As long as humans have found ways to commit to posterity their concerns about what we are and what that means, they have dealt with the issue of leadership. Training leaders is only one objective of a liberal arts education, whose main purpose is to educate individuals in moral values and their scrutiny. (MSE)

During 1985-86, Storer Camps conducted 23 leadership weekend camp workshops for groups of 25-40 Jackson, Michigan, adolescents to develop self-esteem. Special activities involved name tags, a cooperative obstacle course, discussions on stereotypes and walls, and a canoe-rowboat relay. (NEC)

Available data and selected literature were examined to identify key questions to guide future research and practice in community leadership development. Questions pertaining to (1) how programs influence participation in public affairs, (2) institutional advocacy in public affairs education, and (3) the design of rural and agricultural leadership…

The author describes labor education in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). The course system consists of three levels of courses, including (1) local short-term trade union courses, (2) regional permanent courses that last up to a month, and (3) seminars at the Trade Unionist Upgrading Institute. (CH)

Presents a model of how clients are helped in group counseling. Integrates the concepts of group therapeutic components and group developmental stages. Discusses leader behaviors that promote the action of the therapeutic components. Describes group interaction and leader behavior at each of five group stages and at termination. (Author/ABB)

Results from laboratory study and field survey revealed that Snyder's Self-Monitoring Test was significantly correlated with task-oriented leadership behavior only for female group leaders. Found no significant correlations between self-monitoring and social-emotional behavior of either male or female group leaders. Discusses implications for…

Describes the INROADS program whose mission is to develop and train talented minority youth in business and industry and prepare them for corporate and community leadership. Discusses pre-college, college, and alumni components of the program, as well as positive evaluations of the 17-year-old program by its alumni. (ABL)

Skill is the crucial element that turns knowledge into behaviors that succeed in the real world. Often "soft skills," such as management, leadership, interpersonal communications, and problem solving, vanish when people are on the job, indicating the need for more effective training programs. (JOW)

Discusses the wilderness lab medium for executive and team development. Provides insights on key design elements and facilitation challenges useful to potential wilderness lab "consumers." (JOW)

Addresses the need for college students to develop the knowledge and skills necessary to assume leadership roles. A paradigm is presented for use in the procedural leadership development of college students who are members of nontraditional leadership populations and individuals with either minimal leadership experience, apparent interest in…

This article examines the comparative impact of leadership development programs in two states on changes in the involvement of male and female participants in public affairs. Overall, both male and female participants in programs that lasted for two years or longer had increases in participation in instrumental organizations. (Author/CT)

The author notes that before any training takes place, managers must know their responsibilities as advisors, coaches, reinforcers, and positive models. They must understand that, if they fail to fulfill those roles, their subordinate supervisors probably will not use their new skills on the job. (SSH)

Reviews managerial and leadership research. Concludes trainers and managers ought to pay more attention to integrating both kinds of research as well as organizational theory. Suggests scholars in both research areas should devote themselves to the managerial role and the meaning of change. Suggests other fields of inquiry. (BRR)

Should the Ministry of Defence still be spending over 2 million pounds on combined cadet forces? Are CCFs merely a leftover from the Raj, or a valuable training ground for leadership? Author reports. (Editor/RK)

The story in this book paints a picture of how a troubled school transformed itself into a community of leaders and learners working together to achieve a shared vision: a school that nurtured students to be all that they could be. The author relates her experiences and thoughts as she entered the principalship of a troubled school and transformed…