Designing Student Leadership Programs: Transforming the Leadership Potential of Youth - Softcover

Macgregor, Mariam G.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0967798167 ISBN 13: 9780967798165

Publisher: Youthleadership.Com, 2005

Synopsis

Designing Student Leadership Programs is the result of workshops I conducted for a number of years to prepare adults working with youth leaders. It is set up as a guidebook to be used within staffs or as part of discussions as your program or school evaluates or establishes your youth leadership program. This guidebook is based on my belief that youth deserve as much attention, preparation, celebration, and the resources to become leaders, as are dedicated to preparing business, political, and community leaders. As a guidebook, there are pages that consist of lists of ideas and/or statements that have been gathered and tested in various youth leadership programs. There also are pages that consist of provocative questions to consider when establishing a program or evaluating your existing efforts. Obviously, the most effective way to use this book is with a group of people (adults and youth) rather than having only one person design your program. Throughout the book are "Notes" pages to use for jotting down ideas and issues to consider. I strongly encourage using this book as you would a notebook...writing on the pages and keeping track of ideas. Often when undertaking a project -- and establishing a strong youth leadership program is a project -- we write our thoughts down or talk about them with others, but neglect to take action because the ideas somehow get lost. Using this book to gather all of the issues into one place can assist with streamlining your efforts. Midway into the book, you will find brief outlines of two leadership models to use with youth. To fully understand their usefulness with your program, I encourage you to read the supporting materials for both (The Social Change Model of Leadership and The Leadership Challenge). These models were selected because, from my experience working with teens, they seem to connect easily with both these approaches. Youth leadership behaviors tend to be community- oriented, often emphasizing fairne

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About the Author

Mariam founded and runs Youthleadership.com, a comprehensive online clearinghouse and resource center for individuals working with youth leaders. The website connects thousands of individuals around the world with information and links that can assist in creating meaningful leadership opportunities for teens and young adults. Her leadership books and website have been featured in the National Association for Secondary School Principals catalog and "Leadership for Student Activities" magazine, the Canadian Association of Student Activity Advisors website and catalog, and has been referred to in workshops and other articles as a necessary resource to consult when developing one s leadership program. After working with college-aged student leaders at Syracuse University, Santa Clara University and Metropolitan State College of Denver, Mariam left the college setting to integrate best-learned practices from higher education to create more sophisticated and innovative approaches in leadership development with adolescent leaders. Consequently, Mariam served as school counselor/coordinator of leadership programs at Vantage Point Campus Alternative High School. While at Vantage Point, she received Honorable Mention as Counselor of the Year for the State of Colorado. Over the past 15 years, Mariam has consulted with a number of organizations and presented workshops to diverse audiences with an emphasis on designing meaningful and sustainable youth leadership experiences in both school- and community-based settings. She has written articles on youth leadership for various publications as well the "Building Everyday Leadership in All Teens" curriculum guide (Free Spirit Publishing) and accompanying student workbook, Everyday Leadership (Free Spirit Publishing).

Edition details

• Publisher: Youthleadership.Com
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0967798167
• ISBN 13: 9780967798165
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 150