PEER LEADERSHIP PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION

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peer LEADERSHIP : HELPING YOUTH BECOME CHANGE AGENTS IN THEIR SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIESPage 21PEER LEADERSHIP PROGRAMIMPLEMENTATIONWHAT ARE peer LEADERSHIPPROGRAMS?The challenges of the future are unquestionablygreat ones, bringing widespread recognition ofthe need for effective leaders in all sectors ofs o c i e t y. Although all people have someleadership potential, the skills necessary to beleaders do not necessarily emerge in the naturalcourse of one s life. Institutions that provideservices to youth have unique opportunities tofoster LEADERSHIP in young people by creatingp rograms that provide opportunities forleadership development. The rationale for youth LEADERSHIP developmentis threefold:nto provide opportunities for students withleadership potential to develop, refine, andpractice those skillsnto enable students to experience their powerto effect change by exercising LEADERSHIP intheir environment through formal andinformal interventionsnto create future societal leadersThere are a wide variety of programs to developpeer LEADERSHIP in the educ

peer leadership: helping youth become change agents in their schools and communities page 21 peer leadership program implementation what are peer leadership

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