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Gotwalt, Nelson H.; Howell, Robert E. – Extension Service Review, 1972
Describes a new 5-year leadership development program designed for selected farm and rural nonfarm men and women in the general age range of 25 to 40." (Author)
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Dropouts, Leadership Training, Public Affairs Education
Howell, Robert E.; And Others – 1982
Between 1965 and 1976 more than 700 rural leaders participated in one of four statewide public affairs leadership development programs conducted by educational institutions in Pennsylvania, California, Michigan, and Montana. The W.K. Kellogg Foundation provided over $4 million in financial assistance. The programs were designed to: increase…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agriculture, Extension Education, Farmers
Download full textHowell, Robert E. – 1974
In most of the United States, rural areas are experiencing economic and social changes that raise new policy questions for both government and private organizations. Often, these changes have industrial or urban roots and require knowledge and skills not part of the background of most rural people, with the likely outcome that farmers and other…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Community Leaders, Futures (of Society), Industrialization
Howell, Robert E.; Cook, Annabel Kirschner – 1978
The comparative impact of 2 intensive rural leadership development programs on male and female participants in Montana and Pennsylvania was examined. One goal of the one to three year programs (to increase the participants' involvement in public affairs organization) was tested by analysis of pre- and posttest data regarding participants…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Community Leaders, Community Organizations, Community Services
Howell, Robert E.; Wilkinson, Kenneth P. – 1977
In an effort to determine preliminary results of an intensive public affairs leadership program designed to improve the skills of selected potential rural leaders in analyzing and taking action upon public problems, two control and one comparison group were pre- and post-tested. Group I (N=91 with a 65% response) consisted of all persons who…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Comparative Analysis, Government (Administrative Body), Leadership Training
Howell, Robert E.; Weir, Ivan Lee – 1980
An evaluation of four experimental programs designed to stimulate participation of agricultural and rural leaders in public affairs assessed the effectiveness of leadership training on young men and women in California, Michigan, Montana, and Pennsylvania. Varying from two to three years in length, the programs emphasized the analysis of major…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Change Agents, Citizen Participation
Howell, Robert E.; Weir, Ivan L. – 1978
Intensive leadership development programs in Pennsylvania, Michigan California, and Montana positively affected the participation of program graduates in public affairs organizations. The programs, begun in 1965, and designed to prepare young men and women from rural areas for more effective leadership in agricultural and public affairs, consisted…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Community Leaders, Community Organizations, Community Services
