A model for group facilitator supervision using a one-way mirror for unobtrusive observations and interventions is presented. Methodology adapted from selected family therapists was applied in a group counseling class in order to achieve live supervision. (Author)

The author states that all types of leaders share four qualities: (1) intensity of vision, (2) ability to communicate agenda, (3) conviction in their beliefs, and (4) positive self-regard. She interviews Warren Bennis, an author on this subject, about the differences between business and volunteer leaders. (CH)

Calculus must be made more relevant and understandable to students if the nation is to maintain a strong scientific and technological enterprise. A national effort should be launched to bring calculus education into the computer age by developing curricula incorporating calculators and other innovative tools. (MLW)

A modification of the leader model might allow some of the advantages of the leadership model while providing for more democratic action. A plan for rotation of leaders could be included in the initial structure. Such a plan might lessen the competition and tension that exists between disciplines. (Author)

Presents a model of how clients are helped in group counseling. Integrates the concepts of group therapeutic components and group developmental stages. Discusses leader behaviors that promote the action of the therapeutic components. Describes group interaction and leader behavior at each of five group stages and at termination. (Author/ABB)

Discusses coleadership of citizens' groups, groups for teaching and training, and work groups in general, addressing advantages and disadvantages. Presents D-R model of coleadership, designed to facilitate positive interactions between coleaders, thereby enhancing group work skills. The model focuses on five sequential yet overlapping processes:…

Describes how group leaders can improve therapeutic outcomes by understanding the importance of hope as a curative factor, and by learning specific strategies for its installation in counseling groups. (Author/KS)

A group counseling contract was developed following American Psychological Association ethical guidelines. The contract was effective in enabling participants to quickly become involved in group process. The contract could be modified for use by group facilitators in a variety of settings. (Author)

The author discusses the need for representative leaders among the members of the American Vocational Association. Leadership development techniques he stresses are committee membership and state leadership training sessions. (CH)

Professors and administrators are vowing to fight what they call the "fundamentalist takeover" of Mercer University and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. The "takeovers" are seen as assaults on academic freedom. (MLW)

Discusses a model for training supervisors, helpers and other leaders of small group discussions with a specific goal. Describes the model's five stages: (1) trainer models leader behavior, (2) subgroup members practice leading, (3) subgroup's behavior processed, (4) critiques leader's behavior, and (5) total group shares observations and…

To explore the gendered construction of educational management, this article utilizes Joan Scott's (1986) analytic model, which distinguishes gender as sexual difference, and deconstructs two dominant metaphors to expose gendered assumptions in alternative images of leadership. The metaphors are gender-specific (leader as mother) and…

San Diego is the first major city in the United States with comprehensive before and afterschool programs in every public elementary and middle school within its jurisdiction. This "6 to 6" program currently serves both elementary and middle school students in 204 public schools in the city of San Diego. With a strong public endorsement…

Morehouse College, which has played a central role in shaping the nation's black middle class leadership, is valued as a producer of positive counterpoints to a society with negative images of black males. The academic program and current endowment goals of its new president are described. (MLW).

Seeking to influence the presidential campaign, higher-education leaders outlined an agenda for Reagan's successor that included ways to expand aid to colleges and ways colleges could help the country meet challenges expected in the next decade. (MLW)