Journal of Leadership Education: Volume 21 Issue 3 , Open Access

WHAT WOULD DOLLY DO?: Dolly Parton as Authentic Leader

Deana M. Raffo, Heather A. Heath

While Dolly Parton may be best known for her distinguished music career, her philanthropic and community work is equally impressive. This paper explains how Parton’s work in these…

A LETTER WRITING ASSIGNMENT FOR LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT: Creating Stakeholder Connection For Policy Advocacy

Candace Bloomquist, Carly Speranza, Daneen Bergland, Kerry K. Fierke

The purpose of this article is to share with leadership educators a writing exercise designed to provide doctoral students enrolled in an Administrative and Policy Leadership…

LEARNING FROM LEADERSHIP CAPSTONE PROJECTS

Andrew J. Wefald, Mac T. Benavides, Aliah K. Mestrovich Seay

Using a qualitative grounded theory approach, student guided leadership capstone projects were examined using a thematic analysis to determine the categories of projects students…

WHO WANTS TO BE HERE? Empirically Investigating Motivation and Engagement During Leader Development

David M. Wallace, Stephen J. Zaccaro

We present a framework for understanding the relationship between individual differences in leaders’ motivations and their engagement in leader development, and we empirically…

QUEER REPRESENTATION IN LEADERSHIP EDUCATION: An Integrative Literature Review

Sarah E.M. Holden, Jacklyn A. Bruce

Modern leadership educators have shown an increased interest in empowering queer student leaders and making campuses more equitable for queer people. These educators help shape…

CRISIS AS PEDAGOGY: Recommendations for Using the Pandemic in Leadership Education

Brett L. Whitaker, Lori E. Kniffin

The COVID-19 pandemic has provided leadership educators with a unique and perilous opportunity. The events of 2020 were profoundly impactful and traumatic for our students, but…

TRAINING LEADERSHIP TRAINERS: Cultivating the Next Generation of Leadership Educators in Nicaragua

Jonathan Kroll, Manuel Moreno

Although the leadership training and development industry generates billions of dollars each year, some countries lag behind. This article explores one program’s attempt to expand…

DEVELOPING STUDENTS WHO LEAD IN THEIR COMMUNITIES: A Mixed Methods Case Study of Three Municipal-Based Leadership Programs in the United States

Oliver Crocco, Maja Stojanović, Melissa Whitley, Kimberly Davis, Michael Climek, Gina Costello, Rachel Henry, Vani’Tra Braud, Andrea Tepe, De’Jerra Bryant, Catherine Molleno

While many studies investigate student leadership development in educational contexts or curriculum-based programs, little is known about the efficacy of leadership development…

CONDUCTING LEADERSHIP PROGRAM REVIEWS IN U.S. HIGHER EDUCATION: A Comparative Case Study

Daniel M. Jenkins, Melissa L. Rocco

Program reviews are standard practice in higher education. Yet, due to the infancy of the leadership discipline, little is known about the process of conducting reviews of…

MEET OUR LEADERSHIP STUDENTS: An Online Exercise to Develop Personas Application Manuscript

Steven L. Winton, Andrea M. Cornelius, Katie L. Devany, Patrick J. Hughes

Using an exploratory multi-case study approach, we examined student perceptions of leadership through analysis of introductory discussion board forums in online undergraduate and…