The current economic climate and spirit of the times have fostered a period that will challenge trainers to be more productive and efficient with less resources at their disposal. Widespread attempts to return to the basics in such diverse areas as energy, education, religion, economics, and social philosophy have, together with the current…

The design and results of a program evaluation of the Department Chairpersons Project in Florida are examined. The objective of the 1982 project was to design and test a model for planned change in higher education using Florida's university chairs. After presenting the history of the project, the following major project goals are described:…

Whereas university education departments in the United States enjoy a sophisticated interrelationship with state and federal government, the English educational system is hampered by two potentially competing paradigms of school leadership development-one university and "academic," the other national and competency-based. Lessons for…

Education and training programs have changed significantly during the past five years in most large U.S. corporations. Rapid technological change and the adoption by many companies of new strategies in response to such factors as heightened global competition and deregulation have imposed new skill and knowledge needs. A larger proportion of…

Various dimensions of this national education and leadership program are explored by this case study that presents both successful and unsuccessful aspects of its components. The major objective of the National Program for educational Leadership (NPEL) is to establish a national consortium and national network of educational leaders who will work…