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Title: | The quest for holistic youth leadership development : what should be the desired attributes of youth leaders? | Authors: | Shek, DTL Yuen, A |
Issue Date: | 2019 | Source: | International journal of child and adolescent health, 2019, v. 12, no. 1, p. 43-60 | Abstract: | Although there are many existing models on leadership, they have two problems. First, prevailing models focus more on the competencies (i.e., "doing") instead of personal qualities (i.e., "being") of leaders. Second, most of the models are developed with reference to adults in the business settings instead of young people who are not working. Drawing on the literature on positive youth development and the experiences gained from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, it is argued that a holistic youth leadership framework should focus on several attributes, including: a) social responsibility (passion about the needy and motivation to serve); b) excellence (excel in different areas, particularly in the domains of intrapersonal and interpersonal development); c) reflection (ability to honestly assess one's strengths, weaknesses and behavior); d) visionary (youth leaders should have visions particularly with reference to the needs and problems of the society and the world); and e) ethical leadership (moral character is the foundation of leaders). Using the first letter in these attributes, a "SERVE" model is proposed to guide youth leadership programs. | Keywords: | Leadership Youth development Social responsibility Excellence Reflection Visionary Ethical leadership |
Publisher: | Nova Science Publishers | Journal: | International journal of child and adolescent health | ISSN: | 1939-5930 | EISSN: | 2374-0833 | Rights: | © 2019 Nova Science Publishers, Inc. Posted with permission of the publisher. The following publication Shek DTL, Yuen A. The quest for holistic youth leadership development: What should be the desired attributes of youth leaders? International Journal of Child & Adolescent Health. 2019;12(1):43-60 is available at https://novapublishers.com/shop/volume-12-issue-1-international-journal-of-child-and-adolescent-health/. |
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