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Knolle, Lawrence M.; Nicely, Robert F., Jr. – 1972
Various simulations designed for adult learning experiences are described. A simulation is defined as "an operating model that displays processes over time and thus may develop dynamically." It is stated that this definition implies that the teacher can design a simulation that he can manage and then can increase its complexity. One simulation…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Business Education, Decision Making, Individual Development
Mai-Dalton, Renate – 1975
Using Fiedler's Contingency Model of Leadership Effectiveness, which postulates that the behavior of a leader depends on the interaction between leadership style and the degree to which the environment gives the leader control and influence, a study investigated the effects of training and changes in position power on the behavior of three types…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administration, Behavior Change, Behavior Patterns
Cureton, Jan W.; Cochran, Lee W. – 1975
Participants of the twenty-first Lake Okoboji Educational Media Leadership Conference studied the role of instructional technology and of the media professional in the future of American education. This report presents the conference's proceedings and working papers dealing with eight subtopics: (1) facilitating the education of the whole child…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Conferences, Curriculum Development, Educational Change
Lakeshore Technical Inst., Cleveland, WI. – 1976
A project developed four one-credit courses for post high school students to encourage their active participation in Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA). Designed as electives to meet one hour per week for a semester in the classroom and one hour in the laboratory, the courses were designed to be adapted for use with other vocational…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Behavioral Objectives, Career Development, Clubs
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Siders, Jane Z.; And Others – Teacher Education and Special Education, 1987
The University Affiliated Program at the University of Southern Mississippi developed and implemented a model preservice transdisciplinary training program to prepare graduate leadership personnel in early intervention. The program components include a competency-based curriculum; options for field experiences; diverse training options; and links…
Descriptors: Competency Based Teacher Education, Curriculum, Demonstration Programs, Disabilities
Murphy, Peter James – Education Canada, 1985
Describes an interprovincial visitation program for school trustees and administrators from British Columbia and Ontario designed to help them deal more effectively with educational issues produced by multicultural societies. Discusses visitation programs as cost-effective means to broaden the knowledge and thereby increase the effectiveness of…
Descriptors: Administrators, Boards of Education, Cultural Pluralism, Elementary Secondary Education
Lister, Alan, Ed. – Programmed Learning and Educational Technology, 1985
Eight articles on educational technology's application to youth education and training describe United Kingdom's Junior Army leadership skills training; educational technology within Youth Training Scheme (YTS); YTS hotel and catering industry initiatives; Coventry's computer based learning project; cross-cultural courseware transfer; mathematics…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Cross Cultural Studies
Southern Rural Development Center, Mississippi State. – 2003
The Southern Rural Development Center (SRDC) seeks to strengthen the capacity of the region's 29 land-grant institutions to address critical, contemporary rural development issues impacting the well-being of people and communities in the rural South. Work force development, education, leadership training, food security, civic engagement, urban…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Community Colleges, Conferences, Educational Cooperation
Parker, Jeanette Plauche; Begnaud, Lucy Gremillion – 2003
This book provides an overview of leadership in grades 6-12. Drawing upon theories based on cognitive and affective leadership and the role of leadership in gifted education, it discusses leadership as it pertains to research projects, problem solving, interpersonal communication, and decision-making. The book offers strategies for curriculum…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Creative Teaching, Curriculum Development, Decision Making
Bosworth, Kris, Ed. – 1999
This collection of papers provide a range of data on dealing with violence in the schools and communities, focusing on risk factors and correlates of youth violence, how violence affects young people, and how schools can help students avoid violence. The papers include: "Youth Violence in the United States: Major Trends, Risk Factors, and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Bullying, Children, Conflict Resolution
Appalachian Regional Commission, Washington, DC. – 2001
In fiscal year 2001, the Appalachian Regional Commission invested $63.6 million in 469 economic and human development (nonhighway) projects and $389.6 million in highway projects in Appalachia. The Commission launched a new initiative to promote the development of telecommunications infrastructure, especially in distressed counties. The Commission…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Annual Reports, Economic Development, Entrepreneurship
Southern Rural Development Center, Mississippi State, MS. – 1996
This annual report of the Southern Rural Development Center (SRDC) describes the agency's extension and research activities from October 1, 1995, to October 1, 1996. SRDC is one of four regional centers coordinating rural development research and extension education programs cooperatively with the land-grant institutions. SRDC cooperates with 29…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Community Development, Economic Development, Elementary Secondary Education
Belcher, Chris; Vinson, Gene – 1997
In 1993, the Missouri Legislature passed the Outstanding Schools Act, providing funding to create nine regional professional development centers (RPDC's) throughout Missouri. The goal was to create a decentralized, responsive model for supporting public schools in meeting the Act's mandates and to offer natural links between teacher education…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Collegiality, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
Bricker, Diane – 2000
This final report discusses the activities and outcomes of a program at the University of Oregon designed to address the ongoing need for leadership personnel who are experts with infants, toddlers, and preschool-age children who are at risk or have disabilities and their families. The program was designed to prepare a minimum of 10 doctoral…
Descriptors: Course Content, Disabilities, Doctoral Programs, Early Intervention
Cornell, Stephen – 2000
Research on economic development efforts among 70 American Indian tribes, mostly in rural areas, yields information that may be applicable to rural areas generally. Local control matters--when decisions move into the hands of those whose future is at stake, the decision makers bear the consequences of their decisions, resulting in better decision…
Descriptors: Community Control, Community Leaders, Decentralization, Economic Development
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