Defining HRD in an International Context

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Running head: REFLECTION/REACTION PAPER #2

Reflection/Reaction Paper #1:

McLean: If we can’t define HRD in one country, how can we define it in an international

context?

Stephanie Warneke

Texas A&M University

REFLECTION/REACTION PAPER #2 2

Reflection/Reaction Paper #2

This comprehensive article once again brings up the challenge of defining HRD.

However, its focus is on defining HRD in an international context. As I began to think of all

previously learned and discussed topics in this class, my mind wandered back to the topic posed

in reflection paper one: the refusal to define HRD totally. I agreed with that paper fundamentally

and because of that wondered how one could place a definition on HRD period, much less

internationally – covering so many differences and aspects. However, I was proved wrong when

exploring this article. Instead of trying to make a “one size fits all” definition for HRD across the

globe, McLean and McLean (2001) hope that with their research, “the field will continue to

discuss definition, without having to agree on a specific definition.” (p. 314) I truly believe that

this was the best way to approach this challenging topic.