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Henderson-Harr, Amy; Caggiano-Siino, Kathleen; Prewitt, Ashlee – Research Management Review, 2016
This article provides a description of an 18-month pilot program focused on the leadership development of the next generation of research administrators (RAs) in the State University of New York system (SUNY). The key questions for the evaluators were: 1) can we create a developmental program that effectively prepares the next generation of RAs;…
Descriptors: Pilot Projects, Mentors, Research Administration, Administrator Education
Hilliard, Thomas – Center for an Urban Future, 2011
Even before the Great Recession prompted policymakers to take a closer look at public programs designed to help unemployed Americans re-enter the workforce it had long been clear that federal, state and local government workforce development programs have not always effectively prepared low-income individuals to obtain decent-paying jobs. Job…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Job Training, Educational Change, Local Government
Silander, Megan; Chavez-Reilly, Michael; Weinstein, Meryle – Institute for Education and Social Policy, 2015
Teaching entrepreneurship--how to create, grow and run a business or organization--is one potential means to increase college and career readiness skills. Learning how to start a business can improve critical thinking, communication and collaboration (Gallagher, Stepien, & Rosenthal, 1992; Hmelo, 1998), which are key qualities for academic as…
Descriptors: Entrepreneurship, College Readiness, Career Readiness, Business Skills
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Kamler, Estelle – Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning, 2006
The graying of the superintendency, a diminished talent pool, and lack of diversity have prompted American educators to develop innovative strategies that encourage, support and prepare school leaders for the superintendency. For instance, in Nassau County, Long Island, New York, the superintendents' council, in affiliation with the regional…
Descriptors: Mentors, Instructional Leadership, Superintendents, Program Effectiveness
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Kim, Julia M.; Hill, Randall W., Jr.; Durlach, Paula J.; Lane, H. Chad; Forbell, Eric; Core, Mark; Marsella, Stacy; Pynadath, David; Hart, John – International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education, 2009
Negotiation skills are essential in everyday life, whether in a professional or personal context. Negotiation enables two parties to address misunderstandings and avoid conflicts through an exchange that depends as much on the interpersonal skills of the negotiators as the tactics employed. Acquiring these skills requires not only sound conceptual…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Concept Formation, Cultural Context, Intelligent Tutoring Systems