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Bridging Brown County: Captivating Social Capital as a Means to Community Change
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Rasmussen, Catherine M.; Armstrong, Jessica; Chazdon, Scott A. – Journal of Leadership Education, 2011
As our communities strive to support community change efforts for survival and vitality, the importance of social capital has become evident in leadership development. Many researchers and practitioners realize that tapping into the inherent power of relationships and social networks is crucial. This paper provides an overview of the design and…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Leadership, Human Capital, Social Capital
Training Civic Bridge Builders: Outcomes of Community Leadership Development Programs
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Keating, Kari Hall – ProQuest LLC, 2011
As rural communities experience rapid economic, demographic, and political change, program interventions that focus on the development of community leadership capacity could be valuable. Community leadership development programs have been deployed in rural U.S. communities for the past 30 years by university extension units, chambers of commerce,…
Descriptors: Community Leaders, Evaluation Research, Extension Education, Rural Areas
Better Together: Coeur d'Alene Reservation Communities and the University of Idaho
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Salant, Priscilla; Laumatia, Laura – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2011
The Coeur d'Alene Reservation spans 345,000 acres of mountains and farmland in northern Idaho. Most people on the reservation live in the communities of Worley, Plummer, Tensed, and Desmet. Roughly 50 miles south of Plummer is the University of Idaho's main campus in Moscow. The university is Idaho's land-grant institution, with a statewide…
Descriptors: Community Leaders, Community Development, Strategic Planning, Land Use
The Handbook of Leadership Development Evaluation
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Hannum, Kelly M., Ed.; Martineau, Jennifer W., Ed.; Reinelt, Claire, Ed. – Center for Creative Leadership (NJ3), 2007
With the increase in the number of organizational leadership development programs, there is a pressing need for evaluation to answer important questions, improve practice, and inform decisions. The Handbook is a comprehensive resource filled with examples, tools, and the most innovative models and approaches designed to evaluate leadership…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Systems Approach, Social Change, Youth Leaders
Developing Community Leaders: An Impact Assessment of Ohio's Community Leadership Programs. Ohio State University Extension 1993-1995.
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Earnest, Garee W.; And Others – 1995
A descriptive exploratory study examined what impact community leadership development programs in Ohio had on leadership program participants' leadership skills. Data were gathered using multiple methods: face-to-face interviews, focus group interviews, and pre- and postassessments of leadership practices. The self-report questionnaire used was…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Leaders, Educational Benefits, Extension Education
The Academy for Community Leadership: A Community Leadership Training Model.
Murk, Peter J.; Fallon, John A., III – 1984
The Muncie, Indiana Academy for Community Leadership (founded in February 1976) seeks to inform, instruct, and involve promising young leaders in the study of the anatomy of a community and its component parts in order to meet the demand for informed, motivated leaders to serve as members of various community committees, task forces, and boards.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Community Leaders, Community Resources