The need to shift the education-reform movement in many Southern states away from one-time legislative victories and toward long-term, comprehensive plans to meet specific goals is discussed. A meeting of the Southern Regional Educational Board is reported. (MLW)

The most widely recognized leaders in agriculture, business, communications, education, government, industry, professions, religion, and civic groups in six Oklahoma communities were identified. Responses from 369 (of 726) revealed that nearly half had participated in vocational agriculture/Future Farmers of America programs and felt that these…

Presents profiles of three leaders in the field of educational media and technology: Robert Mills Gagne, Florida State University; Robert Heinich, Indiana University; and Charles Francis Schuller, University of Georgia. (SLW)

Presents a profile of Harry Alleyn Johnson, a leader in the field of educational media and technology. A Professor Emeritus at Virginia State University, Johnson has been active internationally, nationally, and in his home state of Virginia. (SLW)

Presents a biographical profile of Marsha Poster, the director of the Carnegie Mellon Child Care Center, located on the campus of Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (MDM)

A survey of 92 volunteer members of boards, committees, and commissions in Carson City, Nevada, received 79 responses. The most important training areas cited were as follows: identification of issues, understanding of community resources, group process, parliamentary procedure and liability, and listening skills. (SK)

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…

Arguing that the compiler of "Bartlett's Familiar Quotations" has ignored statements by conservative philosophers, "Policy Review" offers a sampling of 250 conservative quotations from 68 celebrities and world leaders from the past 50 years that ought to be considered for Bartlett's seventeenth edition. (SLD)

A 19-item self-report measure was designed to promote increased self-awareness of a group leader's perceived ability to facilitate small group discussion. Results of analysis show high reliability and validity. The instrument, developed for use within education and training settings, provides a useful measure of guided small-group discussion…

Transpersonal group psychotherapy is a carpet of theory, technique, and experiences woven from threads of contemporary psychology, mysticism, and a perennial philosophy many centuries old. Introduces the basic concepts of transpersonal group psychotherapy, proposes a model of transpersonal group psychotherapy, discusses the training of…

Describes the career of Don Carl Smellie who has exerted leadership in the promotion of new technologies for instruction in education, industry, and government. Discusses his founding of the Department of Instructional Technology at Utah Sate University (USU) and its efforts in distance education, technological innovation, international service,…

Describes use of a "curbside critique," a weekly assessment by community volunteers and school leaders to maintain an appealing appearance of the schoolyard and building exterior. (PKP)

Three counterbalancing realities confront the contemporary school principal and each one has the capacity to produce psychic highs and lows in the conduct and vision of principals as they lead schools to higher levels of instructional improvement and community engagement. First, contemporary principals are expected to provide an organizational…

Bringing together youth and adults from 15 Hope VI projects around the country, the Youth Leadership for Change is the third national summit of its kind. HUD used to fund the program, but now support comes from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the San Francisco Foundation. At least some participants say the…

A successful education leader must attend to both social justice and academic excellence as both are interrelated. These can be done by staying focused on relationships, maintaining dialogue, and developing understanding between each other.