Influence of Formal Academic Leadership Programs on Undergraduates' Leadership Mindset: An Assessment of a Corps of Cadets Program
Journal of Leadership Education
ISSN: 1552-9045
Article publication date: 15 October 2016
Issue publication date: 15 October 2016
Abstract
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 academic leadership program simultaneously influenced their hierarchical and systemic-thinking preferences. No significant differences were found between students involved in the Corpsof Cadets program only and those enrolled in a formal academic leadership program. Significant differences did exist for gender and classification of students; women scored higher in systemic- thinking and juniors and seniors not enrolled in a formal academic leadership program scored lower in hierarchical-thinking than freshman and sophomore not enrolled in a formal academic leadership program. Students within the formal academic leadership programs have lower hierarchical scores and higher systemic scores than those who are not in a formal academic leadership program.
Citation
Dunn, A.L., Ho, S.P., Odom, S.F. and Perdue, E.R. (2016), "Influence of Formal Academic Leadership Programs on Undergraduates' Leadership Mindset: An Assessment of a Corps of Cadets Program", Journal of Leadership Education, Vol. 15 No. 4, pp. 57-74. https://doi.org/10.12806/V15/I4/R5
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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