A community survey conducted in Galveston County, Texas identified four attributes or characteristics of community leadership: problem-solving effectiveness; ability and willingness to accept responsibility; leadership cooperation; and leadership coordination of organizations. The leadership patterns found in Galveston County will effect the…

Public officials in small towns who participate infrequently in the bond market need information about bond financing. This publication, one in a series of booklets published by the Western Rural Development Center using research gathered between 1967-77, discusses factors influencing the marketability and cost of bond financing for towns and…

A definition of leader authentication was developed, focusing on a leader's salience of self over role, non-manipulation of subordinates and accepting of personal and organizational responsibility. The Leader Authenticity Scale (LAS) was constructed to be consistent with this definition. Its validity was checked by specifying and testing…

This guidebook for administrators of early childhood programs discusses effective leadership and use of power in program management. Leadership is defined as planning for change to improve an organization. Power, differentiated from authority, is defined as an ability to influence others' behaviors; power is always granted by the people over whom…

A study was conducted to test a desegregation impact planning model in predominantly black and predominantly white neighborhoods in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The model tested has seven planning stages, pre-planning through the implementation and revision cycle. The model features feedback loops which permit desegregation planners to get community…

Prompted by the concern of Extension faculty involved in providing leadership for 4-H programs that the literature being provided is not used to an extent expected/intended--to an extent that would justify costs involved, a two-phased study was conducted. One phase examined Wisconsin 4-H literature against a framework of what constitutes adequate…

The stated purpose of this paper is to analyze comparatively perceptions of leadership in three black neighborhoods in a northwest Indiana city: studies such as this one are stated to be needed because black people have been physically and socially segregated in America, and frequently sufficiently isolated to be cut off from any meaningful…

A three-day workshop was presented by the Maryland Cooperative Extension Service (MCES) of the University of Maryland, Eastern Shore, to help MCES faculty work more effectively with lay community leaders and to help lay leaders improve their leadership skills. The workshops focused especially on contacting "hard to reach" audiences in MCES…

The impetus giving rise to U.S. outdoor education was composed of the organized camping program and educators who saw possibilities of using a camp setting to provide students with real experiences in the out-of-doors, while the major push in Canada came from the public's growing concern with the need for conservation of natural resources. The…

This pamphlet on program planning is the second 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 develop programs suited to their groups and group aims. Eleven articles and how-tos…

This pamphlet on understanding how groups work is the fourth 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 learn about group behavior. Eight articles and how-tos are included.…

Persons in leadership roles, including school administrators, are affected by forces within themselves, within those they lead, and within the environment in which they work. The leader's responses to these forces are conditioned in part by childhood influences, past experience, leadership training, and sociocultural pressures. A set of 15…

THE IMPORTANCE OF THOROUGH PLANNING TO THE SUCCESS OF A MEETING IS EMPHASIZED IN THIS GUIDE. TYPES OF MEETINGS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PROGRAM PLANNERS (EARLY PLANNING, BUDGETING, SELECTING TOPIC, AND FINDING PROGRAM RESOURCES), SELECTING THE SPEAKER (TRANSPORTATION AND ACCOMMODATION ARRANGEMENTS, FEES, AND CONFIRMATION) ARE COVERED. METHODS OF…

The purpose of this research was to study a school district in a small American city to understand who controls school curriculum in the local community. The research approach used was reputational analysis, a survey method whereby the reputed influence of leaders is measured rather than taken for granted. Also used was a technique developed by…

The Georgia Community Development Program is a medium of agricultural extension teaching involving community improvement. The chief difference between the Georgia program and those in other Southeastern states appeared to be in the areas of sponsorship and awards schemes. A survey of recognized leaders in 16 rural communities in the Atlanta and…