Despite group coaching being used to facilitate goal-focused change in a range of organizational contexts, there is little research evidence of its use or efficacy in continuing professional development programs for educational leaders. In the first part of this article we define coaching and consider the benefits and challenges of several forms…

Offers a four-step approach that highlights the key issues at each stage of the coaching process: (1) contract with the client; (2) observe and assess needs; (3) constructively challenge; and (4) handle resistance. (JOW)

Competency models involve a methodology that demonstrates the validity of the model's standards: are people who have the competencies better managers than those who do not? Competency models should no longer be regarded as a panacea and should be only one of the tools used by trainers. (JOW)

Describes how two Peace Corps volunteers used elements of indigenous culture to help village leaders in the Pacific Islands learn about management, planning, and brainstorming. (JOW)

This paper deals with a case study of Management Development (MD) practices at Malaysian Assurance Alliance (MAA). The aim of this research is to investigate how a large Malaysian insurance corporation developed and integrated MD initiatives with current organizational needs and tasks. Attempts were made to map and categorize the MD initiatives…

The article is an overview of the design of a Managerial Skills Development Program Model in an industrial setting which was based on adult education principles. Discussed are: program objectives and philosophy, educative environment, group commitment, group-centered action, program evaluation and revision, manager/instructor teams, and…

Reports results from a survey of 14 high-technology companies about training programs for managers. Notes a new trend toward training for a service orientation, even within production-oriented businesses. Discusses the curriculum, enrollment, and course design for management training programs. (CH)

Goodwill Industries of America (GIA), like many organizations that are national or global in scope, uses distance education to deliver management training. GIA uses distance education to train staff identified as future GIA directors, pending the successful conclusion of training. One of the most serious drawbacks to this and all distance…

Preparing native people either as owner-managers of small businesses or as management personnel for cooperative businesses is the subject of a course developed by the Canadian Department of Manpower and Immigration. (DS)

The article presents 10 basic principles of adult education aimed at creating more effective management training programs. Clear and complete course and behavior objectives are also cited as necessary ingredients. (MW)

Discusses extending distance education into Inuit settlements across the Canadian North and illustrates the need for adult education for preemployment training. Describes the Atii pilot project, carried out in 1993, and its potential for developing the newly self-governed territory of Nunavut by upgrading Inuit management at a distance. (AEF)

A new edition of this bibliography (first published in 1967) includes 285 publications in print as of July 1969. Areas covered include: manpower planning, training practice--general works, retraining, training of older workers, operator training, craft training, apprenticeship, training of technicians and technologists, commercial and clerical…

THIS ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY ON ADULT TRAINING CONTAINS 35 INDEXED ITEMS, MANY WITH ABSTRACTS, IN SUCH AREAS AS MILITARY TRAINING, MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT, AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND RETRAINING, AND ON SUCH METHODS, TECHNIQUES, AND RELATED ASPECTS AS RESEARCH METHODOLOGY, TRAINING COSTS, CORRESPONDENCE STUDY, PROGRAMED INSTRUCTION, TRAINING…

This document describes research which investigated the effectiveness of the Cities in Schools (CIS) hypermedia training course for senior executives of that national dropout prevention program. The study employed a hybrid methodology of qualitative techniques and computer tracking tools, in order to provide a complete picture of how the…

Five elements contribute to success of the NASSP assessor training program: (1) participants are totally involved; (2) preparation supports the overall training design; (3) preselection and orientation of assessor trainees ensures qualified participants; (4) training models assessors' subsequent role; and (5) follow-up training at individual…