A Study Of Leadership Education For Asian American Students In American Colleges And Universities

More and more research concerned about leadership education in American colleges and universities since 1980s. Asian Americans represent one of the fastest growing populations in higher education and in the United States. Few of research pay attention to this special group, Asian American students, especially in China. This study aims at exploring the leadership education for Asian American students in American Higher Education from a whole. For approaching the above purpose, reading and analyzing relevant references are the most essential step. This study employs analytical method, inductive method and comparative method as instruments, and focus on the point of view such as related theory, status and characteristics. This dissertation with intentions to make more researchers and scholars pay attention to this issue, as well as a deeper reflection for the current situation of leadership education in China.The whole dissertation covers five parts. Part one with title of introduction focuses on the literature review and the paper design. Part two concentrates on the background of leadership education for Asian American students in American universities and colleges. Part three mainly introduces the current status and characteristics of leadership education for Asian American students in American universities and colleges. Part four shows us a typical case of De Anza College in detail. Finally, based on the results mentioned above, conclusions and suggestions as well as further research are provided.