Teaching the Politics of HRD: problems and possibilities

Problems and possibilities. The ‘Politics of HRD’ presents challenges to any teacher of HRD. Yet at the same time it potentially provides a perspective or window through which a rich understanding of HRD can be achieved. Appropriately positioned within current thinking about teaching critical HRD this paper discusses one initiative to address the challenge through the research and development of a series of focused case studies. Progress and ‘findings’ to date are illustrated and discussed. Alongside the generation of rich and distinctive material we note our own self-development through the project in terms of our relationship with Critical HRD. Whilst outcomes appear to offer the potential for innovative practice interesting questions remain; most notably concerning the ‘connection’ between the sorts of material we have generated and ourselves in the position of teacher/tutor.