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Farmer, Richard N. – 1968
The entire question of how management skills and techniques are transferred is extremely complex. Even to identify relevant environmental, organizational, and personal variables takes many pages, and detailed explorations of even a few key interrelationships in any country takes much time and money to explore properly. A second general conclusion…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Communication (Thought Transfer), Learning Theories, Management Development
Peer reviewedBrush, Donald H.; Licata, Betty Jo – Journal of Management, 1983
Describes skill learnability, the degree to which a managerial skill can be acquired or modified by training and development. Argues that managerial skills comprised of large social/interactive components and affected by underlying noncognitive attributes are more difficult to learn than skills articulated through a common body of knowledge.…
Descriptors: Decision Making Skills, Learning Processes, Management Development, Professional Training
Thomas, Megan E. – NHSA Journal, 1996
Describes the Head Start-Johnson & Johnson Management Fellows program, whose mission is strengthening management skills of Head Start directors by providing training in human resources management, organizational design and development, financial management, computers and information systems, operations, marketing, and development of strategic…
Descriptors: Administration, Administrative Principles, Administrator Education, Administrators
Peer reviewedMurphy, Lawrence R. – Innovative Higher Education, 1985
To facilitate career change among adults, Central Michigan University developed innovative means of helping learners develop skills needed for advanced course work in management. These efforts include the preparation of a reader containing basic theories and seminal writings, diagnostic instruments and self-study guides, and noncredit workshops.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Career Change, Competence
Download full textSouthwest Educational Development Lab., Austin, TX. – 1982
The Individualized Internship Project of the Southwest Educational Development Laboratory (SEDL) aims to promote the participation and advancement of promising young professional women and minorities in the area of Educational Research and Development (ERD). Five interns from minority backgrounds participated in the program in 1980-81, during…
Descriptors: Educational Development, Educational Research, Females, Graduate Students
Gleeson, June – 1996
The Commonwealth Higher Education Support Scheme (CHESS) 1996 workshop was designed to facilitate the development of women managers and leaders in the universities of the British Commonwealth. The management of change by women leaders in higher education was especially emphasized. The 36 participants represented 16 countries and were senior…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Change Strategies, College Administration, Foreign Countries
University Grants Commission (Sri Lanka). – 1997
The Commonwealth Higher Education Support Scheme (CHESS) 1997 Workshop was designed to promote the professional development of women in leadership positions in higher education. Participants were drawn from senior university academics and administrators from five countries: Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. Specific objectives…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Change Strategies, College Administration, Foreign Countries
Rose, Bruce J. – 1996
Views of state public administrators about management education and training needs were investigated, as were administrator views concerning short-term management development workshops. Data was drawn from responses to questionnaires mailed to 5,980 state administrators who were selected from a national survey and from random samples using lists…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Education, Course Content, Educational Needs
