This book offers advice on the skills and attitudes needed to succeed as a community college leader. As one begins to move up the organizational ladder from program director or assistant dean to dean or vice president, the sphere of influence expands dramatically. There is a greater need to be able to see how programs and decisions affect the…

Many counselors do not use groups in counseling because they lack applied skills or are discouraged by past failures. Practical suggestions for effective group leadership are discussed in the context of mutual sharing, discussion groups, educational groups, problem-solving groups, growth groups, and therapy groups. (Author/BEF)

The model developed here has been designed to help educators become better listeners and thereby better leaders. The model is broken down into an active and a post-active phase. The active phase covers the period of time during which active verbal intercourse is in progress. Concentrative listening, the first skill in the active phase, is that…

This booklet addresses persons who would like information about leadership of community groups. It is meant to be read both by current community group leaders and by persons who aspire to be leaders. Roles and functions of community group leadership are presented, along with suggestions about how to carry out the leadership role in ways that…

This bibliography contains 126 entries of written materials available from the National Agricultural Library's (NAL) AGRICOLA database pertaining to agricultural or rural leadership. Each entry includes bibliographical information and the NAL call number, while some also include abstracts. All the listed materials, including books, reports,…

This book examines transformational leadership and explores why such leadership can enhance the work of secondary-school leaders. It focuses on school leadership exercised in restructuring contexts. The text is divided into three parts: (1) the context for changing leadership; (2) transformational school leadership; and (3) beyond transformational…

This book examines what it means to be a leader. It is intended not only for education leaders but also for anyone who feels compelled to provide effective leadership. The content is based on the author's more than 30 years of experience as a professional educator. Each chapter illustrates a component of leadership through a series of questions,…

School leadership based on business and effective school models has failed to meet two fundamental tests in recent decades: that it successfully promote organizational improvement and that it be sustainable for the leaders themselves. This book posits a new three-dimensional model more appropriate for the public-school environment. The first…

Research increasingly points to the relationship between effective leadership and increased student achievement. But just what constitutes effective leadership-and how to best support school leaders-has been a matter of both study and speculation. This policy brief draws on McREL's leadership research and an analysis of the needs in McREL's…

Drawing from their varied experiences, the authors of this helpful guide, now in its second edition, offer firsthand advice on the skills and attitude needed to succeed as a community college leader. Topics include: (1) Making the right career choices; (2) Thriving and surviving on the job; (3) Navigating institutional politics; (4) Taking the…

The document is a guide for extension workers, to aid them in identifying and training local volunteer leaders, thereby adding a broader dimension to the extension worker's efforts and enabling him to increase by many times the number of families he is able to reach. Leadership is defined, the importance of leaders explained, and methods for…

Management processes of planning, organizing, directing, and motivating are vital to schools and industries alike. Accordingly, this module, the first in a series of two, has been developed as a training guide using the Hersey-Blanchard approach to leadership styles. It can help build principal-faculty relationships, superintendent-governing board…

The leadership reinforcement learning package is designed as a module containing objectives, pretest, learning environments, and posttest. Objectives of this module are to enable readers to analyze existing leadership competencies, organize these leadership possibilities systematically, and plan worthwhile projects while recruiting responsible…

This summer workshop was held in 1967. This guide includes how to lead discussions, ask challenging questions, use feedback, observe behavior of members, make thought-provoking statements, and summarize points. Also included are guides to film discussion, materials on the disadvantaged child, an attitude inventory, tapes on discipline situations,…

Managing a crisis and providing leadership in a crisis are not the same activity. Crisis leadership principally deals with how leaders handle the human response to a crisis, including their own. This book, in discussing crisis leadership, focuses on three questions: (1) Will the leader address the crisis head-on, take action to fix it, and, if…