The Connection Between Servant-Leadership and Service-Learning in the Context of Higher Education

Authors

Heather L. Veeder, Poutiatine and Associates, WashingtonFollow

Abstract

In Vaill's (1998) forward to The Power of Servant Leadership, a challenge is offered to educational institutions: to increase the "sheer number of younger men and women who will be helped to develop as servant-leaders" (p. xiii). Vaill furthers this challenge by pointing out, "We in higher education know that only by accident are we producing visionary young men and women who aspire to leadership, to the extent we are producing them at all. We don't like to admit it. Greenleaf has found us out" (p. xiii). In response, one avenue that may assist in the intentional development of servant-leaders is the practice of service-learning. However, the purpose of this paper is not to provide a meta-analysis of the many service-learning programs at countless institutions of higher education that are aimed at increasing students' leadership abilities. Instead, this paper offers a philosophical platform for understanding the connections between servant-leadership and service-learning.

Recommended Citation

Veeder, Heather L. (2011) "The Connection Between Servant-Leadership and Service-Learning in the Context of Higher Education," International Journal of Servant-Leadership: Vol. 7, Article 15.
DOI: 10.33972/ijsl.173
Available at: https://repository.gonzaga.edu/ijsl/vol7/iss1/15

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