Leadership Education in a Community of Practice

Autor/inn/en	McCormick, Michael J.; Dooley, Kim E.
Titel	Leadership Education in a Community of Practice
Quelle	In: Journal of Leadership Education, 4 (2005) 2, S.16-26 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1552-9045
Schlagwörter	Leadership Training; Communities of Practice; Qualitative Research; Program Evaluation; Student Organizations; Undergraduate Students; Military Training; Content Analysis; Models; Student Attitudes; Essays; Leadership Styles + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Führungslehre; Community; Qualitative Forschung; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Student organisations; Schülerorganisation; Studentenorganisation; Studentenvereinigung; Studentenvertretung; Militärausbildung; Inhaltsanalyse; Analogiemodell; Schülerverhalten; Essay; Aufsatzunterricht; Führungsstil
Abstract	This study used qualitative research procedures to evaluate the learning impact of a long term (3.5 years) leadership education program on participants' cognitive models of leadership. Situated learning theory (Lave & Wenger, 1991) and communities of practice principles (Wenger, McDermott, & Snyder, 2002) were used to develop research questions, frame the analysis, and interpret the findings. Participants were drawn from a long established collegiate student organization that has as its objective the development of the leadership capabilities of its members. As members, these students have experienced a military academy type life style while also pursuing their undergraduate studies within a large university setting. Researchers content analyzed 200 to 300 word leadership essays written by 50 student-cadets to determine their cognitive models of leadership. Three models were identified. Leading through relationships was the most frequently discussed in participants' essays (80%), followed by leading by example (70%), and finally leading by influence (5%). Implications for findings for both practice and research are discussed. (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