A goal of higher education is to develop students into leaderscapable of guiding modern society. Too often, though, theleadership development curricula does not address the diversity ofstudent populations, a critical failing if the new leaders are torespond comprehensively to societal issues. By addressing theintersection of undergraduate leadership development and studentdiversity, this volume provides insight on effective programmingand intentional interventions, offering paths to optimize thedevelopment of all students' identity and capacity tolead.
Table of Contents
* A Changing World Calling for New Leaders
* Defining Leadership Language and Guiding Models
* Diverse Student Identity and Capacity Development
* Environment Matters
* Exemplary Programs and Characteristics of EffectivePractices
* Implications for Policy, Practice, and FutureResearch
This is Volume 39 Issue 4 of the Jossey-Bass publicationASHE Higher Education Report. Each monograph in theseries is the definitive analysis of a tough higher educationproblem, based on thorough research of pertinent literature andinstitutional experiences. Topics are identified by a nationalsurvey. Noted practitioners and scholars are then commissioned towrite the reports, with experts providing critical reviews of eachmanuscript before publication.