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Preparation For Full Time Employment: A Capstone Experience For Students In Leadership Programs, Gregory T. Gifford, Karen J. Cannon, Nicole L. Stedman, Ricky W. Telg
Preparation For Full Time Employment: A Capstone Experience For Students In Leadership Programs, Gregory T. Gifford, Karen J. Cannon, Nicole L. Stedman, Ricky W. Telg
Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communication: Faculty Publications
This practice paper describes the development and implementation of a senior capstone course for communication and leadership development for undergraduate students. The resulting course is a unique combination of experiential skill development and career preparation. The success of this course provides students with an important and meaningful culmination of their undergraduate experiences.
Developing A Paradigm Model Of Youth Leadership Development And Community Engagement: A Grounded Theory, Lindsay J. Hastings, Leverne A. Barrett, John E. Barbuto, Jr., Lloyd C. Bell
Developing A Paradigm Model Of Youth Leadership Development And Community Engagement: A Grounded Theory, Lindsay J. Hastings, Leverne A. Barrett, John E. Barbuto, Jr., Lloyd C. Bell
Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communication: Faculty Publications
This grounded theory study explored the impact of community engagement on how youth leaders develop. A paradigm model illustrating this developmental process is presented, which includes the conditions that empowered the youth to engage in their community, the strategies used by the youth and the adults in their work together, the conditions that helped/hindered those strategies, and the resulting outcomes. Results of the analysis indicated that individual connections, common sentiments, and being asked to engage were identified as the most salient causal conditions. The action taken by the youth and adult respondents mobilized those individual connections and common sentiments into …