Impact of Personal Growth Projects on Leadership Identity Development

Within personal leadership education courses, leadership educators should include experiences which help students develop themselves as leaders. In this article, the authors discuss results from a qualitative research study involving the analysis of Personal Growth Project (PGP) assignments in a per...

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Published in:Journal of leadership education 2012-01, Vol.11 (1), p.49-63
Main Authors: Odom, Summer F, Boyd, Barry L, Williams, Jennifer
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Achievement Need
Assignments
Content Analysis
Education Courses
Individual Development
Interpersonal Competence
Leadership
Leadership Training
Personality Traits
Phenomenology
Professional Identity
Program Effectiveness
Qualitative Research
Reflection
Self Esteem
Skill Development
Student Projects
Texas
Undergraduate Students
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Summary:Within personal leadership education courses, leadership educators should include experiences which help students develop themselves as leaders. In this article, the authors discuss results from a qualitative research study involving the analysis of Personal Growth Project (PGP) assignments in a personal leadership education collegiate course. The authors analyzed PGP assignments using the lens of the Leadership Identity Development model (Komives et al., 2005). All aspects of the developing self component of the model including deepening self-awareness, building self-confidence, establishing interpersonal efficacy, applying new skills, and expanding motivations were evident in student reflections about their PGP. The PGP assignment seems to be very effective in promoting the development of students' leadership identity, especially in the "developing self" category of the Leadership Identity Model (Komives et al., 2005). (Contains 1 table.)
ISSN:1552-9045
1552-9045
DOI:10.12806/V11/I1/RF3