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Does Leadership Development Intervene in the Relationship between Public Affairs Participation and Socioeconomic Status?
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Martin, Kenneth E.; Wilkinson, Kenneth P. – Journal of the Community Development Society, 1985
This study investigates the relationship between change in public affairs participation and involvement in a leadership development program for young adults in Pennsylvania at high and low socioeconomic-status levels. It was concluded that leadership development mediates the familiar relationship between public affairs participation and…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Leadership, Leadership Training, Public Affairs Education
Students and TV--Anything but a Passive Role.
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Welsh, Susan – Middle School Journal, 1994
A crew of seventh and eighth graders at a middle school comprise the writers, editors, and talent of Kid Time News, produced by a Taft broadcasting station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. News vignettes are aimed at children and include topics such as current events, bike safety, jobs, water safety, babysitting tips, and youth fitness. (MLH)
Descriptors: Broadcast Journalism, Educational Benefits, Experiential Learning, Intermediate Grades
A Consideration of the Impacts of Two Intensive Rural Leadership Development Programs on Male and Female Participants.
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
Changing Patterns of Participation: A Preliminary Evaluation of the Pennsylvania Public Affairs Leadership Program.
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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
Educational Strategies for Rural Development: An Outcome Evaluation of Four Experimental Programs.
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
An Assessment of Changes in Affiliations in Public Affairs Organizations Among Graduates of Four Intensive Leadership Development Programs.
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