Parliamentarians’ Professional Development The Need for Reform By: Colleen Lewis Publisher: Springer Print ISBN: 9783319241791, 3319241796 eText ISBN: 9783319241814, 3319241818 Copyright year: 2016 Format: PDF Available from $ 129.00 USD SKU 9783319241814 This book addresses the education and training of Members of Parliament (MPs). It examines existing training programs offered in various countries around the world, evaluates their strengths and weaknesses and makes recommendations for a new approach, which aligns the professional development of MPs to 21st century requirements. Contributors address the role of parliamentarians, how to prepare them for their multi-faceted functions, the importance of ethics in any program, the requirement for more sophisticated adult learning approaches, human resource implications and the need to reform existing education and training models. The book will appeal to scholars in the fields of political science, adult education and human resource management, as well as to parliamentarians interested in enhancing their skills so as to perform more efficiently and effectively. Ebooks here: https://ouo.io/wrduxO
