Interviews with 15 women student leaders at three large universities were conducted to learn more about these students and their out-of-class environment. Information about the students' characteristics, role models, leadership styles, relationships with peers, perceptions of what they learned, and the experiences of women of color emerged from…

This article discusses designing leadership lessons for students with mild disabilities and results of a study evaluating the effectiveness of leadership training of 12 adolescents with mild disabilities. After attending bimonthly leadership workshops, students developed their ability to manage interpersonal relationships and work cooperatively,…

A survey of 73 parents, most having gifted children, examined perceptions of the development of leadership abilities. Parents identified: leader characteristics; their children's strongest and weakest areas of leadership skills; methods for encouraging leadership development; school opportunities for leadership experiences; the role of teachers,…

A new curriculum helps students appreciate their vested interest in preventing the crime and violence that is affecting them, their classmates and their education. Organizations described include Teens, Crime and the Community, and Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention plus several project descriptions. (SI)

Investigated relationship between leadership behavior and self-esteem, locus of control, family structure, and career goals of high school student leaders (n=79) and nonleaders (n=124). Leaders tended to have higher internal locus of control, to live in two-parent family, and to have more prestigious career goals. Found no significant difference…

Describes InterLabs, a multidisciplinary computer laboratory developed at Bradley University (Illinois). Highlights include student leadership; experience-based learning; examples of work; a new curriculum called Social Informatics that addresses changes in society that follow technology changes; problems with administrative support and funding;…

Describes the new "servant leadership" as leadership from the bottom up. Presents six principles that Appalachian colleges and universities can use to nurture servant leadership: regard students as colleagues; integrate servant leadership throughout the curriculum; work with real issues; take structure and training seriously; legitimize…

Through partnerships with colleges that have a history of community involvement, the Bonner Scholars Program gives low-income college students the support and opportunity to become servant leaders in their own communities. Describes the program's ingredients for success; how it fosters cooperation between students, campuses, and communities; and…

Character education builds community by establishing a set of core values that match a school's ideals. Character-education proponents should inspire teachers to discuss ethics in their daily activities and model transformational/transactional leadership styles. Leaders must know their environment, formalize an infrastructure, involve others, and…

Describes peer leadership components within a community-wide trial to prevent alcohol use and related youth problems. Seventh and eighth graders could be elected or volunteer as peer leaders. Surveys indicated that at baseline, both types of leaders had fewer problem behaviors than non-peer leaders. Following the 7th-grade curriculum, alcohol use…

Focuses on adolescents constructing discourse about a book amongst themselves without the help or intrusion of a teacher/adult. Seeks to understand where that discourse may originate within the greater institutional and societal framework of the participants. Explores the limits personal engagement places on conversation which involves race,…

In the US fewer than 3 million students attend classes, while 90 million need basic education and English programmes. Adult education teachers and administrators are often inexperienced in community organising and leadership development. They are often even untrained in adult education. The field is regarded so poorly by government and the public,…

Recent high school reform efforts strongly recommend that schools model democratic principles and give students, teachers, parents, and community members a significant role in school governance and the decision-making process. Specific recommendations include the creation of site-based decision-making councils, student leadership forums, and…

These proceedings focus on the role of the liberal arts in the development of leadership, focusing on college programs and activities designed to enhance the leadership skills of college students. Four keynote addresses are reproduced: (1) "Empowering and Collective Leadership" (Helen S. Astin); (2) "Jefferson vs Higher Education" (Don Bigelow);…

Leadership researchers and theorists alike have come to recognize that the critical tasks of senior level leaders are quite different from the critical leadership tasks of individuals occupying lower level leadership positions. Departing from the bulk of prior research on individual differences in leadership effectiveness which focused on…