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Leadership programs are an intriguing, important, half-concealed force in higher education today. This is the first book to address leadership programs directly and reveal them to the wider public, highlighting their histories and achievements. Directors of major programs in the USA describe their focus, curriculum and participants' reactions.
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I. Hidden Springboard: The Importance of Leadership Programs. Why Leadership Programs Matter. (D.J. Leon). Latino Demographic and Institutional Issues in Higher Education: Implications for Leadership Development. (R.O. Martinez). Experiences of Presidents of Color: When Perceptions Challenge Reality. (R. Haro). African American Leadership in Higher Education. (Jack Jackie Thomas). II. The First Wave: Traditional Leadership Programs. (G.A. Smith, M. Ross). The Harvard Institutes for Higher Education: Thirty-Five Years of Fostering Leadership Development for Administrators of Color. (J.P. Zolner). III. The New Leaders: Programs Focused on Minorities. Handing One Another Along: The Creation of AASCU's Millennium Leadership Initiative. (R. Lauth). Leadership Development Program in Higher Education: Asian Pacific American Leaders in Higher Education-An Oxymoron? (A. Yamagata-Noji). The Kellogg MSI Leadership Fellows Program. (J.P. Merisotis, K. Aveilhe). Latino Leadership Development: Programs and Continuing Challenges. (T.R. Martinez, P.L.Valdez). Evolving a LEAP for Latinos: Lessons Learned. (D.J. Leon, T.R. Martinez). No Good Deed Goes Unpunished: The California State University Executive Leadership Development Program, 1992-2002. (TBC) Final Thoughts: The Cultivation of Promise. (D.J. Leon).
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Leadership programs are an intriguing, important, half-concealed force in higher education today. This is the first book to address leadership programs directly and reveal them to the wider public, highlighting their histories and achievements. Directors of major programs in the USA describe their focus, curriculum and participants' reactions.
