Educating Undergraduates for Responsible Citizenship

Exploring the Multicultural Competence of Leadership Educators

“…Co-curricular leadership education continues to evolve in much the same way as the term leadership itself has evolved, shifting from an industrial perspective to a more relational, reciprocal model (Burns, 1978;Komives, Lucas, & McMahon, 2007;Northouse, 2007;Rost, 1991). Most campus leadership programs have taken a transformational approach, recognizing that leadership is a process not a position and promote the values of higher education in preparing a new generation of leaders to tackle the social, economic, political and educational problems facing society (Colby, Ehrlich, Beaumont, & Stephens, 2003;HERI, 1996;Jacoby & Associates, 1996).…”

Sociopolitical efficacy as a mediator of pedagogical experience and sociopolitical involvement

“…Although consistent with some conceptualizations of political efficacy (e.g. Colby et al, 2010), sociopolitical efficacy diverges from most definitions of political efficacy because it looks beyond faith and trust in government and the belief that one can influence political affairs to include the belief in one’s capacity to bring about community change with knowledge and skills that are both social and political. Because SPD posits that efficacy is a prerequisite for action, sociopolitical efficacy is likely a precondition for sociopolitical involvement (Rubin, 2007).…”

NASPA Journal Volume 44, Number 4

“…Then, three constructs chosen to represent the different dimensions or components of civic learning and development set forth by Saltmarsh (2005) and Colby et al (2002Colby et al ( , 2003-critical thinking as it relates to 759 Brought to you by | Nanyang Technological University Authenticated Download Date | 6/11/15 5:07 PM civic knowledge/understanding, growth in personal philosophy as it relates to civic values/motivation, and interpersonal self-confidence as it relates to civic skills/responsibility-are explored. Growth along these domains is represented in the conceptual framework as what Astin (1993) terms "intermediate outcomes," These are measures for which the college experience presumably bears an influence, but also have the potential to themselves influence the ultimate outcome of interest.…”

“…Brought to you by | Nanyang Technological University Authenticated Download Date | 6/11/15 5:07 PM As a result, a wide range of curricular and cocurricular interventions have been developed to reconnect undergraduates to the very real concerns facing the larger world just outside of the campus gates (Colby, Ehrlich, Beaumont, & Stephens, 2003). Living-learning (L/L) programs, which connect students' residential living environment to curricular and cocurricular experiences focused around a theme or outcome of interest, is an increasingly popular option in many institutions' repertoire of possible interventions (Inkelas et al, 2006).…”