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Who's in the room? Addressing representation in leadership learning research
Cameron C Beatty1, Sally R Watkins2, Laura Vaughn1
1Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Department, Florida State University, Florida, USA.
New Directions for Student Leadership
|November 1, 2022
Summary
This study examines who engages in higher education leadership learning and how their positionality influences research and evaluation methods. Understanding these factors is crucial for leadership educators and researchers.
Area of Science:
- Higher Education
- Leadership Studies
- Educational Research
Background:
- Leadership development is a key focus in higher education.
- Understanding the demographics and backgrounds of those involved in leadership initiatives is essential.
- Existing research often overlooks the positionality of leadership scholars.
Purpose of the Study:
- To identify the participants in higher education leadership learning initiatives.
- To analyze how researchers, assessors, and evaluators are represented in the literature.
- To explore the influence of researcher positionality on leadership research, assessment, and evaluation methods and findings.
Main Methods:
- Literature review of research, assessment, and evaluation in higher education leadership.
- Analysis of participant demographics and researcher positionality in scholarly works.
- Qualitative or quantitative synthesis of findings related to representation and influence.
Main Results:
- Identifies specific groups participating in leadership learning initiatives.
- Highlights trends in the representation of diverse scholars in leadership research.
- Demonstrates how researcher positionality can shape research questions, methodologies, and interpretations.
- Reveals gaps in the current scholarship regarding the inclusivity of leadership research.
Conclusions:
- The diversity of participants in leadership learning initiatives needs further exploration.
- Acknowledging and understanding researcher positionality is critical for rigorous and equitable leadership scholarship.
- Future research should actively consider and report on the positionality of scholars to enhance the validity and applicability of findings.
- Leadership educators can use this analysis to foster more inclusive and representative research practices.
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