This booklet presents ideas based on actions taken by community leaders to recruit new and emerging leaders to join in the improvement of a community. The discussion includes: (1) asking the question "who's not here?" to make sure the community organization is representative; (2) looking for skills, not names to discover leadership…

The National Network of Principals' Centers is an organization established to foster the exchange of ideas and facilitate professional communication among the many principals' centers and leadership academies in the United States and internationally. This 1988/89 edition offers listings of colleagues in this field from over 39 states and 4 foreign…

A canoe camping trip offers an exciting, inexpensive vacation from the usual daily routine and environment, and develops resourcefulness, cooperation, and camaraderie among participants. Chapter 1 of this guide discusses preliminary planning of a canoe trip, including decisions on the length and type of trip, designation of a leader for large…

Written from a Metis' point of view, the book narrates Metis history (mid 1600's to present) and recalls the people's struggle for aboriginal rights and recognition of the Canadian confederation. Historical accounts include a brief description of the Metis; establishment of the Selkirk Settlement by the Hudson Bay Company; western movement and…

This study located significant patterns within the thought systems of sixty-three influential leaders in three southern California school districts and discussed the implications for school policy. (Author/SF)

The authors report the results of research aimed at determining who adopts home practices from published information and to what extent these practices are passed on to others. The study helps explain who uses published material from the Extension Service and suggests where limited publication resources might best be used. (Author/JC)

This pamphlet on conducting workshops and institutes is the ninth of 16 in a series to provide leaders in adult activities with sound introductory material to give practical help in using a method of adult education or working in a particular area. Its objective is to help leaders who conduct workshops or institutes to increase their skills and…

This pamphlet on working with volunteers is the tenth of 16 in a series to provide leaders in adult activities with sound introductory material to give practical help in using a method of adult education or working in a particular area. Its objective is to help volunteers and the professionals who work with them improve their effectiveness. Seven…

This pamphlet on getting and keeping members is the twelfth of 16 in a series to provide leaders in adult activities with sound introductory material to give practical help in using a method of adult education or working in a particular area. Its objective is to help leaders of adult groups find and keep members. Eight articles and how-tos are…

This pamphlet on parliamentary procedure is the fifteenth of 16 in a series to provide leaders in adult activities with sound introductory material to give practical help in using a method of adult education or working in a particular area. Its objective is to help organizational leaders use parliamentary procedure to further the educative process…

Speeches and resource materials from the 1979 Teacher Corps "Community Council Chairpersons' Workshop" in Atlanta have been compiled in this sourcebook. Four major speeches, including one by then Teacher Corps Associate Director Robert Ardike, provide the rationale for community involvement in Corps projects, discuss the history and…

A survey was undertaken in Houston, Texas, of participants in a joint ascertainment session. The session had been designed to elicit comment from community leaders for broadcast media which were gathering information as part of their license renewal process. Those community leaders and representatives of the broadcast facilities who had…

THIS INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL IS FOR USE BY PERSONS WHO CONDUCT CONFERENCE LEADER TRAINING PROGRAMS. SPECIFICALLY, ITS PURPOSE IS TO TRAIN VOCATIONAL TRADE AND INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION PEOPLE TO CONDUCT TRAINING CONFERENCES FOR INDUSTRY. IT IS INTENDED FOR USE IN AREA VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS IN THE PROMOTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL…

THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY WAS TO DETERMINE THE PERCEPTION THAT LOCAL 4-H CLUB LEADERS HAVE OF 36 LEADERSHIP RESPONSIBILITIES COMPRISING A ROLE MODEL, AND THE EXTENT TO WHICH SELECTED FACTORS WERE ASSOCIATED WITH LEADERS' PERCEPTIONS. A MAIL QUESTIONNAIRE WAS USED TO COLLECT DATA FROM ALL 4-H LEADERS WHO HAD SERVED AT LEAST ONE YEAR IN THE WARREN…

YOUTH AGENCIES ARE DEMONSTRATING A GROWING CONSCIOUSNESS OF INTERGROUP PROBLEMS, AND LEADERS ARE SEEKING NEW INSIGHTS AND SKILLS TO HELP IN OVERCOMING THEM. MEANS OF INFLUENCING INDIVIDUAL ATTITUDES INCLUDE THE MEDIA OF MASS COMMUNICATION, THE GROUP PROCESS, DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP AND A PERMISSIVE GROUP CLIMATE, A STRONG SENSE OF BELONGING AND…