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While faced with the task of making decisions on complex issues, many local government officials frequently experience a lack of adequate training to meet their responsibilities. The Center for the Study of Local Government (CSLG), at St. John’s University, Collegeville, Minnesota, is responding to this dilemma with a training program with maximum diffusion capability. The CSLG staff has brought together planning experts, local officials, and professionals from various fields to build relevant learning experiences around client-identified needs. This interdependent effort has produced eight closed-learning, instructional “modules”: zoning, planning law, intergovernmental cooperation, land use planning, management of growth, policy development, team effectiveness, and leadership styles. The modules are so designed that each one can be replicated in local communities with a minimum of dependence upon the outside expert. The project offers a concrete model for designing and providing community traini... |
