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Child Care Information Exchange, 1990
Barbara Pickney directs 12 Head Start Programs for St. Landry Parish and is the president of the Louisiana Head Start Association. The story of her career with Head Start is related. Peer review training is credited for the growth and professional development of her staff. (GB)
Descriptors: Day Care Centers, Educational Administration, Leadership, Peer Evaluation
Gardner, John W.; And Others – Library Administration & Management, 1989
Seven articles address topics related to leadership and library administration: (1) the nature of leadership; (2) the role of mentorship in developing library leaders; (3) the relationship between leadership and personnel development; (4) leadership roles for librarians; (5) library directors as middle managers; (6) raising librarians' salaries;…
Descriptors: Leadership, Librarians, Library Administration, Library Directors
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Stewart, J. D. – Journal of European Industrial Training, 1989
Describes framework for organizational change based on propositions that change must be measurable and observable; organizational change requires individual change; and individual change requires learning and motivation to apply learning. Two models explained: a matrix indicating degrees of acceptance of problem and solution and continuum relating…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Behavior Change, Change Strategies, Motivation
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Sharp, Peggy Agostino – Journal of Staff Development, 1988
Guidelines are presented for staff developers in preparing the content and planning for delivery of presentations. The basic planning techniques that are described are based upon learning theory and regard for the audience. (JD)
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Learning Strategies, Planning, Program Development
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Davidman, Leonard – Teacher Education Quarterly, 1988
Selected results of an examination of the Hunter model are presented as two conceptual limitations of the Hunter model are discussed: "Curriculum and Instruction," and "Supervision vs Evaluation." (JD)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Evaluation Criteria, Inservice Teacher Education, Instructional Improvement
Paulu, Nancy – School Administrator, 1989
Describes how 16 superintendents spurred district reform efforts by creating a positive environment through a four-step process: establishing trust, planning the district's future, communicating their vision effectively, and following through. An inset provides advice to other change-oriented superintendents. (MLH)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Program Implementation
School Administrator, 1989
The 1988 American Association of School Administrators Leadership Development Awards went to North Gibson School Corporation (Princeton, Indiana) for a bottom-up approach to staff development called Teachers Teaching Teachers and to Duval County Public Schools (Jacksonville, Florida) for an innovative Principal Preparation Program. (MLH)
Descriptors: Awards, Elementary Secondary Education, Management Development, Peer Teaching
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Garmston, Robert J. – Journal of Staff Development, 1994
Describes the use of containers (formal structures, organizers, or frameworks into which a presenter can drop content) to save time when planning a presentation. To use containers, presenters must know the type of presentation outcome and allocated time, have information about the audience, and have information about various presentation…
Descriptors: Conferences, Elementary Secondary Education, Lecture Method, Meetings
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Bullock, Cheryl Davis; And Others – Journal for Vocational Special Needs Education, 1994
Personnel from 175 transitional programs for persons with disabilities rated academic/vocational integration and staff development as highest technical assistance needs, administrative leadership and budget as lowest. Special education coordinators rated ongoing career guidance/counseling significantly higher than did program directors. (SK)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Integrated Curriculum, Needs, Staff Development
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Lorriman, John – Industry & Higher Education, 1995
Developed over centuries, Japan's key strengths are education, management, and training. To emulate Japanese success requires individuals with a missionary commitment to self-development, managers who value coaching and staff development, and organizations that reward managers on their ability to develop staff and maximize organizational learning.…
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Foreign Countries, Industry, Lifelong Learning
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Daloz, Laurent A. Parks; Edelson, Paul J. – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 1992
A mentorship model to provide leadership for staff development has five key steps: engender trust, understand learner movement in a development framework, introduce conflict and encourage learner voice, emphasize positive movement, and attend to the relationship. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Continuing Education, Individual Development, Leadership
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Scott, James E.; And Others – NASPA Journal, 1992
Describes training program for student services personnel, and formulation of trauma response team--a group of professionals who respond to unexpected student deaths. Describes a staff training workshop, outlines a strategy for coping mechanisms college administrators might use, explains the trauma response team and its procedures, and offers…
Descriptors: College Students, Crisis Intervention, Death, Higher Education
School Administrator, 1992
The 1990-91 AASA/National Staff Development Council Award for Outstanding Achievement in Professional Development went to Hattiesburg (Mississippi) Public Schools. Top educational research honors went to graduate student Dianne E. Ashby, for an HIV project at Illinois State University, and educational psychologist Lou Ann S. Dickson, for a project…
Descriptors: Awards, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Professional Associations
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Brown, F. William; Fritz, Susan M. – Journal of Agricultural Education, 1994
According to a survey of 55 postsecondary agricultural education departments, 65% offer leadership and human resource management/development courses. Reported enrollment varies considerably across programs and institutions. (SK)
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Courses, Higher Education, Human Resources
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Pritchard, Ruie Jane; Marshall, Jon C. – Research in the Teaching of English, 1994
Investigates the value of a tiered model of staff development for five districts using "teacher consultants" drawn from a parent district with a long writing project history. Evaluates preconditions, processes and outcomes. Discusses results in terms of student achievement and classroom practices. (SR)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Models, Program Evaluation
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