ERIC Number: EJ1136049
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007
Pages: 20
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ISSN: EISSN-1552-9045
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Assessing Perceived Student Leadership Skill Development in an Academic Leadership Development Program
Blackwell, Cindy; Cummins, Richard; Cummings, Scott
Journal of Leadership Education, v6 n1 p39-58 Win 2007
This research evaluated learning outcomes of a leadership development program at a large, southern land grant institution. The program is an interdisciplinary, semester-long class where experience and theory are juxtaposed to offer leadership training and development. Through an intensive research project, the program exposes students to four practical skills and four adaptive skills related to leadership development. The research outcomes of this study found that students did perceive to have gained the intended leadership skills as related to the four practical and four adaptive skills set forth by the program curriculum. As leadership programs continue to grow, these programs must be assessed and evaluated to continue to garner merit within the academic community.
Descriptors: Student Leadership, Leadership Training, Skill Development, Outcomes of Education, State Universities, College Students, Interdisciplinary Approach, Student Attitudes, Program Descriptions, Teamwork, Time Management, Likert Scales, Statistical Analysis, Surveys
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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