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The We-Lead Model for Bridging the Low-Income Community Leadership Skills-Practice Gap |
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| Authors: | Wilson Majee Laurel Goodman Johanna Reed Adams Kimberly Keller |
| Institution: | 1. School of Health Professions, University of Missouri, Columbia, MOmajeew@missouri.edu;3. Public Health Program, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO;4. Rural Sociology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO;5. Office of Social and Economic Data Analysis, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO |
| Abstract: | 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. |
| Keywords: | Coalition community participation community readiness leadership poverty rural |