ERIC Number: EJ1130128
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
Pages: 18
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ISSN: EISSN-1552-9045
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Influence of Formal Academic Leadership Programs on Undergraduates' Leadership Mindset: An Assessment of a Corps of Cadets Program
Dunn, Allison L.; Ho, Sarah P.; Odom, Summer F.; Perdue, Emily R.
Journal of Leadership Education, v15 n4 p57-74 2016
Students enrolled in a Corps of Cadets program at Texas A&M University [N = 336] were surveyed to examine their leadership mindsets and whether their participation in a formal academic leadership program simultaneously influenced their hierarchical and systemic-thinking preferences. No significant differences were found between students involved in the Corps of Cadets program only and those enrolled in a formal academic leadership program. Significant differences did exist for gender and classification of students; women scored higher in systemic thinking and juniors and seniors not enrolled in a formal academic leadership program scored lower in hierarchical-thinking than freshman and sophomore not enrolled in a formal academic leadership program. Students within the formal academic leadership programs have lower hierarchical scores and higher systemic scores than those who are not in a formal academic leadership program.
Descriptors: Leadership Training, Undergraduate Students, Student Surveys, Student Attitudes, Scores, Gender Differences, Student Characteristics, Thinking Skills, Systems Approach, Leadership Role, Communities of Practice, Military Training, Measures (Individuals), Statistical Analysis, Classification
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: Texas
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