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Früher war Deutschland kleiner, und auch die deutsche Hauptstadt war von deutlich zurückhaltender Anmutung als das sich im eigenen Schmuddelglamour sonnende Berlin. Bonn ist bodenständig, sachlich und vielleicht ein bisschen zu leer. Vieles dort scheint zu groß geraten für das bescheidene Flair. Bonn ist das Museum der jungen Bundesrepublik. Dieses Buch versammelt Erinnerungen an diesen märklinhaften Zaubergarten, und zugleich taucht es ab in die Schattenwelt unter dem Heiligen Hügel. Damals in Bonn: Es gab Telefonapparate, Nachkriegstraumata und eine große starke SPD. Joachim Bessing und Christian Werner porträtieren in Wort und Bild die Schaltzentrale eines versunkenen Lands, seine Vergangenheit, Träume und Aussichten - nostalgisch, wo es angemessen, und bissig, wo es nötig ist

Leadership is considered to be significant for the success of any institution. The present study focused on Enhancing Leadership Development in Ghanaian Senior Secondary Schools. The study employed an exploratory analysis research which was qualitative in nature. Sample included principals, teachers, administrative staffs and some workers from the Ministry of Education. Purposive sampling procedure was employed. Data were collected through semi-structured interview protocols. An interpretive approach was used to analyze the data and generate meaning and conclusions. The following findings were observed; some of the leadership challenges faced by principals in the Ghanaian senior high schools include financial challenges, inadequate logistics, and lack of infrastructure, indiscipline among students, unskilled / uncooperative personnel, and lack of motivation. Some of the requisite leadership skills observed were communication, managerial, instructional and social skills. It was further observed that the modes for leadership development capability included In-service training, mentoring, coaching, feedback, seminar and workshop. Both theoretical and practical content was observed for the approaches employed in leadership development delivery. Finally, with regards to support, it was observed that some of the schools had to generate their own internal support due to inadequate or no support coming from the governmental level. The study concluded that given the importance of educational leadership, the development of effective leaders should be a deliberate process designed to produce the best possible leadership for schools and colleges. In this view, it was recommended that a continuous leadership development program of activities which focus on recruitment of candidates from preparation level to succession level. It was further recommended that Senior High Schools in Ghana should organize in-service training to cover need and context and also ensure suitable variety modes for effective training through a broad ...