ERIC Number: EJ1131936
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
Pages: 10
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ISSN: EISSN-1552-9045
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Peer-Led Learning Communities: Exploring Integrative High-Impact Educational Practices for Leadership Education
Priest, Kerry L.; de Campos Paula, Ana Luiza
Journal of Leadership Education, v15 n1 p86-95 2016
The use of high-impact practices is well documented in higher education literature. This brief describes the integrative practice of undergraduate peer-led leadership learning communities as a model of delivery within a large introductory leadership education course for first-year students. Utilizing open-ended questions embedded within end-of-semester teaching evaluation surveys, we analyzed students' perceptions of the learning community experience and the peer leader's role. Our findings illustrate how peer leaders play a critical role in fostering a vibrant leadership learning community, which contributes to students' positive perceptions of their own leadership learning and development.
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Peer Groups, Integrated Activities, Educational Practices, Leadership Training, Introductory Courses, Administrator Education, College Freshmen, Student Attitudes, Student Experience, Leadership Role, Facilitators (Individuals), Mentors, Student Surveys, Group Experience, Change Strategies, Training Methods
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: Kansas
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