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Carter, Erik W.; Swedeen, Beth; Walter, Martha J.; Moss, Colleen K.; Hsin, Ching-Ting – Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, 2011
Increasingly, researchers have linked greater self-determination capacities to improved postsecondary outcomes for youth with disabilities. Although leadership is one component of self-determination, little is known about how youth and young adults with disabilities define, develop, and demonstrate leadership. In this qualitative interview study,…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Young Adults, Youth Leaders, Leadership
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Wisniewski, Mary Ann – Journal of Leadership Education, 2010
Although older and younger generations unfailingly tend to disagree on values and are inclined to perceive one another with a degree of skepticism and disapproval, it is an unmistakable reality that because of technology today's youth are approaching life differently than previous generations. It is also clear that today's Millennials are…
Descriptors: Leadership, Generational Differences, Youth Opportunities, Student Attitudes
Harris, Linda – Center for Law and Social Policy, Inc. (CLASP), 2006
In May 2000, the United States Department of Labor awarded sizable Youth Opportunity (YO) Grants to 36 high-poverty urban, rural, and Native American communities. These communities were among the most economically distressed communities in the nation, all characterized by high drop out rates, high youth unemployment rates, greater incidence of…
Descriptors: Youth Opportunities, Disadvantaged Youth, Education Work Relationship, Vocational Education