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Integrating worthiness with leader identity development for college students.
Jonathan Orsini1, Hannah Sunderman2, Kate D McCain2
1University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA.
New Directions for Student Leadership
|May 14, 2024
Summary
Leader identity development (LID) and meaning-making are key for students. This study finds "worthiness" is central to LID, proposing a new model and future research directions.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Education
- Leadership Studies
Background:
- Leader identity development (LID) and meaning-making are crucial for student growth.
- Limited research exists on the intersection of LID and meaning-making.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the intersection of LID and meaning-making in college students.
- To propose a new model for LID that emphasizes the role of worthiness.
- To review existing scholarship on worthiness in LID and suggest future research.
Main Methods:
- Review of two research projects examining LID and meaning-making.
- Analysis of findings related to the concept of "worthiness" in LID.
- Development of an Input-Process-Worthiness-Outcome model for LID.
Main Results:
- "Worthiness" is identified as a central component in the LID process for college students.
- The proposed model conceptualizes inputs as developmental experiences, processes as meaning-making, and outcomes as personal development.
- Existing scholarship on worthiness in LID is reviewed.
Conclusions:
- The study highlights the significance of worthiness in the LID process.
- The proposed model offers a framework for understanding LID, integrating experiences, meaning-making, and personal development.
- Further research is needed to explore worthiness in LID, especially among college students.
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