Leadership Development Program

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

Section I: Introduction

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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

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Purpose of the Leadership Skills Inventory

9

(1)

Scales Comprising the Leadership Skills Inventory

10

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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

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Administering the Leadership Skills Inventory

11

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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

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Leadership for the Future

21

(1)

Activities Related to the Inventory Items

22

(1)

Validation of Activities

23

(1)

Leadership Instructional Activities

24

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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

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Appendix A: Samples Used in Developing the LSI

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Table 1: Total Sample

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Table 2: California Sample

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Table 3: Illinois Sample

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Table 4: Kansas Sample

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Table 5: Louisiana Sample (Coefficients of Stability)

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Table 6: Louisiana Sample

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Table 7: Massachusetts Sample

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Table 8: Mississippi Sample

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Table 9: Nebraska Sample

67

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Appendix B: Supplementary Materials for the Leadership Instructional Activities

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Appendix C: Internet Resources

87

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References

91

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About the Authors

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