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Bennett, Austin E. – 1986
This text is intended as a basis for community development educators to increase their understanding of the elements of community development, assess systematically the strengths and weaknesses of a community development situation, examine one approach to community development education and the principles from which it grew, and gain confidence in…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Change Strategies, Community Characteristics, Community Development
Miller, Kirsten – Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL), 2004
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…
Descriptors: Leadership Effectiveness, Leadership, Educational Policy, Administrator Role
Hesselbein, Frances, Ed.; Cohen, Paul M., Ed. – 1999
Amid unprecedented social, demographic, and economic changes, leaders must enhance performance and deliver desired results. The growing importance of managing the explosion in information requires attention to defining organizational missions and visions. The 37 chapters in this work are divided into 7 parts. Part 1, "On Leaders and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Change Strategies, Competition, Educational Change