Author recounts his career as a premier bibliographer of group work. He examines the development of his career and points out the importance of making the broad literature on group work easily accessible to practitioners. Stresses the active nature of group leadership and describes his leadership process. (Author/JDM)

Research on multiple cohorts of aspiring and practicing principals engaged in professional development provides perspectives on the benefits of mentoring through clinical practice by clarifying issues related to role socialization, professional development, and leadership capacity building. Based on data from participants in several cohorts and…

This paper presents an overview of literature and research on the effective preparation of school leaders. Recent research has called for greater collaboration among stakeholders and effective internships. Another way to deliver performance-based preparation is through the use of assessment centers, a validated process for measuring an aspiring…

A reconceptualization of leadership focuses on the individual, on future consciousness, and on outcome behaviors. Suggests the importance of the leader's emotional stability and future awareness. An application is made to leadership training programs in education. (MLF)

Various leadership theories and their applications to school principals are explored. Principals need to be aware of their own tendencies in leadership situations and to understand the range of behaviors open to them. Principals should also take into account characteristics of the educational environment. (CJ)

Reviews research using Leader Match. Indicates that evidence for the model is unconvincing because of lacking criteria on leader effectiveness. A second article identified and examined problems with using the Least Preferred Co-Worker score (LPC) in Leader Match. Normative procedures created bias toward categorization as a high LPC individual. (RC)

Reviews recent research on group counselor training models that emphasize either acquisition of specific intervention skills or understanding of group processes. (Author)

Investigates the application of a non-hierarchical leadership model at an urban public research university. Balances discussions of the values on which the program under review is based with descriptions of the practical structure of the program. Concludes with a discussion of the program's effects on students' cognitive and social development.…

This paper draws on current research and analyzes participant interactions in a 12-week leadership online training course with students from 14 Latin American countries. The paper systematizes the experience of the Inter-American Institute for Social Development (INDES) and constitutes a case study of an experience in a regional, non-academic…

By promoting insight-sharing among members, Harvard's Principals' Center works to develop, personally and professionally, those influencing the quality of schools. Growing numbers of principals outside Massachusetts, having attended the center as visiting practitioners, are founding centers in their own areas; the Harvard center itself is creating…

The articles focus on building interpersonal skills utilizing experiential training to socialize new employees and develop leadership. They also focus on training decision makers, performance appraisal, career development, mobilizing human resources and ego stages in organizational development. (CMG)

Argues that while student personnel training for the chief student affairs officer may be desirable, it is unnecessary. Suggests that student development education is a field distinct from the administration of higher education. Training programs must reflect these differences. (Author/CMG)

Illustrates evolving concepts of leadership: set of individual traits, set of behaviors, transaction, manipulation of organizational culture, a transformative force. Considers gender and cultural differences, trends in leadership training, and constraints of productivity as a goal of leadership. (SK)

Describes process-play, an experiential training group structure that addresses the dilemma between participation in a training group and a student's right to privacy. Students participate in group training through a mask, whereby they differentially respond to certain group members on the basis of superficial characteristics. Introduces…

Purpose: A 34-item Likert-type survey instrument, The Reflective, Ethical, and Moral Assessment Survey (REMAS), measuring perceptions of use of reflective, ethical and moral dispositions and leadership practices was developed. Items, component factors, and results of the self-assessment of graduates from an educational leadership preparation…