A One-Week, Unique, and Authentic Leadership Development Camp for Undergraduate Students

Authors

  • Rachel Swinford IUPUI
  • Allison Plopper IUPUI
  • Jay Bradley IUPUI
  • Mark Urtel IUPUI

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33423/jhetp.v19i2.1449

Keywords:

Higher Education, Leadership, leadership development camp

Abstract

Annually, students from the Department of Kinesiology attend a 1-week residential leadership camp. Prior to attending the camp, students complete a self-evaluation of perceived leadership skills. Students are in small teams in which they lead their peers through a series of problem solving activities. For this study, students (N=314) completed the survey again at the end of the 1-week leadership development camp. Paired t-test statistical analysis revealed a significant change in 14 out of the 20 dimensions (p < .001). Findings of this study suggest students perceive an increase in their leadership skills following a 1- week leadership development camp.

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Published

2019-05-09

How to Cite

Swinford, R., Plopper, A., Bradley, J., & Urtel, M. (2019). A One-Week, Unique, and Authentic Leadership Development Camp for Undergraduate Students. Journal of Higher Education Theory and Practice, 19(2). https://doi.org/10.33423/jhetp.v19i2.1449

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