A total of 21 persons, including area vocational-technical school directors, coordinators of post-secondary instruction, and supervisors of area high school programs, participated in the program aimed at preparing directors and coordinators of secondary and post-secondary vocational education programs. The 20-month training period was divided into…

Twenty experienced librarians and two alternates from school, college, and public libraries serving the inner city met twice weekly during fall 1971 in an institute concerned with library leadership development for services to the inner city. One day a week was devoted to field trips and another to speakers, discussion, and other activities at the…

A total of 126 leaders in vocational and technical education from 44 states and the District of Columbia participated in a 3-day seminar conducted to focus attention on the concepts of evaluation and accountability in graduate programs in vocational education. Reaction panels and discussion groups were stimulated by these major presentations: (1)…

A discussion of human behavior is presented. The methods involved in planning the Institute, the teaching-learning process, and the experiences encountered by the participants are summarized. The document has three main parts. Part I contains lecture abstracts by invited speakers. Part II reviews the experiences of the Personal Interaction…

This report represents the first year record of the Manpower Leadership Education Project. This inaugural effort toward cooperative manpower leadership training between a labor department base and university occupational education base was made possible by a contract between the Michigan Department of Labor, Bureau of Manpower, and the University…

This three-phase project sought to ascertain the effectiveness of cross-divisional Educational Development Teams (EDT's) as residential change agents for program planning and development. Staff of 14 North Carolina community colleges and technical institutes were trained for roles as change agents. Developmental or remedial programs for…

A 1986 study assessing the efforts of higher education institutions in leadership education or development programs and courses is reported. Types of programs and the factors that make them good programs are described. Some examples of leadership programs are provided. (MLW)

This paper reports on the Leadership for Organisational Learning and Student Outcomes (LOLSO) Project, a new program that addresses the need to extend understanding of school restructuring initiatives in Australia. The project aims to change school practices by enhancing student learning. The LOLSO Project addresses six specific research…

Evaluation of a 45-hour nutrition education course for K-6 teachers revealed the technical content was too complex to be useful for preschool/elementary teachers. A revised course was taught and evaluated, focusing on more practical activities and lessons and less on content-specifics. Findings suggest that such courses should be less content- and…

Summarizes the results of the first phase of the industry services leadership development program in Florida. Presents the results of a participant evaluation on each of five workshops featuring self-paced instruction and active participation of all agencies involved in providing industry services. (LRA)

Examined the impact of a two-year leadership training program that used a problem-centered and site-specific curriculum for program directors to improve the quality of 14 early childhood programs in the Chicago area and to increase the number of programs receiving accreditation from NAEYC. Found that administrators expanded their repertoire of…

Describes a program developed by the Association of California Community Colleges to provide one-year mentoring experiences between veteran administrators and administrative staff who aspire to leadership positions. Sample program forms illustrate the program's administration. Discusses the results of an assessment survey completed by 391 of the…

A symposium was organized at the BELMAS/SCRELM Research Conference in July 2004 to explore the issues arising from the experiences of those contracted by the National College for School Leadership to evaluate its programmes. This article presents four contributions that drew on a wide range of evaluation experience and a response from a…

The purpose of this report is to describe, evaluate, and validate a pilot assessment center (AC) established in the Center for Leadership and Personal Development at the U.S. Military Academy to develop cadets on job skills needed by newly commissioned officers in the U.S. Army. The AC programs employ a leadership evaluation development method…

A leadership development program was conducted by the home economics department of the University of Florida. The program consisted of an 11-week structured learning experience conducted by county home economics extension faculty for participants recruited from local voluntary associations in four counties. The broad objective of the program was…