This paper describes how an innovation in the practice of action learning, self-managed action learning (SMAL), was developed and then applied in practice on a number of management development programmes for a Health Board in Ireland. The nature of action learning set facilitation is discussed. The paper describes how the term set facilitator was…

Classroom supervision can be improved through use of behavior modeling and Theory Z organization. An illustration of the use of behavior modeling is provided. (MD)

Describes two reinforcement techniques designed to ensure transfer of learning from management training courses to the workplace: (1) participant journal writing to capture management insights occurring during training and (2) support groups providing encouragement, feedback, and accountability. Results of an evaluation of the techniques'…

In engineering companies administered by standard procedures, role playing can develop and measure competences in junior managers. Describes a role-playing exercise that develops and assesses competence in communication skills used in problem solving. Outlines the simulation's aims, resources, scenario, exercise inputs and outputs, operation,…

Describes the successful principal training program developed as a partnership between five Utah school districts and the Brigham Young University College of Education. It uses a modular curriculum and includes an internship under a mentor principal. A sidebar outlines the ten core competencies. (MD)

This anthology is a collection of 17 articles by arts supervisors and administrators. The authors discuss both specific and general aspects of art education program supervision. Topics include staff development, evaluation of art learning, integrating community cultural resources, establishing elementary art specialists, coordinating multiple arts…

During 1979-80, Arizona State University directed a training and curriculum development project that sought to develop a national consortium on community education composed of institutions of higher education, assess current training programs, and develop exemplary curriculum training modules. This report discribes the project and its results. The…

This document describes the work planned by the National Center for Research in Vocational Education (NCRVE), University of California, Berkeley, for 1990. Part I provides research project descriptions in six issue areas as follows: (1) context, goals, planning, and evaluation; (2) curriculum and instructional methods; (3) vocational education for…

This paper provides a description of the Program Manager Workshop, a skill-based management training workshop for managers of group homes. The workshop is an extension of the Teaching-Family Model of Community Based Care, a model used in residential treatment homes for persons experiencing problems such as delinquency, retardation, mental illness,…