Recent studies of academic leadership confirm what many academic leaders know from personal experience: academic leadership is a complex and demanding role with significant stress and high burnout and turnover rates (Brown, 2002; Brown and Moshavi, 2002). In the light of these issues, an exploration of the nature of academic leadership and its…

This author introduces a framework to guide researchers into a process of racial and cultural awareness, consciousness, and positionality as they conduct education research. The premise of the argument is that dangers seen, unseen, and unforeseen can emerge for researchers when they do not pay careful attention to their own and others' racialized…

Describes an outdoor adventure program that uses high-risk activities to promote personal potential among well-adjusted participants. (Author)

Profiles nine women's clubs in Buffalo, 1876-1914. Argues that through such clubs, women pressed for personal and educational growth for themselves and then insisted on using their new knowledge and confidence to influence the city to offer more humane and generous services for all its citizens. (CMG)

This article describes the stages and processes in the growth of a self-development group, designed to increase a manager's capacity and willingness to be responsible for his/her own learning. Availability: M.E.A.D. Subscriptions, C.S.M.L., University of Lancaster, Lancaster LA1 4YX, England. (SK)

Uses the Outward Bound School in Colorado as a metaphor for a school that emphasizes putting practice into theory, which suggests a willingness to improvise on the part of teachers and students who are fully capable of figuring out for themselves the individual and social imperatives of education. (Author/IRT)

Jonathan Livingston Seagull represents the concepts of change and growth in the elementary student teaching program at Indiana University-Purdue University. Student feedback indicates acceptance of the symbolism as it is used in materials and activities to reinforce the motto, "We can be free! We can learn to fly!" (CM)

The professional development of trainers requires an understanding of the developmental stages of adults. As with other adults, trainers may progress through stages of development. Staff developers must align the type of support given with the current stage of the trainer's development and move the learner to the next stage. (JD)

The idea of leisure as a state of existence marked by freedom, contemplation and carrying out activities for their own sake finds little support in practice today. Rather than representing a spiritually enriching experience or a social service, leisure is thought of and used as a business in American society. (JD)

Describes a conflict resolution group technique known as ho'oponopono, a process developed by native Hawaiians as a method of resolving conflict between tribal families. Provides guidelines and a case example to illustrate how a group counselor might implement this model in a school setting. Includes suggestions on how best to adapt the technique…

In recent years the theme of voice has emerged more prominently in research and practice in education. In practice in schools it has been found in such developments as circle time, the emphasis on emotional literacy and emotional intelligence, peer-led counselling, buddying, and the revival of school councils, while in further and adult education…

Theorists and practitioners have long recognised that working with trauma clients can trigger reactions in the therapist similar to those experienced by the client. Nevertheless, research in this area has been lacking. One obstacle has been confusion regarding key terms. Vicarious traumatisation is the most appropriate concept given that it…

The social, intellectual, and moral movement known as multiculturalism has been enormously influential in psychology. Its ability to reshape psychology has been due to its ethical force, which derives from the attractiveness of its aims of inclusion, social justice, and mutual respect. The cultivation of cultural competence, presented as a…

Teachers rely on their vision of literacy and literacy education to guide their teaching and influence the ways they view their students' literacy learning. This article describes what happens when a career teacher senses that her vision is limiting her teaching and her students' opportunities for learning. Kid watching and careful study of…

There is considerable evidence that older people are interested in self-improvement, especially as it affects their status within the family. However, grandparents have been replaced by an array of professional advisors and surrogates. Their loss of obligation has left them with an ambiguous role. Families do a disservice to grandparents by…