Strategies for Teaching Leadership

With the world witnessing an overall escalation in the need for confident, competent leaders, "Strategies for Teaching Leadership" is the must-read handbook for educators who want to effectively meet the challenge of leadership education.

The third installment in City University of Seattle's Proven Practices in Higher Education series, this new assortment of academic essays, edited by Kurt D. Kirstein, Craig E. Schieber, Kelly A. Flores, and Steven G. Olswang, aims to assist educators who wish to find new, diverse ways to lead their respective organizations and to impart that leadership wisdom to others.

Presenting numerous strategies for teaching this popular topic-from feminist principles in transformational leadership, to socially and environmentally responsible leadership, to strength-based leadership-each of the book's four sections tackles different challenges leaders face. Readers will learn leadership practices in academic settings, where and how transformational leadership proves most effective, successful leadership education methods, and the behavioral aspects of leadership itself.

Through it all, this comprehensive collection remains easy to digest while providing valuable insight on how to best approach every type of leadership scenario.