ERIC Number: EJ980983
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 17
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ISSN: ISSN-1552-9045
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First-Year Student Perceptions Related to Leadership Awareness and Influences
Shehane, Melissa R.; Sturtevant, Kathryn A.; Moore, Lori L.; Dooley, Kim E.
Journal of Leadership Education, v11 n1 p140-156 Win 2012
This study sought to explore first-year college student perceptions related to when they first became aware of leadership and perceived influences on leadership. The study was rooted in the Leadership Identity Development Model (Komives, Owen, Longerbeam, Mainella, & Osteen, 2005). Five purposively selected individuals completing the first semester of a formal leadership program for first-year students participated in this study. Content analysis of qualitative interviews revealed two themes related to leadership awareness: pre-college and positional versus non-positional roles; four themes related to perceived leadership influences: external role models, internal beliefs, previous experience, and types of leadership/leadership philosophy. This research supports the importance of both internal and external factors in developing an understanding of what leadership is by first-year college students.
Descriptors: Leadership, Content Analysis, College Freshmen, Student Attitudes, Influences, Leadership Training, Leadership Role, Role Perception, Locus of Control, Learning Experience, Semi Structured Interviews, Early Experience, Role Models, Beliefs, Leadership Styles, Leadership Responsibility
Association of Leadership Educators. e-mail: Jole@aged.tamu.edu; Web site: http://leadershipeducators.org/JOLE
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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