ERIC Number: EJ1127642
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 9
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ISSN: ISSN-2159-0281
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Servant Leadership Theory and the Emergency Services Student
Russell, Eric James
Journal of Instructional Research, v3 p64-72 2014
This present case study explores the influence a servant leadership class had on a group of emergency service students' understanding of the roles and characteristics of a leader. The setting for the study was a state university in the Western United States. The six participants were undergraduate emergency services majors that underwent a 15-week servant leadership class. After completing the 15-week class, the six participants demonstrated a shift in their understanding of leadership based on their responses collected from pre-tests and post-tests. The findings of the study demonstrated that the students' understanding of the roles and characteristics of a leader was more aligned with servant leadership attributes after the 15-week class. As such, this study's findings add to the existing body of knowledge associated with servant leadership pedagogy within emergency service academia.
Descriptors: Leadership Styles, Leadership Training, Allied Health Personnel, Emergency Programs, Undergraduate Students, Case Studies, Leadership Role, State Universities, Majors (Students), Knowledge Level, Pretests Posttests, Outcomes of Education, Questionnaires, Qualitative Research, Coding, Attitudes, Interpersonal Relationship, Capacity Building, Cooperation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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