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Title: From mission statements to mission critical: a conceptual model for getting serious about student leader development.
Authors: Rosch, David Michael (AUTHOR) dmrosch@illinois.edu, Allen, Scott J. (AUTHOR) scott@scottjallen.net
Source: Journal of Leadership Education. 2025, Vol. 24 Issue 2, p143-155. 13p.
Subject Terms: *Student leadership, *Adult learning, *Curriculum planning, *Educational evaluation, *Leadership training, *Higher education, Conceptual models
Abstract: Purpose: Postsecondary institutions that purport to build leaders are ubiquitous. Yet, given such ubiquity, the curriculum and co-curriculum dedicated to student leadership development is diffuse as an overall field of practice and lacks firm grounding in matching consensus outcomes for leader development to specific principles of teaching and learning. We propose a conceptual model for leader development of undergraduates that describes what leadership education should strive to accomplish. Design/methodology/approach: Recent scholars (Leroy et al., 2022) suggest such lack of consensus and weak structure stems from a lack of commitment to defining the ultimate goals for leader development programs, matching curriculum and pedagogy to meet these goals, and then rigorously evaluating programs. Our proposed model illustrates a structure of leadership skill mastery founded in adult constructive development theory, applies a range of adult learning principles, and includes several suggestions for specific curricular and pedagogical applications. We describe each aspect of this conceptual model and explain how it might be enacted and assessed across diverse postsecondary contexts. Findings: We have no findings to report. Originality/value: Numerous scholars have advanced models that seek to define and provide a structure for "leadership." The novelty of our work is to combine the work of other scholars to provide an explicit framework for the work of leadership education in higher education – how to conceptualize "leader development," how to combine such development with adult learning principles, and what specific curricular and pedagogical elements should be included to achieve intended ends. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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  Data: Purpose: Postsecondary institutions that purport to build leaders are ubiquitous. Yet, given such ubiquity, the curriculum and co-curriculum dedicated to student leadership development is diffuse as an overall field of practice and lacks firm grounding in matching consensus outcomes for leader development to specific principles of teaching and learning. We propose a conceptual model for leader development of undergraduates that describes what leadership education should strive to accomplish. Design/methodology/approach: Recent scholars (Leroy et al., 2022) suggest such lack of consensus and weak structure stems from a lack of commitment to defining the ultimate goals for leader development programs, matching curriculum and pedagogy to meet these goals, and then rigorously evaluating programs. Our proposed model illustrates a structure of leadership skill mastery founded in adult constructive development theory, applies a range of adult learning principles, and includes several suggestions for specific curricular and pedagogical applications. We describe each aspect of this conceptual model and explain how it might be enacted and assessed across diverse postsecondary contexts. Findings: We have no findings to report. Originality/value: Numerous scholars have advanced models that seek to define and provide a structure for "leadership." The novelty of our work is to combine the work of other scholars to provide an explicit framework for the work of leadership education in higher education – how to conceptualize "leader development," how to combine such development with adult learning principles, and what specific curricular and pedagogical elements should be included to achieve intended ends. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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