ERIC Number: EJ1133715
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015
Pages: 19
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Changes in Leadership Attitudes and Beliefs Associated with the College Experience: A Longitudinal Study
Fischer, Donald V.; Wielkiewicz, Richard M.; Stelzner, Stephen P.; Overland, Maribeth; Meuwissen, Alyssa S.
Journal of Leadership Education, v14 n1 p14-32 Win 2015
Incoming first-year college students completed a leadership survey prior to any formal leadership education. These students were reassessed during the spring of their senior year; 386 students completed both surveys. The differential effect of 33 leadership and demographic variables on change in hierarchical and systemic leadership beliefs were examined with stepwise regression analyses. Completion of a leadership certificate intended for students in supervisory student employment positions and racial/ethnic background were the only variables predicting changes in leadership beliefs. Results are discussed relative to Leadership Identity Development theory (Komives, Owen, Longerbeam, Mainella, & Osteen, 2005) and ecological leadership theory (Wielkiewicz & Stelzner, 2005).
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Longitudinal Studies, Leadership Training, College Freshmen, Student Attitudes, Supervisors, Student Employment, Self Concept, Student Leadership, Certification, Predictor Variables, Regression (Statistics), College Seniors, Student Surveys, Race, Ethnicity, Educational Experience, Attitude Measures, Program Effectiveness, Quasiexperimental Design, Pretests Posttests, Single Sex Colleges, Catholics, Church Related Colleges, Liberal Arts, Statistical Analysis
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: Minnesota
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