Academic Exchange Quarterly Winter 2011, Volume 15, Issue 4 Expanded issue up to 400+ pages. Articles on various topics plus the following special section.

Leaders in the 21st Century Feature Editor: Dr. Jeffrey D. Zacko-Smith Assistant Professor and Coordinator, Undergraduate Minor Program in Leadership State University of New York College at Buffalo E-mail: smithjd@buffalostate.edu

Focus: Leading in the 21st century demands leadership theories, practices, and education programs that are unlike those of any other time in history; leaders must think and act with a more holistic and global focus. Thus, new and unique leadership paradigms, as well as fresh leadership development programs, courses and curricula, need to be and have been created to meet such postmodern demands as increased flexibility and inclusion, the embrace and use of diversity, the need for creativity, the need to create and manage change, the achievement of social justice, and the need for leadership authenticity. The purpose of this special issue is to provide a method of exchange for scholars, educators and practitioners regarding both theories and practices used to develop leaders capable of meeting such 21st Century demands. Authors are encouraged to address any (or a combination) of the following questions/topics (provided as suggestions): What is the role of instructor, professor or teacher in developing leaders and shaping the practice of leadership in the 21st Century? What theoretical constructs are useful in developing 21st Century leaders? How are those theoretical concepts taught and/or put into practice? What do emergent theories, like global, transcendent, constructionist, creative, change and existential leadership, offer the 21st Century leader? What are the implications of such theories for leadership development programs and/or the classroom? How are theories and practices of leading and leadership linked? How do instructors relate leadership theory to practice in their lessons and assignments in today’s classroom? What are the questions we should be asking and the expectations we should have of future leaders from a modern perspective, post-modern perspective, critical perspective, or from constructivist/constructionist or deconstructivist perspectives, for example? What role do historical theories, like transactional, situational, charismatic, and transformational leadership offer the 21st Century leader? Should they be/can they be redefined for use in current contexts? What are the questions teachers of leaders should be asking of their own work and scholarship in this new era? What differentiates the 21st Century leader from the 21st Century manager, if anything? What are cross cultural similarities and/or differences in teaching others to lead in the 21st Century from various disciplines? What can we learn from each other about teaching leadership in this diverse and highly interconnected world? What is “teaching leadership” (leadership pedagogy) from historical, business, political, anthropological, psychological, sociological, educational, or, for example, biological perspectives? Who May Submit: The purpose of this feature is to provide a forum for leadership scholars, professors, teachers and practitioners from various disciplines to share the theory/theories and practice/practices that are applicable to leadership in the 21st Century; our current world offers us contexts that can only be described as highly diverse and rapidly changing, so we must ask what the implications are of a distinctly postmodern world for leaders and leadership? Authors are encouraged to submit any or a combination of the following: thought pieces grounded in scholarship; explication of learning activities grounded in leadership theory and pedagogical theory; two authors taking different sides of a particular pedagogical argument related to leading and leadership development in the 21st Century; examples of student work and its relation to pedagogical and leadership theory; leadership/leading curricula and its relationship to theory and practice; teaching and the building of teams in the 21st Century; leading as a teammate, shared leadership, partner-leadership, distributed leadership. The above are general suggestions; thoughtful, articulate scholarship is encouraged that expands the knowledge base for thinking about and developing leaders for 21st century positions of leadership. Graduate students do observe submission guidelines. Please identify your submission with keyword: LEADERSHIP-7 Submission deadline: Any time until the end of August, 2011; see details for other deadline options like early, regular, and short. Early submission offers an opportunity to be considered for Editor’s Choice. Submission Procedure: early, regular, and short. Submission Procedure: http://rapidintellect.com/AEQweb/rufen1.htm 25 PROMOTION VENUES know to this journal

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