Developing Responsible Leaders by Developing their Response-ability

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Leadership education typically focuses on the individual learner and their rational mind, the acquisition of generalized, decontextualized knowledge, completion of case studies, and the development of leadership skills. However, this does not adequately prepare students to become responsible leaders within the unfolding relationships and situations wherein they find themselves, in their body with all its' attendant thoughts, feelings and wants. In this session, we explore how to educate students to become response-able. We will share our pedagogy of becoming to develop students’ response-ability, and also share our experiences of attempting to facilitate the development of our students becoming response-able leaders.

Author(s):

Matthew Eriksen    
Providence College
United States

Kevin Cooper    
Providence College
United States

Ariel Galipeau    
Providence College
United States