The Durable Effects of Short-Term Programs on Student Leadership Development

1University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1401 W. Green St. #290, Urbana, IL 61801 (217) 333-0604
2Wake Forest University Schools of Business, P.O. Box 7285 Winston-Salem, NC 27109, (336) 758 5731

Journal of Leadership Education

ISSN: 1552-9045

Article publication date: 15 January 2012

Issue publication date: 15 January 2012

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Abstract

Research involving students (N=612) at a large, research-extensive university who participated in voluntary short-term leadership programs showed an increase in leadership capacity, even when measured three months later. A popular assessment tool, the Socially Responsible Leadership Scale (SRLS), was used. Not all leadership competency scores showed significant increase after training, which may indicate that some leadership capacities may be more amenable than others to development through short-term programs. However, most competency scores displayed stronger relationships with each other after training, suggesting that training fostered a more integrated understanding of leadership. In addition, the analysis suggested the need for further study of the SRLS.

Citation

Rosch, D.M. and Caza, A. (2012), "The Durable Effects of Short-Term Programs on Student Leadership Development", Journal of Leadership Education, Vol. 11 No. 1, pp. 28-48. https://doi.org/10.12806/V11/I1/RF2

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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