ABSTRACT
In this chapter, we consider the setting for human resource development, namely, the organization in which human resources are nested. Obviously, the development of human resources would diff er within the organizational arrangements of a hospital, a prison, a military base, a bank. Th ose diff erent settings would refl ect diff erent horizontal and vertical operational procedures, policies, communication networks, systems of authority, diversifi cation of roles, accountability systems, support functions, and so forth. Human resource development in schools and school systems, while conforming to very general principles of human resource development, serves the purposes and institutional identities of schools. In this chapter, we shall consider some large conceptual and metaphorical frameworks for understanding how schools as organizations function and explore the implications for those with human resource development responsibilities.
