Leadership Development Program

by Karnes, Frances A.

• ISBN13: 9780910707695
• ISBN10: 0910707693
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-04-30
• Publisher: Great Potential Pr Inc

Summary

Prepare teens and young adults to become the next great leaders! Developed over the past seven years, the Leadership Skills Inventory assesses the nine key areas of leadership for elementary through college-aged students. The Leadership Manual provides 125 exciting instructional activities designed to help young people enhance their leadership potential in each specific area and can be re-administered to measure leadership growth. Features Include: ?Nine relevant dimensions of leadership ?Specific activities to strengthen leadership skills ?Extensive references on leadership ?Used in all 50 states

Table of Contents

Section I: Introduction	1	(6)
Characteristics of Leadership in Youth with High Leadership Potential	3	(1)
Parents and the Development of Leadership	4	(1)
Schools and the Development of Leadership	4	(1)
Sciences	4	(1)
Humanities	5	(1)
Arts	5	(1)
Other School Options for Leadership Development	5	(1)
Leadership through Extracurricular Activities	5	(2)
Section II: The Leadership Development Program and the LSI	7	(12)
Purpose of the Leadership Skills Inventory	9	(1)
Scales Comprising the Leadership Skills Inventory	10	(1)
Fundamentals of Leadership (FL)	10	(1)
Written Communication Skills (WCS)	10	(1)
Speech Communication Skills (SCS)	10	(1)
Character-Building Skills (CBS)	11	(1)
Decision-Making Skills (DMS)	11	(1)
Group Dynamic Skills (GDS)	11	(1)
Problem-Solving Skills (PSS)	11	(1)
Personal Skills (PERS)	11	(1)
Planning Skills (PS)	11	(1)
Uses of the Leadership Skills Inventory	11	(1)
Administering the Leadership Skills Inventory	11	(1)
Required Materials	12	(1)
Specific Administration Directions	12	(1)
Scoring the Leadership Skills Inventory	12	(2)
T-Score Transformations	14	(1)
Interpreting the Leadership Skills Inventory	15	(1)
Development of the Inventory	15	(3)
Samples Used in Developing the Leadership Skills Inventory	16	(1)
Reliability	17	(1)
Validity	17	(1)
Impact of the Leadership Studies Program	18	(1)
Section III: Leadership Instructional Activities for the LSI	19	(38)
Leadership for the Future	21	(1)
Activities Related to the Inventory Items	22	(1)
Validation of Activities	23	(1)
Leadership Instructional Activities	24	(33)
Fundamentals of Leadership	24	(3)
Written Communication Skills	27	(3)
Speech Communication Skills	30	(3)
Character-Building Skills	33	(5)
Decision-Making Skills	38	(3)
Group Dynamic Skills	41	(4)
Problem-Solving Skills	45	(2)
Personal Skills	47	(5)
Planning Skills	52	(5)
Appendix A: Samples Used in Developing the LSI	57	(12)
Table 1: Total Sample	59	(1)
Table 2: California Sample	60	(1)
Table 3: Illinois Sample	61	(1)
Table 4: Kansas Sample	62	(1)
Table 5: Louisiana Sample (Coefficients of Stability)	63	(1)
Table 6: Louisiana Sample	64	(1)
Table 7: Massachusetts Sample	65	(1)
Table 8: Mississippi Sample	66	(1)
Table 9: Nebraska Sample	67	(2)
Appendix B: Supplementary Materials for the Leadership Instructional Activities	69	(18)
Appendix C: Internet Resources	87	(4)
References	91	(8)
About the Authors	99