This booklet describes how managers and their organizations can benefit by preparing for formal developmental experiences. Such preparation includes clarifying expectations, understanding and increasing motivation for attending, and making sure that the work environment supports the changes in both behavior and perspective that lead to more…

This book shows educators how to transform a school's culture so it welcomes learning. It offers important conditions in a school's culture that support the renewal of the school and those who live and work there. The book discusses what truly makes a difference for students in schools, asking questions to guide teachers in daily practice. It…

The best leaders use multiple frames or lenses to view common challenges and to solve their most difficult problems. This book contains a series of dialogs between a novice and a master teacher, and between a new and a seasoned principal as they demonstrate how framing and reframing challenges can bring clarity, help to anticipate problems, and…

Illinois community college presidents perceptions of leadership for creating or maintaining learning colleges and the influence gender may have on their perceptions are the major focus of this dissertation. The authors assert that little data exist as to how community college presidents view learning-centered practices of learning institutions and…

Examining the emotionality of leadership by exploring administrators' recall of key junctures in their lives as leaders, this study investigated the associations between an individual's work philosophy of leadership and his/her experience of emotionality in leadership work. Participants were five Canadian individuals actively involved in…

Nineteen well known figures, with a common interest in disadvantaged learners, are interviewed. Many are respected members of educational institutions with expertise in teacher unions, undergraduate education, school reform, achievement gaps, research universities, preschool education at home, and teacher training. The authors of…

In the 1996 and 1997 Massachusetts legislative sessions, several of Boston's key business leaders became active child advocates in alliance with more traditional advocates and other civic leaders, convincing public policymakers to create and fund several initiatives benefiting children. This working paper presents reflections on successful…

The Annual Worker Plan guides migrant worker movements and helps them obtain as much employment as possible by planning itineraries for crews and families in response to labor needs. Texas is the leading source of such migratory labor in the Nation. (MS)

A look at Multi Image Productions, a West Coast production firm staffed by four people whose average age is 25 and whose interest is multi-media. (Author)

Conclusions based on a research project to discover how far a limited number of community associations were effectively fulfilling their functions. (Author/RY)

Effective leadership is dependent upon knowledge of informal power structures which can often assist in attaining group goals. (Editor)

Presents collective negotiations in local school districts as inestricably entwined with the political system in which the schools function. Discusses how the structure of the political system will affect the negotiations process, and in the light of the arguments presented, offers suggestions for school superintendents and board members as they…

A cross section of urban community leaders participated in developing the design plan for this college. The major consideration is to provide a viable, stimulating environment on a limited urban site. (MLF)