In recent years, there has been a growing understanding that consistent developmental relationships support student learning and well-being. Research shows that youth who have positive connections with adults at their schools demonstrate higher levels of motivation, self-esteem, and prosocial behavior than their peers in less relationship-centered…

When Gorbachev came to power in 1985, he and his supporters signaled educators that schools were free to concentrate on education instead of enforcing dogma. Soviet secondary school principals are discarding old Bolshevist roles, including those of Marxist-Leninist-Communist watchdog and carrier of Communist command directives. Principals also…

From 3 states, 256 usable responses from 400 Future Farmers of America (FFA) members showed that achievement expectancy was positively related to youth leadership life skills development. Females had higher leadership skills development. Leadership skills were not related to self-esteem, years in FFA, age, ethnicity, or place of residence. (SK)

Conducted by the State Future Farmers of America officers and sponsored by FFA alumni in the State, the Oklahoma FFA Annual Leadership Training Camp is designed for chapter FFA officers. (JT)

The handbook is designed to assist youth leaders in the Future Farmers of America (FFA). It is organized into nine sections of varying length which consider the following facets of FFA (with sample sub-topics in parentheses): FFA members (things to know to become an effective member, membership policy); FFA officers (duties and qualifications of…

Describes a dynamic, innovative leadership conference that meets the needs of leadership training for gifted secondary students. The conference provides an opportunity for underachieving gifted students to excel, and for gifted students to design, develop, and implement the entire conference while having fun and experiencing success. (Author/CR)

Leadership education has shown the effectiveness of identifying and developing leadership skills in adolescents. This is especially important for adolescent girls, who often attribute success to external forces rather than themselves. To meet this need, an overview of the design, goals, activities and impact of a university-sponsored, two-week…

The Cherokee Nation Youth Leadership Program began in 1982 to address the issue of leadership and to instill self-confidence, a positive regard for Cherokee identity, and a sense of community spirit by means of a multicultural camp experience. Program development, evaluation, and community impact are discussed. (JMM)

Group effectiveness is determined by many things. It takes long and exacting effort to discover the precise combination that unlocks the door to success. Although many of the forces that shape group behavior may be intangible, involving subtle factors of personality, much of group activity can be analyzed scientifically. In this booklet, the ninth…

A national survey attempted to identify (1) the number and size of student organizations in industrial arts, (2) the perceptions that principals and guidance personnel had of the student organizations, and (3) the activities offered to student organization members. (LRA)

Covering the time period of August 1974 through May 1975, the report summarizes a project to improve leadership in Arizona distributive education youth groups. The primary product of the project was a one-day leadership training conference for 134 distributive education students in grades 11 and 12 and teachers in the State of Arizona. An…

The Future Homemakers of America/Home Economics Related Occupations (FHA/HERO) program is a cocurricular activity broadening the home economics curriculum through both in-class and extended class activities. This article presents the background of an FHA/HERO study and delineates the program goals. (BM)

Adolescent literature can be used in peer training programs to help adolescent peer leaders gain information about and insight into various issues. This paper provides a listing of 50 recent works of adolescent fiction and nonfiction arranged topically to assist trainers looking for books on particular topics. (SM)

Attitudes of student leaders in high schools throughout the United States were examined in a survey conducted by Who's Who Among American High School Students and Northbrook, Illinois. Subjects were students who had been selected for inclusion in Who's Who during the 1978-79 academic year. Some 23,200 completed questionnaires were analyzed on…

This book is concerned with stimulating student government and developing student responsibility in the school. The author's basic premise is that there are ways to strengthen even the weakest student structure so that it serves students in a school and leads the way to a new spirit of student involvement. The booklet looks at various student…