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Leadership with young people
- Author:
- BARNES Peter
- Publisher:
- Russell House
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 117p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Lyme Regis
Whether a youth worker, outdoor instructor, community worker, scout leader or some other similar context this book : introduces some of the more relevant leadership theory; gives ideas about how to put it into practice; helps recognition of the different leadership styles in others; encourages the development as a leader through experience, reflection, learning from others and yours and others
Leading together: a new vision for political leadership on race
- Author:
- LAMMY David
- Publisher:
- Institute for Public Policy Research
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 31p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Never have so many different dimensions of Britain's race 'problem' occupied such a prominent position on the political agenda as they do today. The solution for critics on both left and right is to call for 'stronger' political leadership, but none has yet developed a convincing account of what this leadership should really look like or how it will bring about their vision of a better society
Modernisation roles and local government management: initial findings from an action research inquiry
- Author:
- WATTS Linda
- Journal article citation:
- Local Governance, 28(3), Autumn 2002, pp.223-233.
- Publisher:
- University of Birmingham. Institute of Local Government Studies
Explores some of the managerial implications of modernisation with reference to leadership and work on cross-cutting issues. The article draws on the initial findings of an action research inquiry in progress in a local authority and advocates organisational development responses to the challenging issues identified by local authority managers.
Shed some leading light
- Author:
- TRUBSHAW Jonathan
- Journal article citation:
- Local Government Chronicle, 13.12.02, 2002, p.12.
- Publisher:
- Emap Business
Reports on the Leadership Development Commission, an initiative by the Employers' Organisation and the Improvement & Development Agency. It aims to create a strategy that develops great leaders for local government.
Community participation: rhetoric or reality?
- Authors:
- RANIGA Tanusha, SIMPSON Barbara
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work Maatskaplike Werk, 38(2), June 2002, pp.182-191.
Examines community participation in South Africa, using the example of an abortive attempt to establish a community garden in an informal settlement. Begins with an overview of the literature in community participation and the difficulties associated with its definition. Goes on to discuss the evaluation of the community garden project and the research process used. Discusses the failure to implement the community participation principle and the implications for practice.
Dimensions and predictions of professional involvement in self-help groups: a view from within
- Author:
- BEN-ARI Adital Tirosh
- Journal article citation:
- Health and Social Work, 27(2), May 2002, pp.95-103.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Reports on an American study based on a sample of participants who were members of self help groups (ie groups without professional leadership). The study aimed to identify participants basic attitudes towards professional involvement in self help groups and to investigate whether there was significant differences among three categories of groups which focused on health-related issues
Route-mapping community leadership
- Author:
- THOMAS Andy
- Journal article citation:
- Local Governance, 28(3), Autumn 2002, pp.191-200.
- Publisher:
- University of Birmingham. Institute of Local Government Studies
The new duty for councils under the Local Government Act 2000 to prepare Community Strategies requires a radical extension to the scope of local authority leadership to encompass a new 'community leadership' role. This article questions whether the models of leadership widely used in local government which rely heavily on the distinction between 'transactional' and 'transforming' leadership can...
Rethinking leadership in local government: the place of feminine styles in the modernised council
- Authors:
- BROUSSINE Mike, FOX Pam
- Journal article citation:
- Local Government Studies, 28(4), Winter 2002, pp.91-106.
- Publisher:
- Routledge
Reports on a study of women chief executives which shows that traditional views of leadership still exist among elected members in local government. Argues that the types of leadership and skills that are needed to transform local authorities are under-utilised.
Nursery teachers as leaders and managers: a pedagogical and subsidiarity model of leadership
- Authors:
- LUNN Paul, BISHOP Allison
- Journal article citation:
- Research in Education, 67, May 2002, pp.13-22.
- Publisher:
- Scottish Council for Research in Education
Current inspection evidence identifies nursery classes in primary schools as being extremely effective. The model of teaching and learning which nursery teachers employ, it is argued, is based upon a view of themselves as pedagogical leaders. The article further argues that pedagogical leadership is most successful when supported by a head teacher who understands the concept of subsidiarity when
Research-minded practice in substance (mis) use services
- Authors:
- WIBBERLEY Christopher, DACK Linda M.F., SMITH Mike
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Substance Use, 7(1), March 2002, pp.19-23.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Outlines a model for research-minded practice in substance (mis) use services. The model consists of three tiers of research-minded activity - awareness, engagement and leadership. The authors advocate that all three tiers need to be present in the practice arena if research-minded practice is to be developed. In additional visible research community and appropriate support should be present