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Retna, Kala S. – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2015
A body of literature asserts that group work can be beneficial in enhancing learning and in developing specific skills among students. This research builds on the literature and on Gardner's (2006a) five notions of mindsets: disciplined, synthesising, creation, ethical and respectful, as a descriptive framework to explore and understand the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Group Dynamics, Part Time Students, Student Attitudes
Dawson, Graydon – Performance and Instruction, 1992
The most successful TQM (Total Quality Management) training programs include a set of "paradigm-shifting" experiences to encourage self-assessment by managers. Their retraining and altered perceptions result in an empowered workforce and long-term, significant improvement in the effectiveness and success of their organization. (seven references)…
Descriptors: Labor Relations, Management Development, Organizational Climate, Postsecondary Education
McLean, Gary N. – 1989
This final report describes the conduct of a project that produced a workshop on developing management case studies relevant to public administration in Pakistan from which six publishable cases with teaching notes resulted. The terminal objective for the workshop (that each workshop team would develop at least one extended case study plus a…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Management Development
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Journal of Environmental Health, 1979
This article contains one of a series of multiple choice tests designed to enhance the knowledge and expertise of practitioners in environmental health occupations. (CS)
Descriptors: Administration, Certification, Environmental Technicians, Health Education
Pittsburgh Univ., PA. School of Education. – 1988
The Center for Vocational Personnel Development at the University of Pittsburgh has provided preservice and inservice development of professional vocational education personnel for comprehensive high schools and area vocational-technical schools in the southwestern region of Pennsylvania since the mid-1970s. Although field-based, performance-based…
Descriptors: Certification, Continuing Education Centers, Faculty Development, Management Development
Puerto Rico Univ., Ponce. Ponce Technical Univ. Coll. – 1991
Sponsored by the Department of Education under Title II-B, Library Career Training Institute, Ponce Technical University College's Library Management Institute was intended to improve the supervisory skills of 30 librarians of the University of Puerto Rico's Regional Colleges Administration. The institute consisted of eight continuing education…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Employer Employee Relationship, Institutes (Training Programs), Library Administration
Finch, Curtis R.; And Others – 1992
This report responds to a need for more detailed information about leadership development resources. It presents discussions of where resources may be used in vocational education leadership development and how high quality resources may be selected. Initially, the context for leadership development resources is presented. Next, a framework for…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Instructional Leadership, Leadership Responsibility, Leadership Training
Leske, Gary; Frederickson, Steve – 1980
This report focuses on the field test initiated to substantiate the utility and application of previously developed staff development needs assessment instruments and their use. These instruments were intended for use by practicing and pre-service vocational education administrators. (A preliminary report documenting instrument design and…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Qualifications, Feedback
Leske, Gary; Frederickson, Steve – 1979
The goal of a project was to develop staff development needs assessment instruments and procedures to benefit practicing and pre-service vocational education administrators. The information provided would assist them in planning for and participating in self-improvement activities. The needs assessment instruments developed viewed the…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Qualifications, Feedback
MacAllum, Keith; Bell, Amy K. – 2000
The New Leaders Academy (NLA) is a national leadership training program aimed at ensuring the continuity of effective leadership of, and improved practices within, youth employment and development programs. The first NLA residential training session, held at Gallaudet University (Washington, DC), enrolled and trained 31 participants (called "New…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Formative Evaluation, Group Dynamics, Group Experience
European Training Foundation, Turin (Italy). – 2000
This report brings together a number of principles as to best practice in supporting, through training, growth of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Central and Eastern Europe. Chapter 2 identifies key principles to be drawn from the West through a literature review. Chapter 3 reviews the "practice" of entrepreneurial training…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Business Administration Education, Case Studies, Comparative Analysis
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Savio, Mary L. – 1981
A study examined those competencies needed by local administrators of Michigan vocational education programs at the secondary and career-education-planning-district (CEPD) levels to carry out effectively their duties and responsibilities. The Administrator Task Inventory, a survey to identify and verify the importance of and the need for training…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Education, Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Responsibility
Sherman, Renee; Tibbetts, John; Dobbins, Dionne; Weidler, Danielle – 2001
This publication is designed to help adult education administrators think reflectively about their programs, identify areas of strengths and areas of improvement for themselves and for their programs, and plan and implement strategies that enhance the overall quality of their programs. The guide identifies a set of 17 recognized skills and…
Descriptors: Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Role, Adult Basic Education, Adult Education