Discusses clinical placement for a leadership/management course at the University of North Dakota College of Nursing. The program used nontraditional settings such as the YMCA, nursing homes, rehabilitation hospitals, and senior citizens' centers as alternate sites for nursing practice and work. (JOW)

Perhaps college faculty and administrators have been depending on the wrong, or at least a somewhat less than accurate, group for information regarding the nature of student attitudes and opinions on issues of relevant concern. The purpose of this study was to investigate such a possibility. (Author)

Activist leaders were compared with "establishment" members on demographic and personality variables. Activists were significantly more likely to be older, achieve higher grades, espouse a nonreligious orientation and have a working mother. The two groups did not differ significantly in overall psychological adjustment. (Author/CG)

Wright State University's two-year student leadership program attracts students who are interested in developing a selfless yet influential leadership style characterized by commitment to others. It stresses skills and inner strength and the ability to lead by persuasion, not coercion. A leadership phase follows an initial service phase.…

Uses ten-student focus group from Saskatchewan high school to examine student attitudes toward leadership involvement and decision making opportunities related to academics, building school climate, and cocurricular activities. Discusses student leadership issues involving relationships with staff members and social, school, and community…

Describes the history of, rationale for, and implementation of a program at the University of Michigan to train peer facilitators in an undergraduate community service-learning program. Examples of specific training designs and component activities are provided. (EV)

Discusses benefits of college mentoring programs for enhancing students' leadership abilities. Describes success of University of Minnesota's EXCEL program that provides community-based leadership development experiences for student leaders. (Author/CM)

Notes that many high school students do not see themselves as having the capacity and ability to lead. Considers ways to help students become aware of and develop their leadership skills. Describes "All Students Are Leaders" program designed to provide high school students with skills to be leaders in school, family, and community activities.…

Twenty-four agriculture student leaders answered questions about four vignettes illustrating ethical issues. Although many student leaders did not possess characteristics of ethical leaders, they perceived their decisions as ethical and themselves as successful, despite the fact that honesty, integrity, and moral character did not appear to be…

Usable returns from 236 of 400 4-H and Future Farmers of America members were used to assess the content and construct validity and dimensionality of a youth leadership life skills development instrument. Because of perceived unidimensionality of the scale, instrument users were cautioned about using the subscales. (SK)

Adapted Leadership Practices Inventory for use with college students. Validated Leadership Practices Inventory in nationwide survey of fraternity chapter presidents. Correlations between chapter presidents' leadership behaviors (challenging, inspiring, enabling, modeling, encouraging) as viewed by executive committee members and latter's…

After attending school for several years, many students consider themselves experts in education. Teenagers brought expertise to Washington, D.C. by busload over past several months. Kids told congressional representatives and cabinet officers problems with education and exactly how to fix it! Hottest topic was crime and violence. Students also…

Explores the notion that student activism is a form of leadership and development and raises issues regarding student activism that challenges educators to view the developmental potential of activist behavior and thought. Also discusses social and academic conditions that support the resurgence of activism in educational settings. (NB)

This article describes a middle school science enrichment program which focused on encouraging highly motivated students to take leadership roles in selecting and developing science experiments and activities based on a pyramid approach building on regular classroom lessons. (DB)

Describes the PowerKids Cadre, a governance committee of fourth graders at a school belonging to the Accelerated Schools Network. Highlights the spirit of school reform that permeates the school community, which has made a long-term commitment to change. (SK)