ERIC Number: EJ1231726
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Oct
Pages: 12
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Teaching Leadership in 'Major' Contexts: A 'Minor' Application
Leupold, Christopher R.
Journal of Leadership Education, v18 n4 p166-177 Oct 2019
This article describes an innovative upper-level leadership studies minor course that was created to provide a transdisciplinary-type of experience for students. Seminar and student-led in format, the general framework of the course, Leadership in 'Major' Contexts, involved students identifying topics from their own major disciplines and critically applying leadership theories, models, and concepts to them. In addition to reinforcing the idea that 'leadership is for everyone and every discipline,' students observed that, despite differences in their academic studies and intended career paths, the leadership process is actually quite similar across them. Borrowing from Super's self-concept theory of career development, the course also helped students further explore their vocational identities as they transitioned from collegiate to post-graduation careers and leadership.
Descriptors: Teacher Leadership, Leadership Training, Specialization, Majors (Students), Undergraduate Students, Interdisciplinary Approach, Seminars, Career Development, Educational Innovation, Self Concept
Association of Leadership Educators. e-mail: Jole@aged.tamu.edu; Web site: http://leadershipeducators.org/page-1014283
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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