One of the greatest challenges of the personnel profession is identifying good leaders and thenreleasing their leadership abilities. The author lists his criteria for selecting leaders, gives some aids such as personality tests, lists some hindrances to the process, and also gives the attitudes and means necessary for training leaders. (KH)

Formal Leadership Training is helpful to all community leaders in improving their skills and understanding. It is shown as an asset in community development. (MR)

School administrators can work to develop leadership competencies in department heads, including the ability to encourage and assist fellow teachers. Suggestions for further reading are offered. (MJL)

A discussion of leadership style focuses on varying degrees of concern for tasks and for people and emphasizes that gifted students should develop realistic and helpful insights into the leadership process. The article briefly describes how leadership concepts were incorporated into the academic curriculum with positive results. (CL)

In order for industrial arts educators to determine the components required to enhance leadership, two major factors were studied: (1) the essential elements of creative leadership that are uniquely important to industrial arts educators; and (2) how these essential elements of creative leadership can be promoted and achieved by the profession.…

The Women's Institute for Leadership Development (W.I.L.D.) was developed to prepare female students for professional endeavors by empowering them with the skills necessary to make them effective leaders. The authors investigated the impact of W.I.L.D., a seven-module intervention, on females' leadership skills awareness. The intervention was…

Describes characteristics and features of professional development programs for principals and current sources. Provides short descriptions of several professional development programs followed by an in-depth discussion of two state programs: the California School Leadership Academy and the Chicago Leadership Academy for Supporting Success. Offers…

Case study of Louisiana's efforts to develop and implement leadership standards for principals. Uses deconstruction method of analysis. Reports several lessons learned for policy and practice. (Contains 23 references.) (PKP)

Instruments completed by 166 Tennessee extension educators revealed a significant relationship between leadership orientation and work ethic. Their preferred leadership orientation was human relations; work ethic preferences included dependability and interpersonal skills. Higher work ethic scores predicted leadership effectiveness. (Contains 23…

Technology educators must accept the responsibility for providing and developing leadership to ensure continued progress in the field. The Technology Student Association is one way to foster that leadership. (JOW)

A survey of 10,000 training managers (3% response) sought to learn what goals are being established for leadership training and how people understand leadership. Companies that emphasized leadership development outperformed others; 81% felt that leadership was harder to accomplish today. (JOW)

Survey of 36 United States educational leadership program efforts to create collaborative communities for part-time students. Finds, for example, that majority of programs use course sequencing and cohort grouping to create collaborative communities for part-time students. (Contains 40 references.) (PKP)