Edited by: Kathy L. Guthrie, Editor and Vivechkanand Chunoo, Associate Editor
New Directions for Student Leadership (NDSL) explores dimensions of the development of leadership in high school youth and college students to aid leadership educators who design educational courses and programs for students.
Grounded in scholarship featuring practical applications and good practices in youth and adult leadership education, our journal is aimed at scholars and practitioners of leadership development, including student affairs professionals and faculty teaching and studying leadership in both high school and college settings.
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Articles
“We Struggle to Get a Voice Heard”: The Experiences of Student Leaders
- 51-58
- 4 June 2025
The following is a list of the most cited articles based on citations published in the last three years, according to CrossRef.
Envisioning a trauma‐informed service system: A vital paradigm shift
- 3-22
- 27 February 2006
The passage to adulthood: Challenges of late adolescence
- 13-28
- 29 November 2006
From voice to agency: Guiding principles for participatory action research with youth
- 19-34
- 14 October 2009
From assets to agents of change: Social justice, organizing, and youth development
- 27-46
- 13 January 2003
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Volume 2025, Issue 186Bold New Directions for an Increasingly Uncertain World
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Volume 2024, Issue 184Facilitating Leadership Development in Training Contexts
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Jonathan R. Kroll, Cameron C. Beatty, Amber Manning-Ouellette
Volume 2024, Issue 183Applying the Leadership Learning Framework in Practice
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