An effective leadership model places the target clientele--undereducated adults--at the top of a pyramid of influence. The leader's role is to convince others of the importance of the mission and assist them in achieving it. (SK)

Responses from 49 of 50 state supervisors found that (1) the change from industrial arts to technology education is appropriate; (2) change could be accelerated by adequate funding; (3) four states are expanding beyond the four clusters; (4) more resources for teacher retraining are needed; and (5) few cited teacher educators and school…

A survey of 37 beginning agriculture teachers and 16 state supervisors in Missouri identified professional competencies for which teachers needed inservice education. Instruction, planning, evaluation, and administration competencies ranked higher than technical competencies. Teachers' rankings of needs did not correspond with those of…

The article comments on the article "How Collaboration and Research Can Affect School Counseling Practices: The Minnesota Story," by Dean Miller. It describes the role of guidance supervisors in a sustained effort to improve school guidance and counseling practices. It also highlights the role that state supervisors of guidance and…

TO DETERMINE THE RELATIVE INFLUENCE EXERTED BY DIFFERENT SOURCES ON THE ADOPTION OF INNOVATIONS AMONG EXPERIENCED VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE TEACHERS, THIS STUDY HAD AS SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES TO (1) DEVELOP MEANS OF CLASSIFYING TEACHERS INTO ADOPTER CATEGORIES, (2) IDENTIFY THE MORE INFLUENTIAL SOURCES OF INFORMATION IN CREATING AWARENESS, (3) IDENTIFY…

The Conference report reviewed the status of man's environment and drafted guidelines for state education agencies to use for developing state programs related to environmental education. The six featured speakers and topics were: Kessler Cannon--"Report of the Governor's Committee on Natural Resources;" Dr. Harry…

This position paper describes the philosophy, rationale, and activities of the Evaluation Section of the Delaware Department of Public Instruction for the purpose of establishing operational guidelines. Under a new system established in Delaware, the role of the evaluation supervisor at the State level has become one of independent, objective…

The first main section of the paper consists of a description and analysis of some of the main features of primary education in Zambia at the present time, set against the developments that have taken place since independence in 1964. The purpose of this section is to outline the context within which the system of primary inspection in the country…

A study was conducted to find the characteristics of state-level administrative structures for vocational education within state departments of education and to find the current and expected role of state vocational agriculture supervisors as perceived by high school teachers and state supervisors. (CT)

Presents an interview with the chairperson of a regional committee of the Soviet teachers' trade union. Includes comments on the role of the trade union during perestroika, the development of union independence from the government, and an experimental program replacing some city committees with councils of trade union committee chairpersons. (DK)

To improve the competencies of professional vocational education personnel responsible for public information programs, 26 participants from 16 states attended a 14-day training institute. Institute objectives were achieved through a variety of activities and presentations by resource speakers, laboratory assignments, case studies, field trips,…

This study was conducted a) to determine the importance that a jury of selected national leaders in education attaches to each of the professional tasks for secondary school industrial education teachers and b) to find out what differences, if any, exist between the importance judgments of the jury and those of each of four industrial education…

The article reports research on the development and evaluation of a statewide special education management network in Michigan. (Author/DLS)

The role of the local, state, and national supervisor is explored in these six articles. Specifically, they discuss changes in the supervisor's role, a team approach to national leadership, responsibilities of state supervisors, the role of the state supervisor, qualifications needed by a supervisor, and the local agriculture education supervisor.…