Effective Leadership Development for Undergraduates: How Important Is Active Participation in Collegiate Organizations?

Autor/inn/en	Ewing, John C.; Bruce, Jacklyn A.; Ricketts, Kristina G.
Titel	Effective Leadership Development for Undergraduates: How Important Is Active Participation in Collegiate Organizations?
Quelle	In: Journal of Leadership Education, 7 (2009) 3, S.118-132 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1552-9045
Schlagwörter	Leadership Effectiveness; College Students; Student Organizations; Leadership Training; Agricultural Education; Student Attitudes; Negative Attitudes; Skill Development; Student Surveys; Online Surveys; Majors (Students); Statistical Analysis + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Führungseffizienz; Collegestudent; Student organisations; Schülerorganisation; Studentenorganisation; Studentenvereinigung; Studentenvertretung; Führungslehre; Agriculture; Education; Landwirtschaftliche Ausbildung; Landwirtschaft; Ausbildung; Schülerverhalten; Negative Fixierung; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Schülerbefragung; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	Leaders are needed in all areas of life. A question arises, "Where do leaders come from and how do they develop the skills necessary to be effective?" Colleges and universities have been developing leadership skills since their inception (Astin, 1996). This study examined students in a college of agriculture to determine if students' perceptions about leadership skills varied based on participation in collegiate organizations and whether a participant held a collegiate officer position. Results indicated 55% were active in collegiate organizations and 23% held an officer position. For the most part student perceptions related to the impact on leadership skill development did not vary between the groups and were "positive" in nature. It was noted that approximately 36% of all responses were "negative" toward the collegiate organizations' ability to develop leadership skills. Therefore, recommendations include that individuals in leadership positions should examine their organizations' ability to develop members' leadership abilities. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Association of Leadership Educators. e-mail: Jole@aged.tamu.edu; Web site: http://leadershipeducators.org/page-1014283
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01