Tennessee's Right to Read Effort is described in terms of six on-going programs: State Leadership and Training (the basics and free reading); Reading Improvement (pre-elementary and elementary schools); Special Emphasis (intensive instruction); Adult Reading Academy (for the functionally illiterate); Reading Is Fundamental (community book…

Demonstrates how small group discussion can be used as a teaching strategy across secondary school subject areas. (MH)

Describes an approach to leadership development which is particularly supportive of the needs of adolescents and reflective of a democratic style of leadership. It is an outgrowth of the High/Scope Summer Workshop for Teenagers, which helped young people acquire leadership skills through group membership and cooperation. (Author)

Addresses the definition and characteristics, evolution, design, issues, and leadership considerations of psychoeducation group work. Counselors trained in care knowledge and skills of group work who wish to develop leadership skills for psychoeducation groups and experienced leaders should find the strategies to be helpful. Focuses primarily on…

Sweden's Karolinska Institute has developed a course in leadership that emphasizes these leader qualities: enthusiasm and support for the program's aims and operations; goal-setting for the department; insight into people's motivation; and an ability to deal with conflict. (MSE)

Most principals believe their job includes identifying and developing future school leaders. Expectations for principals as teachers of adults are increasing. The 4MAT instructional model provides a user-friendly, research-based structure for principals to design powerful retreats and workshops aimed at increasing leadership behavior among all…

The initiative for the Future of Rural Oklahoma was implemented as a pilot program in thirteen sites in Oklahoma to support rural communities that faced challenges on several fronts. The initiative emphasized engagement through local partnerships between a land-grant university and concerned community citizens. Additionally, the initiative…

This document compiles leadership development ideas used at colleges and universities throughout the nation, based on information collected primarily through direct conversations with personnel at each institution mentioned in the document. in outline form, is divided into five major categories. The first and largest category describes the formats…

This paper describes a model program for training volunteers to lead parent education groups. Over a 3-year period, the program trained 30 volunteer parent group leaders who were members of the Junior League of Boston. Discussion provides background information on the program and detailed information on ways to build parent education leadership…

Achievements of the Building Our American Communities Program (BOAC), initiated in 1971 to provide a vehicle for Future Farmers of America members to make direct contributions to their communities and to practice good citizenship and develop leadership skills, are summarized in this 1985 annual report. the report begins with messages from…

Community bilingual education, which utilizes the community's language for educational instruction and values the community culture, narrows the communication gap between the community and the educational institutions. Thus, in the spring of 1976, "Aztlan en Kansas: Asistencia Tecnologica" was initiated to provide technical assistance to…

A developmental project currently sponsored by the University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA) with federal support is described briefly. Five universities are involved in the design and development of instructional programs directed toward five target groups of actual or potential leaders in the education system. The training…

Outlines the basic elements of an experimental program in educational leadership, the Cary Leadership Fellows Program of the Bank Street College of Education, and gives some of the assessments the Fellows made of their training. (CS)

This report presents the rationale, scope, and implementation of an innovative early childhood education leadership training program in Israel designed to improve child care services in development towns and among the disadvantaged. The program aim is to focus attention on the importance of replacing the prevailing custodial care with integrated…

SUPPORTED BY A MANPOWER INSTITUTIONAL GRANT, THE CENTER'S PURPOSES WERE TO (1) CONDUCT BASIC MANPOWER RESEARCH OF REGIONAL AND NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE, (2) DEVELOP A SUPPLY OF SCHOLARS IN MANPOWER, (3) UPDATE SKILLS OF SCHOLARS AND PRACTITIONERS THROUGH WORKSHOPS AND INSTITUTES, AND (4) DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN A CLEARINGHOUSE OF RESEARCH AND TO…