The We-Lead Model for Bridging the Low-Income Community Leadership Skills-Practice Gap

Bibliographic Data

ID6076620
AuthorsW Majee (0000-0003-1726-0979, University of Missouri), Laurel Goodman (University of Missouri), Johanna Reed Adams (0000-0001-5301-8026, Rural Sociology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO), Kimberly Keller (0000-0003-3873-3587, Office of Social and Economic Data Analysis, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO)
Year2017
Volume25
Issue1
Pages126-137
Publication date2017-01-02
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Community Practice (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1070-5422 • E-ISSN: 1543-3706
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10705422.2016.1269379
OpenAlexW2576003029
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited18

There are several community leadership development programs that devote tremendous resources to help improve the vitality and wealth of individuals and communities through the development of local leadership capacities. One great challenge is that these programs fail to coordinate existing community resources to create opportunities to engage program graduates. This article interrogates the effectiveness of leadership development programs in creating opportunities for engagement. Expanding on U-Lead model, the article proposes a WE-Lead model that can bridge the skills-practice gap by emphasizing the importance of aligning community leadership development programs with community needs through building community coordinated coalitions

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