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Messerschmidt, Donald A. – 1979
When the Experimental Schools (ES) program began in 1972, schools in conservative and traditional River District, Wyoming, had just undergone a controversial consolidation. The ES program was perceived by new administrators as a source of necessary unity, useful outside help, and financial incentives. School trustees were "favorable but…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Role, Career Education, Community Attitudes
CHILMAN, CATHERINE S.; KRAFT, IVOR – 1966
THE CHILD LIFE STUDIES BRANCH OF THE CHILDREN'S BUREAU MADE AN INFORMAL SURVEY OF PARENT EDUCATION FOR LOW-INCOME FAMILIES IN THE UNITED STATES IN 1961 TO 1963. PARENT EDUCATION IS DESIGNED TO IMPROVE HOUSEKEEPING, STRENGTHEN INTERFAMILY RELATIONSHIPS, REINFORCE FAMILY-SCHOOL UNDERSTANDING, AND IMPROVE PERSONAL SKILLS. PRACTITIONERS RECOMMEND A…
Descriptors: Adult Educators, Attendance, Attendance Patterns, Behavior Change
Stokley, Fred; Perlmutter, Joel – 1971
"Teachers and students play games quite as much as lovers, diplomats, husbands, and wives. Teachers come to class equipped with 'Threat' cards and students with 'Mischief' and 'Defiance' cards." Exercises in this book can help people, including teachers, students, administrators, and community groups, to overcome their reliance on "game-playing".…
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Conflict Resolution, Decision Making, Group Activities
American Association of Retired Persons, Washington, DC. Work Force Programs Dept. – 1994
These resource materials are designed to help instructors prepare their business students to work with older employees. The materials can be used in undergraduate and graduate courses in management, organizational behavior, human resource management, business policy, and business and society. The materials include lecture guides, discussion…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Age Discrimination, Aging (Individuals), Business Administration
Bush, Marcia, Ed.; Taylor, Helen Parcell, Ed. – 1993
This yearbook includes 17 papers organized into 3 sections devoted to the concepts that leadership begins with people, requires action, and must be purposeful. The following articles are included: "Personal Skill Development" (Van Huss); "Leadership Profiles" (Fry, Hibler); "Leadership: From the Classroom to the Boardroom" (Felton); "Planting the…
Descriptors: Business Education, Business Education Teachers, Decision Making, Entrepreneurship
Johnson, Peter – 1991
This module on leadership and motivation is intended to explain the many aspects of both leadership and motivation and demonstrate how they relate to each other in a hospitality setting. The material is presented in a self-instructional format in four sections. At the beginning of each section is a statement of the objectives that will be achieved…
Descriptors: Autoinstructional Aids, Behavioral Objectives, Continuing Education, Dining Facilities
Wenig, Robert E., Ed.; Matthews, John I., Ed. – 1983
This yearbook deals with the dynamics of creative individual and collective leadership and the ways in which industrial arts educators can apply them to improve their professional services. The first two papers examine the ideals of leadership as well as the individual's function and the history and development of leadership. Examined next are the…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Educational Needs, Educational Objectives, Financial Support
Texas Association of Junior and Community Coll. Instructional Administrators. – 1981
Reports and abstracts are presented for research conducted during 1981 on community college education in Texas. Four institutional research reports are provided first: an evaluation of the effectiveness of the developmental studies program at North Harris County College; a study of retention patterns at Amarillo College by Stanley Adelman and Kay…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Characteristics, Collective Bargaining
FESSLER, DONALD R. – 1967
THE TRAINING MATERIALS IN THIS MANUAL ARE INTENDED FOR USE IN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT, AN APPROACH TO REGIONAL, COUNTY, OR COMMUNITY NEEDS PRIMARILY CONCERNED WITH MOTIVATING PEOPLE TO HELP THEMSELVES. THE PURPOSES ARE (1) TO TRAIN CITIZENS TO ANALYZE THEIR NEEDS AND SOLVE THEIR PROBLEMS AND (2) TO TRAIN PROFESSIONALS TO MAKE MORE EFFECTIVE…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Behavior Change, Change Agents, Citizen Participation
Larralde, Carlos – 1976
Biographical studies of 20 influential Chicano leaders trace Mexican American history from 1848 to the present. The book is organized chronologically by four historical periods: (1) The Cortinista Movement, 1848-1876; (2) The Teresita Movement, 1888-1905; (3) The Magonista Movement, 1904-1919; and (4) The Chicano Activists, 1920 ;o the present.…
Descriptors: Activism, Biographies, Change Agents, Civil Disobedience
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Glick, Milton D. – New Directions for Higher Education, 2006
This recounting of the author's journey through a career as a faculty member and in various administrative positions offers lessons learned along the way.
Descriptors: College Faculty, Higher Education, College Administration, Administrators
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Pracana, Clara, Ed.; Wang, Michael, Ed. – Online Submission, 2016
We are delighted to welcome you to the International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends (InPACT) 2016, taking place in Lisbon, Portugal, from 30 of April to 2 of May, 2016. Psychology, nowadays, offers a large range of scientific fields where it can be applied. The goal of understanding individuals and groups (mental functions and…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Educational Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology
Smith, Stuart C., Ed.; Piele, Philip K., Ed. – 1989
Recognizing the importance of good leadership to the achievement of educational excellence, the second edition of this handbook synthesizes a large body of school leadership literature and explores the subject from three perspectives: the person, the structure, and the skills. Part I examines characteristics of today's educational leaders;…
Descriptors: Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Communication Skills
Gratz, Robert D.; Salem, Philip J. – 1981
Major themes in the literature related to organizational communication and higher education are examined, with emphasis on the internal aspects of organizational communication in higher education. Attention is directed to the systems model and the structure, function, process, and communication patterns of higher education systems. The literature…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Ambiguity, College Administration, College Environment
ERIC Clearinghouse on Educational Management, Eugene, OR. – 1977
This annotated bibliography is intended for use as a reference volume by educational administrators. It contains 321 annotations of documents and journal articles, all of which are indexed in the ERIC system. The chapters cover 20 topics of current interest to the practitioner. The materials annotated were selected to give the reader a good idea…
Descriptors: Administrator Evaluation, Advisory Committees, Annotated Bibliographies, Community Education
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