TO INVESTIGATE (1) THE TYPES OF SPEECH-COMMUNICATION INSTRUCTION USED IN BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, (2) THE CRITERIA BY WHICH BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY SELECT STAFF FOR THEIR SPEECH-COMMUNICATION PROGRAMS, AND (3) THE AVAILABILITY OF CORPORATE JOBS FOR SPEECH TRAINED PERSONNEL, QUESTIONNAIRES WERE MAILED TO PERSONNEL DIRECTORS OF THE 100 LARGEST…

The terminal objectives for all eight chapters of the experimental multimedia leadership management course developed by Westinghouse Learning Corporation for the United States Naval Academy are presented in this report. Also included is the script to the film General Order No. 21, and the 41 Critical Behavior Categories of NAVPERS 92224A. Related…

Describes a pattern of inservice training for principals that enhances the skills necessary to complement classroom activity in outcome-based schools. Program involves classroom visits, inspection of lesson plans, analysis of teacher behaviors, and review of tests and measurement procedures. (TE)

A critical issue in leadership preparation is serving students with differing needs, goals, and educational experiences. Inspired by the NASSP Alliance project's emphasis on skill development, Florida State University's educational administration program developed a required assessment and career-planning course. Through practical and assigned…

The University of Massachusetts at Boston (UMB) shifted all of its school leadership programs to the cohort model. This article reviews UMB's school leadership programs, describes the survey methodology used to take stock of the program and its cohort design, then summarizes survey findings to identify five different types of impacts reported by…

This article reports on an internship project developed by the Department for Education and Skills (UK) to prepare headteachers (principals) for schools facing challenging circumstances. The project placed experienced deputies (assistant principals) in secondary schools to work alongside mentor headteachers who had demonstrated leadership…

Demands continue for the reform of educational administration preparation programs. Attention typically focuses on the knowledge base, its foundation and relationship with the field. This article raises the pivotal issue of faculty learning through conversation and its role in the development of core purpose to frame the reconsideration of…

This report documents the status of leadership training in 15 states in the southern United States. It notes that the public push for increased accountability necessitates the preparation of leaders who can stimulate peak performance. The report offers information on the Southern Regional Education Board's Leadership Academy, which has identified…

One of the suggestions for improving the professional development of school leaders is to adopt some of the practices used in other professional fields. This paper explores three models of professional development traditionally followed in medicine, law, and the Catholic priesthood to assess the extent to which these approaches are likely to…

This book is the fifth edition in a series designed to help individuals plan programs and teach courses in leadership. It offers descriptions of various methods, designs, current texts, and development tools for teaching leadership education. Following the introduction, the first part on courses and programs includes sections on the following:…

The conceptual orientation that guides the University of Utah's field-based doctoral program in educational administration is described in this paper, with a focus on making judgments within the decision-making process. The first part explains the rationale for adopting the conceptual orientation and the second part describes the normative model…

This book presents an analysis of the processes by which managers are made in Britain and Japan. It provides a detailed comparative study of the careers, training, developmental experience, and job demands of managers in eight companies in four sectors: engineering, banking, retail, and communications. Data are from the following sources:…

This document contains five case studies of management and finance situations in Bangladesh, which are intended to foster classroom discussion and thereby advance management development in that country. One to four discussion questions follow each case study. The titles and authors of the case studies on management are: "Azir Ahmed & Co.,…

The Meadows Principal Improvement Program has two functional components and a research component. The functional components are designed to help improve the role of school principals in Texas. There is a preservice component to prepare new principals in instructional leadership and an inservice component to assist practicing principals in…

The views of Georgia school superintendents on leadership preparation and the role of principals are examined to determine future directions and standards for preparing public educational leaders in the state. Data were collected from 182 (97 percent) of the state's total of 187 superintendents. In the first part of the paper, Georgia…