Books and Article
The NCLP's Recommended Reads for Developing Leadership Programs:
The CAS Standard for Leadership Programs for Students
The Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education (CAS). (n.d.) Available at http://www.cas.edu
The CAS Standards provide guidelines for specific functional areas within higher education. These standards are created and revised by knowledgeable professionals across the country to be representative and describe the best practices. Comprised of "must" and "should" statements, the standards can be applied to any institutional context. Self Assessment Guides are also provided, to help evaluate the effectiveness of programs and plan for improvements.
LID Model
Komives, S. R., Owen Casper, J., Longerbeam, S. D., Mainella, F., & Osteen, L. (2004). Leadership identity development. Concepts & Connections, 12(3), 1-6.
Based on a grounded-theory research study, this model describes six stages of development, which leadership programs can use as a guide to provide programs which meet students where they are and challenge them to gain increasingly complex ways of thinking about and doing leadership.
Leadership in the Making
An executive summary of the study is available at: http://www.wkkf.org/pubs/CCT/Leadership/Pub3165.pdf
The W. K. Kellogg Foundation funded and studied 31 college student leadership development projects at institutions nation-wide to find the most effective ways to develop leadership in this population. This document describes the projects, the study, and the "Hallmarks of Exemplary Programs."
Leadership Reconsidered: Engaging Higher Education in Social Change
Astin, A. W., & Astin, H. S. (2000). Battle Creek, MI: W. K. Kellogg Foundation.
This report calls on higher education institutions to "intentionally encourage the development of leadership skills in all students; seize on opportunities to model effective leadership; replace hierarchical, individualistic, and competitive styles with collaborative ones; and reaffirm campus connections to the community and to the common good." Ten qualities are posed to define effective leadership, as well as examples of how they can be taught, modeled and applied.
Systemic Leadership: Enriching the Meaning of Our Work.
Allen, K. E., & Cherrey, C. (2000). Washinton, DCC: University Press of America
The systemic model of leadership describes a new, more complex way of thinking about leadership that will be necessary as society moves from a fragmented to a networked world. The move demands new ways of learning, leading, changing, and leading in today's systems that are based in relationships as "the connective tissue" of organizations.
Experiential Learning: Experience as the Source of Learning and Development
Kolb, D. A. (1984). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall.
The Kolb model for experiential learning is a widely used method for enhancing experience as a way of learning. Individual workshops as well as comprehensive campus-wide programs can apply the model to improve student learning.
The Handbook for Student Leadership Programs
Published by NCLP
The NCLP's Recommended Reads for Leadership Studies:
Leadership
by James MacGregor Burns
A seminal text that introduces a new understanding of leadership
Leadership: Theory & Practice (4th ed.)
by Peter Northouse
An exceptional examination of the broad range of leadership theories as well as their potential for use in real-world environments
Leadership for the Twenty-first Century
by Joseph Rost
Re-conceptualizes leadership today as it traces historical roots, includes ethics as core component
Exploring Leadership: For College Students Who Want to Make a Difference (2nd ed.)
by Susan Komives, Nance Lucas and Tim McMahon
Defines leadership as "a relational process of people working together to accomplish change or to make a difference that will benefit the common good." All students are encouraged to be a part of that process, whether as a formal leader, or an involved, committed group member. Instructor's guide available.
The Leadership Challenge
by Kouzes and Posner
Describes five leadership practices which are grounded in extensive research with leaders at all levels in public and private organizations. An assessment instrument, workbook and instructor's guide are available.
A Social Change Model of Leadership Development
by the Higher Education Research Institute (available through the National Clearinghouse for Leadership Programs)
Describes seven values of leadership, grouped into categories of self-knowledge, group process and community/societal values. Workshop activities guide available.
Our members recommend the following as texts for leadership courses (graduate or undergraduate):
Exploring Leadership: For College Students Who Want to Make a Difference
by Susan Komives, Nance Lucas and Tim McMahon
The Leadership Challenge
by Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner
A Social Change Model of Leadership Development
by the Higher Education Research Institute (available through the National Clearinghouse for Leadership Programs)
Leadership: Theory & Practice (4th ed.)
by Peter Northouse
The Leader's Companion: Insights on Leadership through the Ages.
by Thomas Wren
The Leadership Experience
by Richard Daft
Leading with Soul
by Lee Bolman and Terrence Deal
Level Three Leadership
by James Clawson
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