From the reviews: "The book draws upon papers given at the 2006 European conference on Human Resource Development (HRD) Research and Practice. ... this compilation of literature reviews and empirical studies will be a welcome source of current knowledge for HRD practitioners, workplace learning researchers, as well as adult education scholars who focus on theories of adult learning. The strength of the text comes from the diverse methodological approaches as well as the breadth of theoretical frameworks employed by the authors in each chapter." (Shauna Butterwick, Educational Review, June, 2012)