Linking the Human Resource Management in Education module to knowledge management

Abstract

Relevance of and interest in knowledge as critical components of the intellectual discours e ha ve becom e inc reas ingly evid ent to th e academ ic community.The world of work has changed which implies that learners should be prep ared for occupations requ iring higher levels of knowledge and skills. T he latte r are n ot only re lated to th e curriculum, bu t also include the pe rson al qua lities required in the transformed work place. The interest in and value of knowledge embedded in hum an experiences, skills and abilities comprise an em erging discourse known as knowledge management. A problem that comes to the fore is: how can hum an resource m anagem ent in the field of education be linked to knowledge m anagem ent? A clear operational distinction is drawn between in formatio n, learning and knowledge. F or this article two models of knowledge m anagem ent are described: knowledge ca tegory models and socially constructed m odels of knowledge management. To link a module in human resource management in education to knowledge management, a brief outline of the module and its three approaches are described. The article concludes with an application of knowledge management to the Hum an Resource Management in Education module.