ERIC Number: EJ1231789
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Oct
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Re-Imagining Community Leadership Development in the Post-Industrial Era
Kniffin, Lori E.; Patterson, Ryan M.
Journal of Leadership Education, v18 n4 p188-209 Oct 2019
The challenges of the 21st century, post-industrial society are increasingly complex. They will not be solved by the actions of individual, "heroic" leaders; instead, they require the participation of diverse stakeholders in order to make progress. Through a discussion of the evolution of leadership theory, we demonstrate that theories emerging from a post-industrial paradigm highlight the collective dimensions of leadership in contrast to the leader-centric theories of the Industrial Era. We draw from this literature to problematize the leader-centric nature of community leadership programs in the United States by specifically examining their sponsorship, content, and structure. Finally, we offer a vision for how to re-imagine community leadership programs so that they are more responsive to the complexity of the 21st century by drawing upon collective leadership and postmodern curriculum theory.
Descriptors: Leadership Training, United States History, Community Programs, Community Leaders, Social Theories, Leadership Styles, Social Problems
Association of Leadership Educators. e-mail: Jole@aged.tamu.edu; Web site: http://leadershipeducators.org/page-1014283
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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