JamesKirk's profile

JamesKirk

67, Male - Eons member since Nov 12, 2008

Hometown

Places I've been

I have lived in the following places: LeRoy, IL, Mansfield, IL, Farmer City, IL, Cary, IL, Webster, NC, Asheville, NC, & Bloomington, IL I have traveled in the US to the following places: East Coast States, South East States, Midwestern States, Texas, Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, & California. I have traveled outside the US to the following places: Canada, Mexico, Western Europe, & Australia.

Education

Northern Illinois University, ED.D. Adult Education/Human Resource Development - 1983 to 1986
Illinois State University, M.S. Supervision of Instruction - 1969 to 1973
Olivet Nazarene University, M.A. Junior High Education - 1963 to 1967
Elgin High School, HS Diploma - 1961 to 1963
Jefferson Junior High Champaign, IL, Junior High School Diploma - 1957 to 1960
Gregory Elementary School Champaign, IL - 1951 to 1957

More about me

Currently retired, I formerly worked as a professor at Western Carolina University where I directed and taught in a popular Masters of Science Degree Program in Human Resources. I hold a doctorate from Northern Illinois University in Adult & Continuing Education and a Masters from Illinois University in Supervision of Instruction. In addition to my teaching, I served as a founding board member of the Academy of Human Resource Development and published more than 160 articles in national publications. My wife and I have co-authored two training books published by McGraw-Hill – Training Games for Career Development and Training Games for the Learning Organization.

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