Reflection can play a critical role in an educational leader's capacity to sustain and improve their leadership practices. Reflection in the form of writing allows leaders to slow down and carefully attend to their own thinking before facilitating collective thinking and decision-making in those they lead. Though educational leaders are often…

As the American nonprofit sector continues to grow, so does interest in nonprofit management graduate education. MPA programs play a significant role in preparing students for work in the nonprofit field. This article examines nonprofit management as an area of graduate study, paying particular attention to how NASPAA-accredited MPA programs…

This article surveys state-owned enterprise director training programmes in Canada at both the national and provincial levels. In Canada director training programmes have emerged to enable good private-sector corporate governance. This trend has been embraced by governments seeking to improve corporate governance among their state-owned…

The changing nature of the world that public managers inhabit requires strategies for sense-making. This is frequently the reason why managers engage in mid-career education. Disciplinary elements provide knowledge and insights. However, growing significance is being placed on enabling practitioners to reflect on their own practice and…

A study of 1,243 executive directors of public authorities shows that many are career people with diverse educational backgrounds and skills similar to public administration professionals. Results suggest that the strong sense of professional identity among city managers may be a model for public authority managers to consider. (Author)

A description of the courses and seminars given by the General Management Training Center of the U. S. Civil Service Commission to provide training opportunity for managers working in Washington metropolitan area at all levels of government is given. Categories of courses are: Entry Level Training; Supervisory Training; Management Training;…

Author discusses the changing role of administors of alternative schools and suggests more training specifically designed to aid alternative school administrators. (GB)

A major recommendation, or mandate in some cases, handed down to principal preparation programs from accrediting agencies, state certication departments, or other bodies, is to prominently include school districts in the program. This might include Advisory Councils that include public school administrators, involving districts in the selection of…

A conceptual model for the preservice preparation and ongoing professional development of school administrators is presented. The model takes into account two areas identified by reformers as needing attention: the increase of collaborative efforts between universities and local school systems and the opportunity for more "clinical" learning…

Educational Programs for public administration were studied to develop guidelines for meeting the requirements of public service in the 1980s. The current state of education for public service is discussed along with a prospective view of the service over the next decade. Criteria for evaluating graduate programs are presented. (FOS)

This study was designed to discover whether a university or a group of universities in the Southwest should establish a teaching and research center concerned with governmental management. The study focused on: (1) means for solving problems of federal officials at the regional level; (2) possible and feasible activities of Southern Methodist…

Organizational effectiveness depends upon the organization's ability to accomplish the following aims: to achieve its goals, to maintain itself internally, and to adapt to its environment. These aims summarize the nature of human resource management in local government and the role of an effective personnel manager. (Author/MW)

The Theory/Practice Public Administration Pilot Project at Medgar Evers College at the City University of New York attempted to develop a curriculum that would integrate theory and practice in public administration education. This publication contains the final evaluation report of the project along with the learning packages used in the program.…