In this article, we describe two large-scale, professional development programs that are grounded in communities of practice in the geosciences. Each program uniquely fostered leadership skills among the participants, and many community college instructors emerged as leaders on their campuses and beyond.

Context: Clinical immersion is a newly required concept within athletic training education, and preceptors play a critical role in facilitating athletic training students' learning during those experiences. Objective: To explore the perceptions of preceptors currently supervising athletic training students who participate in immersive clinical…

The purpose of this qualitative case study was to inform program improvement for one Metropolitan University graduate educational leadership program by reviewing adult educational personal leadership development plans completed during semesters Fall 2019 through Spring 2021. At the beginning of their educational leadership program, graduate…

Training school administrators to be more effective leaders through Missouri's Outdoor Leadership Experience is a unique concept that has been in place since 1987. Many other fields have used outdoor experiences for leadership training. This qualitative study discusses participants' perceptions of their experience and how it has impacted their…

Supervisors provide evaluations, act as professional gatekeepers, and serve a central function to psychotherapy training, yet little is known about the impact of power dynamics on the supervisory relationship and the psychotherapy trainee. The present study offers a closer examination of Bordin's (1983) concept of supervisory alliance, revealing a…

This study explored how organizational leaders can use Negative Capability to maintain equanimity in the midst of stressful and uncertain situations by asking: what enabling conditions could help business leaders develop Negative Capability in order to creatively meet complexity challenges? It was hypothesized that by creating an experience of…

Children who experience traumatizing life events are reported to be at greater risk for behavioral and emotional impairments that can diminish school performance. To address this, school psychologists can implement trauma-informed evidence-based interventions (TI EBIs), or treatments with an empirical basis that support the unique psychosocial…

This study sought to identify the most important factors, resources, and promising practices to consider when designing a student leadership development program. Both quantitative and qualitative methods were used to investigate the research questions. Fifteen leadership experts from both in and out of higher education were surveyed on their…

This qualitative study examined how novice leaders perceive mentoring in the development of their leadership identity in higher education. The study explored novice leaders in higher education and the tools needed to develop their leadership identity. Mentoring was examined as a tool that provides a strong support structure and supports the…

Purpose: This research study assessed the mindset of individuals regarding their perception of innovation as a means for successful product or process improvement and their perception of thought processes that underpin innovative practices. It investigated the attitudinal foundation for the development of training, development and assessment of…

This project aims to develop a proposal for the Crossroads Baptist Association Leadership Team for orientation and ongoing training strategy. The byproduct of the project is leading CBA towards developing a proposed tool for cooperation and training of the leaders for the association's sustainable future. The project included the assessing of each…

Professional school counselors serve students in many roles while providing direct and indirect services. One significant role for school counselors is that of leader. School counselor leadership is particularly important during school crisis events. Given the seemingly unending novel types of crises that afflict students in schools, school…

This qualitative case study examined the key components and characteristics of an entrepreneurship training and mentorship program for incarcerated males. For the previously incarcerated, barriers to employment serve as an impediment to financial stability when transitioning back into the community. To address obstacles to employment,…

Conflicts within the school setting include negative behaviors to include: withdrawing from class discussions, initiating physical altercations with other students to include fights, verbal disputes with other students and authority figures and damaging school property. Studies indicate there is a need for more research to determine whether…

This sponsored study establishes quantitative data about the training effectiveness of a leadership education program in a southern Indiana community college by comparing the pre-intervention and post-intervention MLQ-5X test scores of 11 students participating in a leadership education program and then comparing the students' performance during…