Twenty-four characteristics of effective leaders are described as an aid in helping others become effective student activities directors. It is stated that leaders are made, not born; leadership must be learned from experience, not from a textbook; and one must build on successes and learn from mistakes. Among the characteristics of effective…

Accomplishments made by the Allegheny Conference Educational Fund since its inception in 1978 are summarized in this report. The first section highlights progress during the 5-year history of the program, including description of a period of trust building, the initiation of specific educational programs, and school-community relationships. The…

In 1982-83, the Austin (TX) Independent School District chose to use its Chapter 2-Formula funds for two sets of activities: bus monitors and extracurricular transportation for desegregation purposes. This report summarizes the evaluation findings for these two activities, as well as what happened to programs funded under the Emergency School Aid…

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Discusses a student-run community project dealing with a specific social problem. Offers guidelines and evaluative criteria for use by teachers of speech communication who wish to develop such programs as a source of enrichment for regular coursework. (MH)

Volunteer student union programming board members at the University of Maryland, College Park were asked to designate the five programming board activities or experiences that they considered to be the most appealing. Activities and experiences had been previously rated according to how they met motivational needs for achievement, affiliation, or…

To garner administrative support and to develop meaningful public relations in the academic, scholastic, and local communities, individual events program directors should focus their efforts on things over which they have control. First, directors should develop behavioral objectives for individual events programs which are consistent with the…

KIDSPEAK, intended to promote the development of effective communication and critical thinking skills in children at the elementary and middle school levels, is an independently funded extra-curricular program providing a variety of relatively brief communication activities in a multi-disciplinary context. The program was developed and completed…

This bibliography assists junior and senior high school students and teachers in planning, preparing, executing, and evaluating science fair projects. A few books with experiments suitable for elementary grade students are listed. This publication is not intended to be a comprehensive bibliography but is designed to put the reader "on target."…

This speech promotes student involvement in community service activities. The notions of traditional American volunteerism and community spirit support the idea of students devoting their afterschool talents and energy to helpful endeavors such as tutoring, visiting nursing homes, planting trees, cleaning up ocean shores and river banks, clearing…

High school students in Phoenix, Arizona, were surveyed to determine their perceptions of participation in school clubs and activities. Clubs/activities were categorized as being (1) athletic; (2) social; or (3) academic. Reasons given for joining certain clubs/activities conformed to expectations: students in athletic clubs joined to perform in…

Students in the middle school are all sizes and shapes physically, at different levels of mental maturity and at different stages of socialization. The diverse needs of these individuals can be satisfied only by providing a comprehensive physical education program containing a required program supplemented with intramurals, club sports and…

An assessment of college forensics projects. (CH)

Presents comments on problems voiced by teachers about conducting science fairs with middle school children, also cites some advantages of science fairs. A list of simple experiments is offered that are considered within the interests and intellectual range of middle school children. (Author/EB)