Course Description:

Participants will learn about the definitions of leadership, leadership characteristics and skills, types of power for leaders, individual differences, leadership styles, leadership principals and ethics, leadership as a process, impact of culture and community on leadership, diversity of leadership, and leader and follower relations. They will develop leadership skills through hands on participation.

Goal:

Youth will learn the basic concepts of leadership development. They will learn the concept of leadership and will understand what it means to be a leader. They will also learn different models and theories of leadership.

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Unit V. Introduction to Leadership Development