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Undergraduate Leadership Programs: A Case Study Analysis of Marietta College’s McDonough Leadership Program

Scott, Christopher G.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1187296643

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2007, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Ohio University, Higher Education (Education).
This qualitative study examines Marietta College’s McDonough Leadership Studies program, including the major, minor, and certificate. Faculty, students, and alumni were interviewed and their responses were collected and assembled into four major themes. These themes then were used to create an emergent definition of leadership, which was then compared with both the working definition of leadership from the McDonough Center and the definition of leadership gathered from respected authors in the field of leadership literature. The working definition reflects that leadership development is a process and is not associated with the traits of leaders; leadership is associated with the process by which leaders and followers participate in developing goals and achieving those goals. They feel that the process is also contextual, meaning that it operates within a particular environment and that environment shapes the way that leaders and followers come together. The definition derived from the literature is as follows: Leadership is the action of guidance or direction of others for the purpose of group advancement done through the developing of relationships through effective communication that transcend individual needs, while maintaining principles of integrity, vision, and liberty, and these are built upon trust and competence. Ultimately, to be successful, individuals involved with group 4 advancement must give up one’s individual self for the betterment of the organization or group. This is only effective when the principles mentioned above: integrity, vision, and liberty, built upon trust and competence, are in place (Bass, 1990; Bennis & Goldsmith, 1997; Burns, 1978; Gardner, 1990; Gardner, 1995). A comparison showed that the McDonough Center Leadership Program’s emergent definition reflecting the outcomes of the curriculum is very close to the definition from the literature on leadership. Vision appeared to be the biggest challenge area for the program. A major conclusion is that the McDonough Leadership Program serves as a model of effective curriculum design for leadership.
Marc Cutright (Advisor)
269 p.
Leadership Studies; Marietta College; Leadership

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  • Scott, C. G. (2007). Undergraduate Leadership Programs: A Case Study Analysis of Marietta College’s McDonough Leadership Program [Doctoral dissertation, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1187296643

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Scott, Christopher. Undergraduate Leadership Programs: A Case Study Analysis of Marietta College’s McDonough Leadership Program. 2007. Ohio University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1187296643.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Scott, Christopher. "Undergraduate Leadership Programs: A Case Study Analysis of Marietta College’s McDonough Leadership Program." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio University, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1187296643

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