MSL Scale Spotlight: Social Perspective-Taking

Recently, I was visiting with family when one of my relatives started talking about the protests related specifically to the murders of several Black folks across the country and more generally to police brutality and systemic racism. She mentioned that the violence against Black people is horrible but that she didn’t agree with blocking off highways and other areas or the destruction of property that was happening concurrently with the protests. Normally, I would let comments like this slide – I prefer not to rock the boat with family. But this time I felt compelled to provide a different perspective, to push back and challenge my relative to see it differently . . .

MSL Scale SpotlightBen Correia-HarkerJuly 13, 2020MSL2021, Social Perspective Taking, Measure

MSL Scale Spotlight: Resilience

The MSL is a powerful and informative tool for any college or university. With most higher education institutions touting graduates as being prepared to effectively lead organizations and communities, administrators must be attuned to the degree to which they actually prepare students to engage in leadership. Not only should educators focus on students’ abilities to engage leadership, they must also attend to related mindsets, skillsets, and considerations that influence the degree to which graduates are able to effectively lead. Thus, through a series of spotlight articles, we want to highlight different constructs the MSL measures, the ways these measures influence leadership practice, and how they might be of use to various stakeholders on campus.

This week, we want to showcase resilience . . .

Blog, MSL Scale SpotlightBen Correia-HarkerMay 25, 2020MSL2021, Resilience, Scale, Measure

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