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Peer reviewedSmeltzer, Larry R.; Arnold, David H. – Communication Education, 1982
Suggestions on how instructors can improve the effectiveness of communication courses presented for business and industry. Emphasis is placed on the initial meeting with company officials, class preparation, and teaching style. (PD)
Descriptors: Administrators, Adult Learning, Business Communication, Communication Skills
Peer reviewedDuignan, P. A.; Macpherson, R. J. S. – Educational Management and Administration, 1987
Describes the Educative Leadership Project, a British program attempting to generate a new synthesis of experience, research, and theory on leadership and to develop complementary inservice and postgraduate learning materials for administrators. Discusses adult learning principles, relevant issues, project phases, and workshop procedures involved.…
Descriptors: Administrators, Adult Learning, Educational Administration, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textNational Association of Elementary School Principals, Reston, VA. – 2001
Influenced by the academic standards movement, which demands a focus on equity and instruction as never before, school leaders are thinking about how to define "quality" in schools and how to create and manage the environments that support it. A basic theme in this book is that having a first-rate school and first-rate school leadership…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Guides, Administrator Role, Administrators
Whitmore, John – 1996
This book teaches the skills and art of good coaching and how to realize its value in unlocking people's potential to maximize their own performance. Chapters 1-3 define coaching and its business application, discuss the manager as coach and the manager's role, and examine the context of change. Chapter 4 considers the two key elements of…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Administrators, Adult Education
Peer reviewedHarrison, Rosemary – Journal of European Industrial Training, 1978
Describes an alternative approach to retraining courses for unemployed executives--management and professional personnel--in which a more personalized, self-pacing learning structure accounts for the unique difficulties of these students. (MF)
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrators, Adult Learning, Course Organization
Green, Muriel – 2001
This document, which draws on the findings of a survey of further education (FE) colleges in the United Kingdom and case studies of 9 FE colleges, presents good practices for managers of tutoring programs and tutors. Chapter 1 provides an overview of the changing role of tutors in the post-16 sector and the importance of recruiting, training, and…
Descriptors: Administrators, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Case Studies
Prior, John, Ed. – 1994
This compilation of the knowledge and experience of 49 training and development professionals is a guide to the most important aspects of training and development (T&D), ranging from the environment in which it operates to detailed suggestions as to how it can be done. Contributors' notes appear first. Part 1 on the world of T&D contains seven…
Descriptors: Administrators, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Basic Skills
Heneman, Robert L., Ed.; Greenberger, David B., Ed. – 2002
This document contains 14 papers on human resources (HR) and human resource management (HRM) in virtual organizations. The following papers are included: "Series Preface" (Rodger Griffeth); "Volume Preface" (Robert L. Heneman, David B. Greenberger); "The Virtual Organization: Definition, Description, and…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Administrators, Adult Education, Adult Learning
