Teaching HRM: Practise What We Preach?

Peer and self assessment and learning teams have recently been used in HRMcourses at the University of Sydney. These initiatives, examined in this paper,respond to educational research which shows that a student-centred, ratherthan teacher-centred, approach has the capacity to improve students' abilityto judge their own performance, develop greater independence in learning,and enhance lifelong learning. The latter part of the paper addresses the connection between subject matter of HRM courses and learning/teaching; thatis, to what extent are key principles of HRM applicable to the learning processand vice versa—do we practise what we preach? The authors argue that thereis opportunity to draw upon disciplinary and educational expertise to enhanceprofessional practice in both these realms.