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Career & Technical Education

Running head : LEADERSHIP THROUGH INSTRUCTION

Leadership Through Instruction : Ricketts and Rudd 's Leadership Curriculum

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Leadership Through Instruction : Ricketts and Rudd 's Leadership Curriculum

In the study by Ricketts and Rudd , entitled A Comprehensive Leadership Education Model to Train , Teach , and Develop Leadership in Youth , a formal curriculum framework constructed by the researchers is proposed to the educational system (2002 . In the study , the researchers identified the need to integrate a formal instruction in the career and technical

education of the youth which is in accordance to the very objectives of career and technical education . To better defend the importance of leadership abilities , the authors presented information revealing the need of leaders in the workplace (Ricketts , 2002 Leadership development in the youth is primarily a result of participation in youth organizations at the school or the community (Ricketts , 2002 . To address the need for a formal instruction regarding youth leadership development , the researchers developed the comprehensive leadership education model which is a framework for formal training in leadership . The model is comprised of three stages namely awareness , interaction , and integration (Ricketts , 2002 . The awareness stage serves as an orientation , the interaction stage is the exploration stage and the integration stage is where practice and mastery of leadership is achieved (Ricketts , 2002 . The model is also made up of five dimensions which are (1 ) leadership knowledge and information (2 leadership attitude , will and desire (3 ) decision-making , reasoning and critical thinking (4 ) intrapersonal and...

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