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The Individualized Liberal and
Professional Studies (ILPS) master's program is offering
a concentration in community change and civic leadership.
This concentration builds on LeadershipPlenty,® a
training program sponsored by the Pew Partnership for Civic
Change. This training of trainers program was designed
by adult educators to prepare participants to teach the
fundamental civic skills needed to effect community change.
Antioch University McGregor is
committed to the educational needs of adult learners. We
realize that adults have responsibilities that necessitate
a flexible approach to graduate education. Thus, the ILPS
Department offers a concentration with the following features:
- Two short-term residencies in Yellow
Springs, Ohio, at the beginning and midpoint of the program
- Study with Antioch faculty and experts
in the field of community change
- Combine graduate level work with LeadershipPlenty® training
modules to create a core curriculum
- Courses designed for your learning
style and goals
- Integration of theory and practice
- Opportunity to choose from seven online
courses, i.e. "electives".
- Capstone learning project
Students may earn up to 5 quarter credits
of prior learning toward this degree for previous completion
of the LeadershipPlenty® training
program and the approval of a submitted reflective journal.
Community Change
People working for community change should
answer these question, "What basic assumptions and values
should guide what we do?" These core values and assumptions
guide us:
- People working
together can solve problems in their communities.
- Effective
long-term solutions to community problems demand that
people with diverse perspectives of the problem, especially
those people most affected by the problem, be involved
in developing and implementing the solution.
- By working
together on meaningful problem-solving activities, people
build relationships that benefit the long-term health
of the community.
- Working together
creatively and respectfully through honest acknowledgment
of self-interests is a better strategy to address problems
than an "us" against "them" approach.
- Community
problem-solving efforts should be inclusive.
- Learning
is a life-long activity. All individuals (including established
leaders) can benefit from opportunities to develop and
practice collaborative skills important to community
problem-solving.
LeadershipPlenty® Training
Program
The LeadershipPlenty® Training
Program is a project of the Pew Partnership for Civic Change.
The mission of the Pew Partnership is to identify and document
promising solutions crucial to strong communities. The Pew
Partnership is funded by the Pew Charitable Trusts and administered
by the University of Richmond.
What is LeadershipPlenty®?
Leadership is not a "problem" that
is "solved," but rather an evolving and crucial
need that shifts and changes as communities change.
The good news is that we live in communities
of leadership plenty – that is, plenty of people with
untapped talents to make their communities a better place
to live, work, and raise families.
LeadershipPlenty® is
a powerful training program designed to teach essential skills
for community leadership including:
See the website at http://www.pew-partnership.org/lpinstitute.html
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