Journal of Leadership Education: Volume 15 Issue 4 , Open Access

Examining Leadership Style Influence on Engagement in a National Change Process: Implications for Leadership Education

Alexa J. Lamm, Kevan W. Lamm, Mary T. Rodriguez, Courtney T. Owens

Individuals expected to offer leadership are often chosen based on their power position within the field of interest and specialization in the context area being addressed and not…

Report on the Validation of the Emotionally Intelligent Leadership for Students Inventory

Rosanna F. Miguel, Scott J. Allen

The present study was designed to examine the measurement of the Emotionally Intelligent Leadership (EIL) construct and to provide evidence of validation for the multidimensional…

Effects Associated with Leadership Program Participation in International Students Compared to Domestic Students

Daniel A. Collier, David M. Rosch

International student enrollment in the U.S. higher education system has recently experienced profound growth. This research examines leadership-oriented differencesbetween…

Creating Leaders: A Pilot Pre/Post Evaluation of an Ontological/Phenomenological Model

Nancy Carney, Michael Jensen, Nicolas Ballarini, Jeronima Echeverria, Tracie Nettleton, Molly Stillwell, Werner Erhard

This pilot is a pre/post comparative assessment of a leadership course developed and delivered using an innovative, ontological/phenomenological model of education. Participants…

Influence of Formal Academic Leadership Programs on Undergraduates' Leadership Mindset: An Assessment of a Corps of Cadets Program

Allison L. Dunn, Sarah P. Ho, Summer F. Odom, Emily R. Perdue

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…

Constructivist Meta-practices: When Students Design Activities, Lead Others, and Assess Peers

David S. Bright, Arran Caza, Elizabeth Fisher Turesky, Roger Putzel, Eric Nelson, Ray Luechtefeld

New educators may feel overwhelmed by the options available for engaging students through classroom participation. However, it may be helpful to recognize that participatory…

Attachment Style, Leadership Behavior, and Perceptions of Leader Effectiveness in Academic Management

Rehema Underwood, David Mohr, Michelle Ross

The quality of organizational leadership can have a significant impact on organizational success and employee well-being. Some research has shown that leaders with secure…

Principals Can and Should Make a Positive Difference for LGBTQ Students

Lori G. Boyland, Jeff Swensson, John G. Ellis, Lauren L. Coleman, Margaret I. Boyland

School principals should lead for social change, particularly in support of vulnerable or marginalized students. An important social justice issue in which principals must provide…

Empirical Test of the Know, See, Plan, Do Model for Curriculum Design in Leadership Education

Beth Ann Martin, Scott J. Allen

This research assesses the Know, See, Plan, portions of the Know, See, Plan, Do (KSPD) model for curriculum design in leadership education. There were 3 graduate student groups…

Teaching and Learning Leadership: Assessing Teams in Higher Education

Stacie Morgan, Michelle Manganaro

Leadership education and training are challenging, multidimensional undertakings that require a willingness to engage in deep personal growth as the most critical antecedent to…

Leadership Isn’t Minor—But It Can Be

Donald G. DiPaolo

Leadership educators looking to successfully create and implement an interdisciplinary leadership minor can often find themselves overwhelmed and apprehensive. Little exists to…

Leadership, Organizational, and Institutional Studies: Reconciling and Teaching Competing Perspectives

John R. Shoup

Leadership, organizational, and institutional theories provide competing explanations on the nature of leadership and role of leaders. Part of the problem is that each theory is…

A Theory Based Model of Interpersonal Leadership: An Integration of the Literature

Kevan W. Lamm, Hannah S. Carter, Alexa J. Lamm

Although the term interpersonal leadership has been well established within the literature, there remains a dearth of theoretically derived models that specifically address the…

Bridging Theory and Practice in the Leadership Classroom: Intentional Emergence as a Modern Pedagogy

Linnette Werner, David Hellstrom, Jessica Chung, Katherine Kessenich, Leonard Taylor, Anna Capeder

With leadership education expanding at an unprecedented rate, there is an acute need for an evidence-based leadership pedagogy that can bridge the gap between leadership theory…

Finding What Works: Leadership Competencies for the Changing Healthcare Environment

Ann M. Herd, Brittany L. Adams-Pope, Amanda Bowers, Brittany Sims

As the world of healthcare changes rapidly, healthcare leaders and managers must hone their leadership competencies in order to remain effective in their organizations. With…