Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, and Transgendered People and Human Resource Development: An Examination of the Literature in Adult Education and Human Resource Development

Human Resource Development Review

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 326-348

  Schmidt, Steven W ^a   Githens, Rod P ^b   Rocco, Tonette S ^c   Kormanik, Martin B ^d  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^c FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d OD Systems   (United States)

Author keywords

and transgender (LGBT); bisexual; diversity; gay; HRD research; lesbian; sexual minorities

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865299125     PISSN: 15344843     EISSN: 15526712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1534484312447193     Document Type: Article

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