This article is written from the perspective of a practising headteacher in the context of the Leadership Programme for Serving Headteachers and addresses the issue of how such training might be appropriated. It seeks to inquire analytically and critically into the bias of the programme, with a special interest in the topic of personal growth and…

The purpose of this study was to describe student learning in executive leadership core competencies after being engaged in a two-semester leadership education sequence. The researchers used evaluative research techniques to compare perceived and actual growth in learning of executive leadership competencies. Data collection consisted of a…

Peer tutoring is essentially peers teaching each other. Many teachers already incorporate this idea into their classrooms in other curricular areas and appreciate the benefits that come from this type of teaching. Teachers can implement peer tutoring by teaching a small group of students a subject, or using a group that already understands the…

The percentage of Latinos in top university administration lags far behind that in the nation overall. How can we increase their numbers? One answer is leadership institutes. This article examines these institutes in general and those addressing minorities in particular, with an eye to presenting models that may aid future Latino leadership…

This article provides a case study template for creating and "selling" an enterprise-wide leadership development initiative in a highly decentralized organization. Using a story-telling approach, the authors delineate the five separate but highly interdependent stages used to achieve this. Sandwiched between a prologue and epilogue are five…

A discussion of how AECT cultivates and nourishes leadership, thereby providing a supply of young leaders of the field in the years ahead. (Author)

Current recruitment efforts in educational administration are limited by the narrow target population considered (which seldom extends beyond professional educators) and the unsystematic methods utilized. In addition, five significant obstacles to effective recruitment are (1) the lack of information about educational administration among…

The article briefly describes a curriculum and instructional model developed at the Advanced Learning Center in Yakima, Washington, focusing on preparing gifted leaders for a futuristic society, and presents several sample activities that can be adapted for use in a variety of instructional settings for such purposes. (DLS)

Research and development to evaluate the utility of the PLATO IV computer system to train socially related leadership behaviors. (DAG)

The article describes a week-long course in leadership training offered in a summer academy. The course develops specific behavioral skills that enhance group activities and introduce some intellectual issues surrounding leadership in American society. The program includes role playing and simulation exercises. (Author/CL)

The purpose of succession-related practices is to ensure that there are ready replacements for key positions in an organization so that turnover will not negatively affect the organization's performance. CCL first published an annotated bibliography on succession planning in 1995. That bibliography focused primarily on the link between succession…

It is hoped that the seminars will help participants to acquire new knowledge, develop new skills, and undergo attitude change in an environment free from the strain of the work situation. A brief appendix concerns suggestions for conducting successful seminars. (AG)

Present management training usually is approached in the worst of several ways, says the author. To be truly useful it must be based on the future. (Editor)

Fracaroli describes ways advisors can use vocational student organizations as leadership laboratories. Fitzhugh-Pemberton explains the value to students of joining Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda. (SK)