A part of a day's work for middle school educators involves making decisions about school expenditures, academics, activities, and hiring. This brief article observes that student leaders are increasingly participating in decisions about school programming, finances, activities, and even hiring. If given the chance to contribute, middle level…

Describes a program in which student leaders were trained to help change the climate of an urban high school. (IRT)

Describes workshop designed to increase college student awareness of cultural values held by culturally diverse participants and to challenge foundations upon which cultural beliefs are developed that may prevent appreciation of self and others as cultural beings. Describes half-day workshop, part of semester-long leadership development program,…

This article addresses the importance of training students in leadership skills to the benefit of the community's well-being, with emphasis on the positive and negative roles sometimes served by student leaders in schools for Blacks in South Africa and with examples of positive leadership training programs. (DB)

In this article, the author states that teachers should look more carefully at their students and treat them as if they may someday become the future leaders of their nation and the world. Teachers need to seriously consider the magnitude of their good fortune and responsibility as teachers of those who will one day guard their nation's safety,…

Senior year of high school doesn't have to be a time of student disengagement, Dreis and Rehage claim. At New Trier High School in Winetka, Illinois, educators recognize seniors' readiness to contribute as instructional leaders in the classroom. The Senior Instructional Leadership Corps puts any interested senior into a working relationship…

YOUTH DARES (Dynamic Alternatives for Rehabilitation through Educational Services) believes there are three major environments youth come into contact with or that impact on their development: the family, the educational system, and the "street." An element missing from all of these environments is youth participation. A fourth…

Five papers look at facets of leadership and its development in the schools. The first paper, "The Development of Pupil Leadership" by Joe Cawood, looks at definitions of giftedness which include leadership, and offers an inverted pyramid model of leadership development in schools. The second paper, "Class-Based and Subject-Related…

A two-day leadership training conference sponsored by the Alabama Division of Vocational Education and Community Colleges was conducted for selected members of Alabama's vocational student organizations. Six student organizations were represented at the conference with 120 participants in attendance. The conference was designed to improve the…

By working more closely and intensively with a few students, particularly in leadership training, campus activities educators can multiply the effects of their efforts and find the time they need to face new challenges. Mentor programs, workshop leaders, campus leaders roundtables, etc. are described. (Author/MLW)

Describes the techniques, procedures, and model for an effective leadership training program for college students. Emphasizes the importance of recognizing personal traits, student training, and involvement as the keys to developing a successful program. (BH)

Junior Statesmen of America is an extracurricular organization that gives high school students practical experience in self-government and enhances leadership and political education. (SK)

Makes a case for leadership training for students and lists course objectives, including defining leadership, identifying situations for practicing leadership, analyzing and practicing leadership skills, and distinguishing among leadership styles. (Author/JM)

A recent survey of South Dakota elementary principals confirms the value of student councils to children, their schools, and their communities. The principals surveyed noted that councils provide students with opportunities to exercise leadership in resolving problems, sharing ideas, and managing projects. One common community-service project is…

Describes a dynamic, innovative leadership conference that meets the needs of leadership training for gifted secondary students. The conference provides an opportunity for underachieving gifted students to excel, and for gifted students to design, develop, and implement the entire conference while having fun and experiencing success. (Author/CR)