RESOURCES

Leadership resources

Leadership

• Lesko, Wendy, and Emmanuel Tsourounis, II. Youth: The 26% Solution. Kensington: Activism Project. 1998.

• DuBrin, Andrew J. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Leadership. New York: Simon & Schuster. 1998.

• Center for Rural Studies: NERL Leadership Materials

Motivation and empowerment

• Big Dog's Leadership Page: Motivation
• Elements of Motivation by Robert L. Webb

Pressure

Peer pressure

• KidsHealth: Dealing with Pressure

• Cherniss, Hilary and Sara Jane Sluke. Complete Idiot's Guide to Surviving Peer Pressure for Teens.

Media pressure

• Rosen, E., A.P. Quesada, and S.L. Summers. Changing the World Through Media Education. Golden: Fulcrum Resources. 1998.

• Media Literacy and Adolescents: Teenagers and Screenagers
• Center for Media Literacy

Other forms of pressure

• Goodcharacter.com: Dealing with pressures

Conflict management

• M. Deutsch and PT Coleman (eds). The Handbook of Conflict Resolution. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, Inc. 2000.

• University of Colorado Conflict Research Consortium
• Watershed Information Network: Managing Conflict -- A Guide for Watershed Partnerships
• North Dakota State University Extension Service: Leadership Development in Groups -- Managing Conflict

Ethics

Defining ethics

• Covey, Stephen. Principle-Centered Leadership.

• University of San Diego: Ethics Updates

Ethical decision-making

• Markkula Center for Applied Ethics, Santa Clara University
• Josephson Institute of Ethics

Diversity

Issues of diversity

• Allport, Gordon. ABCs of Scapegoating. New York: Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith, 1985.

• Fine, Weis, Powell & Wong. Off White.

• Adams, Blumenfeld, Casteneda, Hackman, Peters, & Zuniga. Readings for Diversity and Social Justice: An Anthology on Racism, Antisemitism, Sexism, Heterosexism, Ableism, and Classism.

• Adams, Blumenfeld, Casteneda, Hackman, Peters, & Zuniga. Teaching for Diversity and Social Justice: A Sourcebook for Teachers and Trainers.

Multicultural education

• McGraw-Hill Multicultural Supersite
• Multicultural Pavilion
• National Association for Multicultural Education

Communication skills

Listening skills

• University of Minnesota Diluth Student Handbook: Listening Skills
• Management Assistance Program for Non-Profits: Habits to Differentiate Good from Poor Listening
• Center for Rural Studies: Active Listening

Speaking skills

• Self-Growth.com: Public Speaking Information

Feedback

• University of British Columbia Arts Co-op Program: Giving and Receiving Feedback

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