Richard A. Swanson is Professor of Human Resource Development at the University of Minnesota. Elwood F. Holton, III is Jones S. Davis Distinguished Professor of Human Resource Development at Louisiana State University. Professors Swanson and Holton are coauthors of Foundations of Human Resource Development, Results, and The Adult Learner (with Malcolm Knowles) and coeditors of The Human Resource Development Research Handbook.
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