New York Senate Bill 6107 authorizes City University of New York (CUNY) to operate a Parent Training Center for public school parents in all five boroughs. Priority must go to "high-needs" schools and districts with low student achievement, high density of English language learners (ELLs) and low-income families, and a lack of effective…

Recent interest in studying social aspects of leadership has brought attention to the relationship between leadership and social capital. There is also growing interest among stakeholders (researchers, practitioners, funders, and program participants) to improve evaluation methods for leadership development programs (LDPs). The purpose of the…

The New York State Senate has given New York City an unprecedented opportunity--to create a Parent Training Center that will build cadres of parent leaders across all five boroughs. The legislation, which places the responsibility for the Center at the City University of New York (CUNY), mandates that the program train and support parents to…

The program profiles presented in this paper provide background for the research report "Building Local Leadership for Change: A National Scan of Parent Leadership Training Programs." The full report describes four types of parent leadership training programs identified in the scan and gives examples of each. These four types are: (1)…

Describes a new 5-year leadership development program designed for selected farm and rural nonfarm men and women in the general age range of 25 to 40." (Author)

Article describes results of a study at Northeastern University on the effects of programs for experienced business managers. (Author/MM)

The supervisor of Parent Education in Cincinnati describes the lay leadership training program organized to train leaders in parent study-discussion groups. Comments are directed toward the program's growth, purposes, and success. (AG)

The author describes a UNESCO program to achieve functional literacy which has been especially successful in Tanzania with the cooperation of that country's government. Instructional programs must be designed for the illiterate adult with an emphasis on oral communication. (AG)

Article describes the results of a survey on the use of participative learning in management training. (Author/MM)

The purpose of this study was to assess self-perceived leadership styles practiced by adult educators and graduate-level adult education students adopting transformational leadership theory embodied in the Full Range of Leadership Model. Results show significant differences between practitioners and graduate students in mean scores for the…

Influenced by Myles Horton's vision and leadership, the Highlander Folk School became an adult education program centered on social change via the labor and civil rights movements. In this article, I examine the pedagogy and practice of Myles Horton and the Highlander Folk School and identify the key themes that guided their educational approach…

THE 1966 TRAINING INSTITUTE ON ADULT EDUCATION AT SEOUL ATTRACTED 37 DELEGATES FROM 19 COUNTRIES PLUS 30 OBSERVERS FROM KOREA. THE AIMS OF THE INSTITUTE WERE--(1) TO DEVELOP LEADERSHIP SKILLS FOR NATIONAL TEACHER ASSOCIATION MEMBERS, (2) TO PREPARE A HANDBOOK TO AID TEACHERS' ASSOCIATIONS IN DEVELOPMENT OF ADULT EDUCATION ACTIVITIES, (3) TO…

THE SCOVILL MANUFACTURING COMPANY AND UAW LOCAL 1604 OF WATERBURY, CONNECTICUT JOINTLY SPONSORED A RETIREMENT EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR ALL EMPLOYEES OVER 55 YEARS OF AGE, TRAINING LEADERSHIP FROM MANAGEMENT AND THE UNION TO CONDUCT PROGRAMS ON COOPERATIVE BASIS. THIRTEEN DISCUSSION LEADERS AND 13 COMPANY AND COMMUNITY RESOURCE PERSONS TOOK PART IN…

The primary purpose of this handbook is to provide a practical reference tool for individuals who have participated in the San Francisco 4-H/Urban Outdoor Adventure Center Ropes Course Leader Training. The ropes course is a maze of cables, logs, platforms and ropes that offers physical and mental challenges. It is a combination of an obstacle…