Collaborative Leadership Learning Groups in Veterinary Graduate Education: A Practice-Based Approach to Leadership Development through Shelter Operations Consultation

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Title: Collaborative Leadership Learning Groups in Veterinary Graduate Education: A Practice-Based Approach to Leadership Development through Shelter Operations Consultation
Language: English
Authors: Ron Orchard, Brooke Davis, Brandon Kliewer
Source: New Directions for Student Leadership. 2026 (190):55-63.
Availability: Wiley. Available from: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030. Tel: 800-835-6770; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: https://www.wiley.com/en-us
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 9
Publication Date: 2026
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Leadership Training, Cooperative Learning, Communities of Practice, Veterinary Medical Education, Graduate Study, Graduate Students, State Universities, Consultation Programs, Phenomenology, Transformative Learning
Geographic Terms: Kansas
DOI: 10.1002/yd.70056
ISSN: 2373-3349
2373-3357
Abstract: Leadership education in professional graduate programs often prioritizes technical competency over relational and collaborative leadership capacity. This practice article describes the integration of collaborative leadership learning groups (CLLGs) into a graduate veterinary course on shelter operations consultation at Kansas State University. Drawing on leadership-as-practice development (LAPD) frameworks, this article details how the consultation team's own interactions become the "case" for leadership learning. We situate CLLGs within the broader landscape of practice-based leadership pedagogies by briefly comparing this approach to the ontological-phenomenological-phronetic-transformative (OPPT-in) method. Practical implications for leadership educators seeking to embed LAPD into professional graduate curricula are discussed.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2026
Accession Number: EJ1507983
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Leadership education in professional graduate programs often prioritizes technical competency over relational and collaborative leadership capacity. This practice article describes the integration of collaborative leadership learning groups (CLLGs) into a graduate veterinary course on shelter operations consultation at Kansas State University. Drawing on leadership-as-practice development (LAPD) frameworks, this article details how the consultation team's own interactions become the "case" for leadership learning. We situate CLLGs within the broader landscape of practice-based leadership pedagogies by briefly comparing this approach to the ontological-phenomenological-phronetic-transformative (OPPT-in) method. Practical implications for leadership educators seeking to embed LAPD into professional graduate curricula are discussed.
ISSN:2373-3349
2373-3357
DOI:10.1002/yd.70056