This document is one of a set of four documents which present a personnel development program aimed at improving the competence of instructional leaders in planning and implementing curricula in generic work skills, especially in vocational education. (Generic work skills are defined as those skills that facilitate the operation of goal-oriented…

The equipment requirements for the Army's Automated Leadership Training Program are described in this report. The equipment provided by the Program is listed, along with the equipment necessary to have on hand. Some suggestions are offered on the choice of a tape recorder and player. Certain pieces of equipment must be modified to run the program.…

Based on the philosophy of individuals taking responsibility for their own destinies through mutual self help, and drawing heavily from European cooperatives, Western Co-operative College provides training for elected officials and employees of cooperatives such as marketing, consumer, finance, service, and education cooperatives, and government…

This document is a report of the Special Education Supervisor Training (SEST) Project at the University of Texas at Austin. It contains a description of a conceptual model for generating, validating, and assessing competencies in the problem-solving, human relations, and job task domains which are critical to the success of instructional…

This report presents the evaluation of a series of one-week advanced leadership institutes for experienced IGE/MUS-E (Individually Guided Education in the Multiunit School-Elementary) personnel. These institutes, conducted by seven teacher education institutions, were carried out in the context of the four-phase model of implementation utilized by…

BOYPOWER '76 is an eight-year, long-range plan with emphasis on members and units, trained unit leaders, and national standard units. In the annual report to Congress of the Boy Scouts of America, charts are provided as an analysis tool for studying the progress of the Boy Scouts as it relates to BOYPOWER '76 and its monthly and final objectives.…

This document discusses the nature and objective of the Interdisciplinary Doctoral Program on Young Children (IDPYC), which is designed to prepare leaders to function as "interface" (or, catalysts) in settings that concern young children. This program trains them to attain the following characteristics: (a) a sound background and knowledge base in…

The study was designed to identify and isolate critical organizational processes that influence the effective performance of command and control functions in complex organizations, with the aim of improving ability to control these factors. A framework was developed based on "Organizational Competence"--the capacity of an organization to cope with…

This book, written to instruct in the use of a conference as a medium of social intercourse, is divided into four sections. Section I, which contains five articles, deals with factors to be considered in planning a conference. Specific techniques one can employ to improve a conference and several different techniques for evaluating the…

A program to train professional aides to identify, recruit, and train indigenous volunteer leaders to conduct nutrition education programs with youth groups was tested. The program employed 24 professional aides, 56% being under 25 years of age (13 whites and 10 Negroes). The aides attended a 3-day orientation session, at which the procedure to be…

A model of educational leadership is described which defines leadership as the capability to introduce and maintain a process of organizational renewal. The model is composed of six elements which are perceived as the phases or stages of planned organizational renewal: 1) assessment of educational needs, 2) assessment of the current state of the…

An appraisal is made of work accomplished by the International Institute for Labour Studies during the period 1965-1970, and guidelines for future development are suggested. Educational work accomplished by the institute since 1965 followed the general purpose of providing leadership education for those in labor and social policy fields. Related…

A program for training indigenous leadership in coping with the problems of urban society is described in this report. The report is divided into seven parts. The problems of organizational group identification and selection are considered in Part I. Part II contains material concerning the seminar representatives' organizations; the…

A series of Driver License Examiner Instructor Training Institutes (DLEITI) was held in four cities covering four geographic areas of the country to disseminate the curriculum materials prepared for a driver license examiner course. The project was conducted to familiarize 75 key state DLE instructors with the available materials and to improve…

This document discusses the present status of schools of education and indicates the need for improved leadership and governance. Problems creating these needs and possible solutions are suggested. (MJM)