Project ROLE (Regional Opportunities for Leadership Experience), an approach to helping gifted adolescents develop leadership potential through a regional internship/seminar experience, is described in terms of student goals, conceptual framework, identification procedure, student evaluation model, and academic credit policy. It is explained that…

Presented are some findings concerning self-identification as a tool for temporary system evaluation based on the reactions of participants in a resource personnel leadership training workshop. Goodson's model for classification of individuals by influence style (tough battler, friendly helper, and logical thinker) was used to self-categorize the…

The leadership conference described was based on the assumption that a change agent will be most effective if he has knowledge of the change desired, competence in interacting with people, and a personal commitment to implementing the change. A 1-day pre-conference session was held in April, and the 3-week conference with twelve participants was…

There is a growing need for imaginative and creative thought to support leadership among local school systems, and the faculty in educational administration at Washington State University are engaged in a leadership development program for AASA and the National Academy of School Executives. The ideas being developed cover the following areas: 1)…

Report of research accomplished to aid U.S. Army Infantry School in its systems engineering of Infantry Officers Advanced Course curriculum is given. Focus is on identification of knowledge and skills and study of thought processing of battalion commander and his four principal staff officers. Survey of these officer activities was conducted in…

The contributions of Frederick W. Taylor, Henri Fayol and Elton Mayo to the development of current concepts of supervisory theory are outlined. Ten newer concepts of management, with graphics, provide the supervisor with an opportunity to formulate his own personal theory. Suggested bibliography for supervisors is given. (Author/NF)

Assistant principal academies provide rigorous training for future administrators. Discusses the organizational frameworks and opportunities and hazards of such academies. Provides a description of the first academy held in McDowell County, North Carolina. Includes references. (MD)

The author discusses the importance of labor education to union leaders. He suggests that the current gap in education for union leaders should be filled by university-based institutes that undertake research, education, training, and supportive activities such as journal publication and library development. (CH)

Eleven staff development programs for school administrators are analyzed, emphasizing the principles and characteristics which distinguish these programs from past practice. Differences are classified into the headings of focus, content, and program delivery. (MT)

The Metropolitan Principals' Academy was formed in 1984 by eight suburban school districts in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area in order to help administrators become more effective. The academy is described, and the research-based model of leadership which guides it is examined. (MT)

A Leadership Skills Development Program for gifted upper elementary and secondary school students includes the Leadership Skills Inventory (a self-administered, self-scoring assessment tool) and a handbook of activities accompanying the inventory. (CL)

This article looks at the problems and issues characteristic of the beginning years of principalship. Recommendations for strengthening the potential leadership contributions of incoming administrators are proposed. (MT)