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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009
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College Student Leaders: Meet the Alpha Female
Ward, Rose Marie; DiPaolo, Donald G.; Popson, Halle C.
Journal of Leadership Education, v7 n3 p100-117 Win 2009
With the emergence of a new generation of strong and empowered female student leaders on college campuses, a special type of female leader, the Alpha Female, has developed. This study examines the essence of having an Alpha Female identity for 13 undergraduate women at a Midwestern university. Extensive interviews were conducted; transcripts were generated; emergent themes were derived; horizonalization and cross-case analysis was conducted; and, constant comparative method among the researches was employed. Findings reveal that strong positive antecedent family variables are present. Each participant perceives strong advantages and a positive impact from being an Alpha Female in the collegiate environment. Suggestions for further rich, qualitative investigations and Possible educational interventions and institutional support are offered.
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Females, Student Leadership, Student Empowerment, Data Collection, Interviews, Transcripts (Written Records), Case Studies, Family Environment, Student Development, Phenomenology, Socialization, Self Efficacy, Sex Role, Stereotypes, Feminism, Self Concept, Leadership Role, Role Perception, Interpersonal Relationship, Intimacy
Association of Leadership Educators. e-mail: Jole@aged.tamu.edu; Web site: http://leadershipeducators.org/page-1014283
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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