Girls Leading Outward

Authors

Heather Hamed, Rutgers - The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick
Jazmin Reyes-Portillo, Montclair State UniversityFollow
Dominic C. Moceri, Rutgers - The State University of New Jersey, New BrunswickFollow
Laura Morana, Red Bank Borough Public School
Maurice J. Elias, Rutgers - The State University of New Jersey, New BrunswickFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

4-1-2011

Journal / Book Title

Educational Leadership

Abstract

The article discusses the impact of student leadership programs in helping at-risk girls succeed in the transition from middle school to high school. It focuses on the experiences of minority female students at Red Bank Middle School in New Jersey in the Girls Leading Outward (GLO) program supported by the Developing Safe and Civil Schools Project at Rutgers University. The program emphasizes the role of problem solving, confident speaking, passion, and teamwork in student leadership and describes the use of acronyms in helping students learn leadership skills.

MSU Digital Commons Citation

Hamed, Heather; Reyes-Portillo, Jazmin; Moceri, Dominic C.; Morana, Laura; and Elias, Maurice J., "Girls Leading Outward" (2011). Department of Psychology Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works. 244.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/psychology-facpubs/244