Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore human resource development (HRD) in Mauritius and the challenges and opportunities faced by organisations in different sectors in adopting HRD practices. Findings: This special issue presents four papers that explore dimensions of HRD in public sector, small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and…

A focus of Government policy has been the need to ensure that those at the lower end of the labour market invest in their human capital through re-engaging with learning, which has been assumed to enable progress into better-paid employment. This article explores the problems created by "bad jobs" and the evidence for the existence of a…

In her testimony presented before the District of Columbia City Council, the author makes three points. These are: (1) Teachers matter; (2) The variation in teacher effectiveness is greater within schools than the variation between schools; and the variation within schools serving students from the poorest backgrounds is greater than the variation…