In this booklet, the requirements for leadership of complex organizations, present and future, are described. The changing performance demanded of military organizations and the implications for the development of leaders who will have the necessary capabilities are discussed. Since the performances required of military organizations are becoming…

This is a manual on planning land and water use seminars for citizen leaders. It draws on experience of 17 such seminars. This publication updates information on governmental and institutional tools useful to citizens seeking solutions to their water resource problems. Organizational techniques outlined are adaptable to small local conferences,…

Presented is the first year evaluation of the National State Leadership Training Institute for the gifted and talented (N/S-LTI-G/T). Sections provide information on the background and purpose of the LTI and the report, the general evaluation plan (including research design and integrated analysis plan of the LTI), planning and early operational…

This is one unit of a ten-unit program offering training for leadership in selecting, planning, and conducting any sort of educational improvement program in a school or school system. The present unit gives an introduction to the training program by presenting the five study objectives and describes the General Study Plan Guide to the student's…

A key assignment for a person with a specialty in local educational improvement is that of providing a school district with leadership in choosing a program that will meet needs for improvement in some area of concern. This unit presents a problem-solving model as one way of identifying problems and their causes, surveying a range of potential…

Six administrators discuss leadership. (MLF)

The effective administrator of the future will not be a "boss" in the hierarchical sense of the term, but rather a person who (1) stimulates and directs action and (2) teaches and leads through a systematic presentation of experiences that enable those being led to develop additional competence. (Editor)

This article centers around a training of trainers course. The course was developed in response to student and departmental needs to provide advanced graduate students with the opportunity to have supervised practicum experience and explore theoretical issues in group training as part of their education and preparation within the department.…

Founded in 1971, the Institute aims to strengthen rights of Indian people, their governments, and societal institutions so that they can govern themselves and secure their future as sovereign nations. The Indian Legal Curriculum and Training Project informs Indian leaders about the historical and legal context in which they make decisions. (RTS)

A summer campsite program for leadership training of Future Farmers of America chapter officers and committee heads is presented, along with a schedule for training sessions and information about other chapter leadership activities. (MF)

An organizational development specialist tells how he prepared a management workshop on conducting effective meetings by first interviewing the managers and finding out what they wanted. Includes his "front-end analysis" questionnaire and the workshop format. (MF)

The games described could help provide experiences in self-assertion and leadership in the classroom. (MM)

Suggests that the focus of any interpretive program in field natural history should not be natural history but the people who are attending the presentation. Discusses the issue of object versus people-oriented programs within the context and training of interpreters of field natural history. (NEC)

Discusses ways in which outdoor leadership preparation differs in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada based on questionnaire responses of 169 selected experts. Examines skills (technical activity, organizational, environmental, instructional, group management, problem solving) and attributes (motivational,…

This article describes the complex nature of the principal's job and discusses four programs that help principals acquire the skills needed to be successful. These programs are (1) Peer Assisted Leadership (PAL); (2) Cognitive Coaching; (3) Developmental Supervision; and (4) Differentiated Supervision. (MT)