OCLEA — A COOPERATIVE VENTURE IN LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

Abstract

The Ontario Council for Leadership in Educational Administration is a newly‐formed cooperative representing the following major educational organizations in Ontario, Canada: Association of Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology, Ministry of Colleges and Universities, Ministry of Education, Ontario Association of Education Administrative Officials, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, Ontario Teachers‘ Federation, Ontario School Trustees’ Council and Ontario Universities offering courses in Educational Administration. OCLEA'S primary purpose is to improve leadership in Ontario and beyond. To achieve this purpose three basic programs have been developed, one dealing with professional development activities, one dealing with information services, and one dealing with research and development. The professional development program consists of major workshops focusing on those professional development needs identified by the practicing administrators and supervisory officials. The information services includes a field representatives system of communication, and information collection/dissemination system, and a formal publication. The research and development program consists of the development of R and D activities directed to the high priority needs of the province. The funding of OCLEA is provided for by a four‐year grant from the W. K. Kellogg Foundation and from fees generated for services rendered. The OCLEA model is built on five generalizable principles: (1) maximum involvement by constituent client groups in all aspects of planning, implementation, and evaluation, (2) comprehensive communication coverage based on a firmly established communication network, (3) decentralization of all programs to maximize the “self‐help” concept, (4) continuous evaluation and professional development needs assessments to guide program development, and (5) maximum representation on all policy bodies.

Citation

MUSELLA, D. and ARIKADO, M. (1975), "OCLEA — A COOPERATIVE VENTURE IN LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT", Journal of Educational Administration, Vol. 13 No. 1, pp. 61-69. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb009721