Journal of Leadership Education: Volume 13 Issue 1 , Open Access

The Role of Civic Engagement in Undergraduate Leadership Courses

Matthew Johnson, Justin Woodard

Undergraduate leadership courses are becoming increasingly important venues to promote civic engagement. Despite their prominence, the nature of civic engagement in leadership…

Leadership for Whom? Socioeconomic Factors Predicting Undergraduate Students’ Positional Leadership Participation

Krista M. Soria, Deeqa Hussein, Carolyn Vue

This study examined the associations between undergraduate students’ socioeconomic background (i.e., first-generation status and household income) and their participation as…

The effects of an introductory leadership course on socially responsible leadership, examined by age and gender

Eric Buschlen, Matthew Johnson

The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of age and gender on student leadership capacity during a 16-week, for-credit academic leadership course at a regional…

Factors Effecting Undergraduate Leadership Behaviors

Margie Lee Gallagher, Jeffrey C. Marshall, Mary Lisa Pories, Morgan Daughety

Leadership behaviors of undergraduates (n=1103) were examined using the Student Leadership Practice Inventory (SLPI). The practice of leadership behaviors increased significantly…

A Look at What Influences the Leadership of Agricultural and Extension Education Department Heads

Kati Ingerson, Jackie Bruce, Jay Jayaratne, Mark Kistler

Through the study of leadership, the concept of leadership effectiveness and its importance has emerged. Effective leadership contributes to successful organizations (Amagoh…

The Leader as Chief Strategist

Thomas G. Marx

Modern academic links between leadership and strategy were forged in the early 1960s with the heightened application of strategy to business planning. These links were soon…

Learning Global Leadership via Liberation Projects: An Interdisciplinary Application

Shelbee Nguyen

Global leadership programs framed within singular cultural contexts do not promote authentic leadership. Unilateral methods may exclude individual multicultural experiences or…

Making Space for Wellbeing: Using Guided Meditation in Leadership Education

Gregory T. Gifford, Robert L. McKeage, Jerry Biberman

Leaders often find themselves encumbered by many challenges. Because of these hurdles, leaders may lose sight of their holistic wellbeing. Wellbeing is a combination of the…

Namaste: How Yoga Can Inform Leadership Education

Dr. Paul E. Olsen

My study and practice of yoga have impacted my understanding of leadership and changed how I teach it. After providing an overview of the history of yoga, this paper discusses how…

The Doctoral Student Leadership Institute: Learning to Lead for the Future

Helen Terry, Karen D. Liller

The purpose of this article is to describe the Doctoral Student Leadership Institute, an initiative developed to hone the leadership skills of doctoral students from a wide range…