Gender identity, inter-team competition and leader self-efficacy developmental trajectories in a multi-institutional leader development program

PurposeThis study analyzed three years of data from the Collegiate Leadership Competition to investigate potential differences in longitudinal leader self-efficacy growth between students who identify as men and those who identify as women.Design/methodology/approachSurvey design.FindingsResults ind...

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Published in:Journal of leadership education 2024-04, Vol.23 (1), p.108-120
Main Authors: Rosch, David Michael, Kuron, Lisa, Reimer, Robert, Mickler, Ronald, Jenkins, Daniel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Colleges & universities
Educational leadership
Gender differences
Gender identity
Higher education
Intervention
Learning
Motivation
Pedagogy
Skills
Students
Teams
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Summary:PurposeThis study analyzed three years of data from the Collegiate Leadership Competition to investigate potential differences in longitudinal leader self-efficacy growth between students who identify as men and those who identify as women.Design/methodology/approachSurvey design.FindingsResults indicate that women participants enter their competition experience at higher levels of leader self-efficacy than men and that both groups were able to sustain moderate levels of growth measured several months after the end of the competition.Originality/valueThe gap between men and women in their leader self-efficacy did not change over the several months of measurement. Implications for leadership educators are discussed.
ISSN:1552-9045
1552-9045
DOI:10.1108/JOLE-01-2024-0006