, 2005
  • Senior Personnel, Study Tour to Korea, Center for International Business Education Research, 2005
  • Principal Investigator, Evaluation of UI Extension Performance Mgmt System, College of ACES, 2004
  • Principal Investigator, Leadership Effectiveness in Health Care Organizations in The U.S., Germany, and the U.K., Campus Research Board, 2003
  • Senior Personnel, National Resource Center for Global Studies, U.S. Department of Education (Center for Global Studies), 2003
  • Principal Investigator, Leadership Development in Small Business Enterprises in Poland, European Union Center, 2003
  • Principal Investigator, Knowledge Management and High Performance Workplace Practices in Service Sector Firms in Germany, Flora and William Hewlett Foundation, 2002

Selected Publications

  • Rozanski, A., & Kuchinke, K. P. ( 2008). HRD - transformacja w edukacji ustawicznej, (HRD--Transformation of adult education). Lubelski Rocznik Pedagogiczny vol. XXVII, ss.43-55, Maria Curie Sklodowska University in Lublin
  • Kuchinke, K. P. (in press). Editorial: The scholarship of HRD practice. Human Resource Development International 11(2).
  • Rozanski, A., Kuchinke, K. P. & Bojar E., (ed), (2008), Human Resource Development Theory and Practice, Technical University of Lublin
  • Kuchinke, K. P. (2007). Editorial: HRDI at ten! Human Resource Development International, 10(1), 1-5.
  • Kuchinke, K. P. (2007). Editorial: Kaleidoscopes and the multiplicity of perspectives in HRD. Human Resource Development International, 10(2), 117-119.

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