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Direct linkERIC Number: EJ1130349
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017-Jan
Pages: 15
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ISSN: EISSN-1552-9045
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Defining Leadership: Collegiate Women's Learning Circles: A Qualitative Approach
Preston-Cunningham, Tammie; Elbert, Chanda D.; Dooley, Kim E.
Journal of Leadership Education, v16 n1 p133-147 Jan 2017
The researchers employed qualitative methods to evaluate first-year female students' definition of "leadership" through involvement in the Women's Learning Circle. The findings revealed that students defined leadership in two dimensions: traits and behaviors. The qualitative findings explore a multidimensional approach to the voices of 54 female students.
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, College Freshmen, Females, Definitions, Individual Characteristics, Behavior, Gender Bias, Leadership Training, Student Leadership, Communities of Practice, Student Attitudes
Association of Leadership Educators. e-mail: Jole@aged.tamu.edu; Web site: http://leadershipeducators.org/page-1014283
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Texas
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