THESE READINGS ON COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP TRAINING APPLY ELEMENTS OF LABORATORY TRAINING TO NEEDS AND ROLE DEMANDS OF COMMUNITY CHANGE AGENTS. THE COMMUNITY IS SEEN AS A SOCIAL SYSTEM CHARACTERIZED BY DISTINCT PATTERNS OF BEHAVIOR AND INTERACTION, AND SUBJECT TO ACCELERATING SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, POLITICAL, AND TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE. THE AUTHOR DISCUSSES PRINCIPLES OF POWER AND ITS USE, PROBLEMS AND METHODS OF ROLE DEFINITION, THE DYNAMICS OF COMMUNITY CHANGE ANALYSIS, AND METHODS AND TECHNIQUES USEFUL IN COMMUNITY ACTION RESEARCH AND EVALUATION. THE PROBLEM ANALYSIS WORKBOOK, INCLUDED AS THE SECOND PART OF THE DOCUMENT, FURNISHES GUIDELINES FOR (1) CLARIFYING GOALS, NORMS AND STANDARDS, RELEVANT ROLES OF CHANGE AGENTS, AND PATTERNS OF POWER AND INFLUENCE, (2) ORGANIZING FOR ACTION, AND (3) CONDUCTING CONTINUING AND FINAL EVALUATION. THE DOCUMENT INCLUDES CHARTS, FOOTNOTES, AND CHAPTER REFERENCES. (LY)