Journal of Leadership Education: Volume 14 Issue 1 , Open Access

Examining the Role of Multicultural Competence in Leadership Program Design

Amy B. Wilson

Research examining the multicultural competence of leadership educators across a variety of institutions demonstrated variance based on leadership program structure, program…

Changes in Leadership Attitudes and Beliefs Associated with the College Experience: A Longitudinal Study

Donald V. Fischer, Richard M. Wielkiewicz, Stephen P. Stelzner, Maribeth Overland, Alyssa S. Meuwissen

Incoming first-year college students completed a leadership survey prior to any formal leadership education. These students were reassessed during the spring of their senior year;…

Leadership Education and Service: Exploring Transformational Learning Following a Tornado

Eric Buschlen, Cathleen Warner, Sean Goffnett

Each year, millions of people around the world are affected by natural disasters. Following these disasters, many students from colleges and universities arrive to support the…

Strengthening College Students’ Integrative Leadership Orientation by Building a Foundation for Civic Engagement and Multicultural Competence

Krista Soria, Seth Snyder, Alex P. Reinhard

Integrative leadership theories are thriving in the literature, yet very few studies have explored individual characteristics of integrative leadership and conditions that may…

How Effective Are Indiana’s New Principals? Implications for Preparation and Practice

Lori G. Boyland, Lynn E. Lehman, Shawn K. Sriver

This study investigates the performance of Indiana’s new principals per the Educational Leadership Constituent Council (ELCC) and the Indiana Content Standards for building-level…

Mindsets of Leadership Education Undergraduates: An Approach to Program Assessment

Sarah P. Ho, Summer F. Odom

Students (N = 313) in undergraduate leadership degree programs at Texas A&M University were surveyed to determine their leadership mindset using hierarchical and systemic thinking…

Are Water-Related Leadership Development Programs Designed to be Effective? An Exploratory Study

Mark E. Burbach, Kristin Floress, Eric K. Kaufman

Water resource professionals and others involved in managing water resources face increasingly complex challenges. Effective leadership development programs are needed to produce…

Perceived Leadership Life Skills Developed Through Participation at the Arkansas FFA Leadership Conference: A Program Evaluation

Chelsey Ann Ahrens, Casandra Kay Cox, Scott Burris, Mollie Dykes

Youth leadership life skills are the “development of life skills necessary to perform leadership functions in real life” (Miller, 1976, p.2). A model developed by Kapostasy…

The Impact of Friendship on the Leadership Identity Development of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Queer Students

James L. Olive

This qualitative study explores the past experiences of six post-secondary students who self-identified as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and/or Queer (LGBQ) and held leadership roles in…

Self-Perceived Career and Interpersonal Skills Gained from Participation on a Collegiate Livestock Judging Team

Sarah Bolton, Dennis W. Duncan, Nicholas E. Fuhrman, Frank Flanders

Collegiate livestock judging is primarily an extracurricular activity that reinforces concepts taught in the classroom. Previous research has determined that participating on a…

An Empirical Analysis of the Literature Cited in the Journal of Leadership Education

Lori L. Moore, Ashley Stewart

Since 2002, the Journal of Leadership Education (JOLE) has served as a primary source for the dissemination of new knowledge in the field of leadership education. The purpose of…

Teaching Moral Theories Using Lone Survivor

Barry L. Boyd

Four members of SEAL Team 10 faced a moral dilemma during Operation Redwings in 2005. Their mission was compromised when three goat herders discovered their position. They had to…

Developing an Organizational Leadership Graduate Program: A “CHAT” about leadership education

Patrick J. Hughes, Donna Panzo

Much of recent research on leadership education focuses on the application of a particular assignment or project to develop an individual’s leadership. Other research has examined…