ALE Conference Proceedings 2008 – Spokane, WA Research Papers Echoes of Leadership Education: Reflections on Failure, Forgetting and Our Future Donald G. DiPaolo, University of Detroit Mercy Agricultural Leadership Programming: A Review of Literature and Recommendations for Future Research Crystal Mathews & Hannah Carter, University of Florida Leadership Development and Social Capital: Is There a Relationship? Lawrence J. Van De Valk, Cornell University Republic of Georgia students' change in critical thinking dispositions as a result of a week-long leadership training experience John C. Ricketts, Rachael McCall & Kerry Priest, University of Georgia Are they really different? Teaching leadership and critical thinking to the masses Nicole LP Stedman, University of Florida Using a Grounded Theory Approach to Explore Moral Imagination with Leadership Students Barbra K. Enlow & Adrian B. Popa, Gonzaga University Blazing new trails of leadership: Youth role and context of leadership activities focusing in civic engagement Robin Peiter Horstmeier, University of Kentucky The Conceptualization of Leadership by Department Heads in Colleges of Agriculture at Land-Grant Institutions Jennifer Williams, University of Georgia & Cindy Blackwell, Oklahoma State University Research Themes, Authors, and Methodologies in the Journal of Leadership Education: A Five-Year Look Leslie D. Edgar, University of Arkansas & Barry Boyd, Gary E. Briers & Tracy Rutherford, Texas A&M University