Journal of Leadership Education: Volume 18 Issue 1 , Open Access

Leadership Tenacity and Public-School Superintendents

Barbara A. Klocko, Riley J. Justis, Elizabeth A. Kirby

Leadership tenacity for school superintendents rests largely upon experience, grit, and subsequently resilience as they balance the pressures of the operational challenges of…

Understanding Principal Investigators’ Differences in Leadership Style and Perceptions of Teamwork to Leverage Leadership Development

Nicole L.P. Stedman, Brittany L. Adams-Pope

The purpose of this study was to begin exploring the nature of leadership behavior and style, as it relates to team functionality. The extent to which the problems we face grow…

“I didn’t just want a degree”: Students’ perceptions about benefits from participation in student leadership programmes

Jacques van der Meer, Jane Skalicky, Harriet Speed

Increasingly, universities are involved in providing leadership development opportunities that support students’ academic endeavours and their personal and professional…

Leadership Styles of Successful FFAAdvisors and FFA Programs

Zachary Nowak, Dwayne Pavelock, Douglas R. Ullrich, Lawrence A. Wolfskill

Leadership development has been viewed as a foundational component of agriculture education and the FFA since the early 20^th century (Hoover, Scholl, Dunnigan, & Mamontova, 2007)…

Peaks and Valleys: A Two-year Study of Student Leadership Capacity Associated with Campus Involvement

David M. Rosch, Jasmine D. Collins

This study followed 134 university students within a national sample for one or two years, from their initial participation in a LeaderShape Institute session. We examined the…

Full-Range Leadership as a Predictor of Extra Effort in Online Higher Education: The Mediating Effect of Job Satisfaction

Donald E. Barnett

Online higher education has rapidly expanded in the United States and displays a great opportunity for growth. Coupled with the growth of e-learning is the need for adjunct…

University Students’ Perceptions of Generational Issues in the Workplace

Kathryn Woods

This study examined university students’ perceptions of generational issues in the workplace. Baby Boomers are retiring rapidly (their knowledge and experience retiring along with…

Strengths-based Approaches in Co-Curricular and Curricular Leadership: Opportunities to Magnify Students’ Thriving

Krista M. Soria, Linnette Werner, Christine VeLure Roholt, Anna Capeder

Thepurposeofthisarticle wastoexaminethe effectsofstrengths-basedapproaches in co-curricularandcurricularleadershiponfirst-yearstudents’holisticthriving,academicthriving, social…

Learning to Lead: Perceptions of Undergraduate Leadership Minor Programs

Tyree D. Mitchell, Jenny Daugherty

As leadership continues to be a targeted outcome of student learning within higher education, university faculty are left with the challenge of how to best teach and develop…

The My Student Leader App: How mobile technology enhances campus service leadership initiatives

Lisa A. Mainiero, David M. Mangini

This article showcases how mobile app technology can enhance leadership education through a new mobile app called My Student Leader. My Student Leader represents a novel approach…

A New Lens for Leadership Education: Developing Agency and Effective Decision-Making in the Face of Counter-Reality

Anthony C. Andenoro, Linnea M. Dulikarvich, Corina H. McBride, Nicole L.P. Stedman, Jessica Childers

Interdisciplinary leadership education programs attempt to integrate students from diverse backgrounds and ideologies within contexts that facilitate cognitive growth and allow…

Developing Thought Leaders: An Industry Practicum Approach

Keith L. Herndon, Ryan Kor-Sins

This innovative practice paper discusses how a journalism training practicum empowers and emboldens participants to think critically about their professional goals and allows them…

What Can Feminism Offer Student Leadership Education?

Susan V. Iverson, Brenda L. McKenzie, Malina Halman

Givensocietalcallsfortransformationalleadershipthatwillliftpeopletohigherlevelsof motivation and critical consciousness, this paper critiques existing student leadership education…

Enhancing Leaders’ Emotional Intelligence: Why Mindfulness?

Tarek M. Kaoun

As an adult-learning practitioner, I am intrigued by the process of helping learners, especially leaders, develop through the affective domain. Although leaders in my experience…

A Conceptual Overview of Attaining, Maintaining, and Regaining Shared Leadership in High Performing Teams

Nicholas P. de Cruz

With team-based structures replacing traditional hierarchical systems, the purpose of this paper was to explore the concept of shared leadership and its impact on improving team…