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Dolan, Pat; Brady, Bernadine – Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2011
Youth mentoring can be an effective way of supporting troubled youth, helping them sustain positive mental health, cope with stress, and lead successful lives through adolescence and into adulthood. This book is a comprehensive guide to youth mentoring programmes, illustrating how, if managed well, they can increase the social support available to…
Descriptors: Mentors, Youth Programs, Social Support Groups, Program Administration
Rosemary, Catherine A.; Roskos, Kathleen A.; Landreth, Leslie K. – Guilford Publications, 2007
This highly practical guide is grounded in the authors' experience setting up and running a successful professional development program to improve K-3 reading instruction. The book systematically describes how professional development works: how sessions are organized, what they contain, routines and procedures, and the roles of each participant.…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Early Childhood Education, Literacy Education, Reading Instruction
Henderson, Patricia; Gysbers, Norman C. – 1998
What is the job of guidance program staff leaders? Specific, practical support is provided for bringing guidance and program staff together for successful implementation of programs and advocating for them outside the department. Part I, "School Guidance Program Staff Leadership: Evolving Concepts and Practices," addresses overall program…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrators, Advocacy, Educational Counseling
Gordon, Virginia N. – 1984
The way that academic advisers, counselors, faculty, and administrators can help undecided college students set and implement educational and career goals is described. The focus is a developmental advising approach and career development concepts. Origins of indecision, categories of undecided students, and model programs for counseling and…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Academic Aspiration, Career Counseling, College Faculty