Browsing by Author "Oyedare, Israel"

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    Adoption of Humanistic Pedagogy to Leadership Education in Higher Education
    Oyedare, Israel; Kaufman, Eric K. (2024-02-08)
    The leadership education and development of students and young professionals have become a composite focus area for many higher institutions, particularly business schools (Allen et al., 2022). This has consequently inspired an increase in research on the different approaches and frameworks for teaching leadership to students (Allen et al., 2022; Watkins et al. 2017). The use of humanistic pedagogy in leadership education is an approach that puts to perspective the four important viewpoints in teaching leadership - the educator, student, learning procedures, and learning circumstances - but places more emphasis on the human or humane end of the learning process and perceptions students hold about the world (Javadi & Tahmasbi, 2020; Purswell, 2019). Allen et al. (2022) asserted that relevant leadership skills such as problem-solving, relational, change, and innovation skills require a variety of humanistic approaches for students to fully embrace and internalize them. This approach prioritizes students' learning on the value of their self-identity and focuses on their full development (Rustan Effendi et al., 2020). Integral to humanistic pedagogy is the human learning theory that has its roots in the psychological study and observation of the individual student and their relationships with the learning environment (Purswell, 2019). Johnson (2014) asserted that this theory pays attention to the affective dimension of students such as their self-concept, individual values, and emotions; which are a natural extension of how they perceive and learn leadership. A conceptual review of selected literature revealed the following characteristics of humanistic learning theory: - Emphasis on the formation of the human values of students, the educators' ability to understand the student, the attention of educators to the emotions of students during a learning process, and the involvement of students throughout this process (Tolstova & Levasheva, 2019). - Prioritises these four elements - confidence in progress, reasons, inclusiveness, and focus on individualism (Rustan Effendi et al., 2020). - Giving students opportunities to take an interest in what is to be learned, ensuring self-directed learning, and creating a conducive learning environment (Johnson, 2014). Notably, Allen et al. (2022) posited that using humanistic pedagogy to teach leadership courses in higher education helps students become self-aware of their need for leadership education and value the importance of the concept of self-leadership. This further leads to students finding their purpose in leadership as against seeing leadership as a problem-solving approach (Waddock, 2016). Moreover, an essential aspect of adopting humanistic pedagogy in teaching leadership is that it inspires commitment to lifelong learning among leadership students that extends beyond their college education (Waddock, 2016).
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    Advancing Followership Discourse in Theory and Practice
    Kaufman, Eric K.; Oyedare, Israel; Chaleff, Ira (International Leadership Association, 2023-10-13)
    Recently, there have been efforts geared towards advancing the discourse of followership both in the academic and organizational context, as individuals are becoming increasingly aware of the role they play as followers in the achievement of predetermined goals. To ensure that discourses on followership are given a well-deserved scholarly appreciation and recognition, it has become imperative to continue creating this awareness. This workshop will engage participants in both contemporary and historical perspectives on followership. More awareness of followership discourse(s) can help leadership scholars and organizational leaders recognize the importance of integrating followership into leadership education and having followership as a standalone field of study. Using the World Café approach, participants will be taken through the evolution of followership over the decades. Insights from round table discussions will be shared, and ideas for future applications will be developed.
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    Courageous Followership in Support of VCE's Mission
    Kaufman, Eric K.; Oyedare, Israel (2024-02-07)
    VCE has an ambitious mission, and its fulfillment requires active engagement of all VCE personnel. Courageous Followership offers a new model for the follower role that provides dynamic support for leaders but does not hesitate to constructively question or challenge directives that conflict with the common purpose. Similarly, the concept of Intelligent Disobedience provides guidance for conscious decision-making when faced with an order than may be inappropriate, particularly considering issues that may be in the "blind spot" of a leaders view. This workshop will be an introduction to these complementary frameworks, as well as related resources for effective collaboration among VCE professionals in pursuit of the organizational mission.
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    Enhancing the Culture of Followership Among Youths: The Case of Teens and Youths in Leadership (TYIL) in Nigeria
    Oyedare, Israel; Kaufman, Eric K. (2023-03-24)
    Discussions around leadership have dominated research and practice, with little attention given to followership (Cox III et al., 2010). This has consequently triggered debates, particularly among youths who are seeking the skills necessary to prepare them for the future, as they are continuously faced with decisions about which skill is more important to have. Unarguably, the popularity of leadership research over that of followership has aroused more commitment to leadership development (Slanger, 2019). To promote a culture of followership among youths, the Positive Youth Development (PYD) approach can be adopted by organizations and agencies with the aim of equipping and training youths for the future by exposing them to the act of leading through genuine followership. For over five years, the Teens and Youths in Leadership (TYIL) in Nigeria have applied the PYD approach in preparing youths through training, fellowship programs, and conferences. Participants have included 1,250 high school students and 135 post-secondary school students across Nigeria on topics related to followership, collaborative and personal leadership, volunteering, and community development. Significantly, PYD is a developmental process through which youths can grow progressively through structured training and empowerment programs (Mercier, et al., 2019). This poster highlights TYIL’s application of PYD to enhance followership among youths through the 5Cs of Positive Youth Development: character, confidence, connection, caring, and competence (Lerner et al., 2009). TYIL embraces the culture of leading through followership by promoting collaboration and synergy among participants during their training.
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    Followership and Discourse(s) Over Time
    Kaufman, Eric K.; Chaleff, Ira; Oyedare, Israel (2023-03-25)
    While scholars have documented distinct leadership discourses through the ages, less attention has been given to potential complementary or parallel followership discourses. This session will leverage the brain trust of conference participants to develop a preliminary outline or typology of followership discourse(s). The session will begin with creation of a timeline of relevant historical events, which will inform a World Café discussion of how followership has evolved over time. The session will close with discussion of insights gained and potential for future application.
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    How Do We Talk About Followership? Uncovering Emerging Followership Discourses through World Café
    Oyedare, Israel; Kaufman, Eric K. (2024-07-15)
    Until recently, research and discourses on followership have been commonly written from the standpoint of leadership. Even so, there have been arguments against the popularity of followership as an independent field of study and research. Nevertheless, many scholars and practitioners are beginning to immerse themselves in the study of followership, its discourse, and related dynamics. Using the World Café approach for data collection, this study uncovers emerging followership themes and discourses from participants of three professional conferences: the Global Followership Conference, the Association of Leadership Educators annual conference, and the International Leadership Association global conference. Data retrieved from the participants were coded thematically and findings revealed that emerging followership discourses may be categorized into three themes: “Maintaining,” “Reframing,” and “Transforming.”
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    How Do We Talk About Followership? Uncovering Emerging Followership Discourses through World Café
    Kaufman, Eric K.; Oyedare, Israel (2024-04-26)
    Until recently, research and discourses on followership have been written from the standpoint of leadership. Even so, there have been arguments against the popularity of followership as an independent field of study and research. Nevertheless, many scholars and practitioners are beginning to immerse themselves in the study of followership, its discourse and dynamics. Using the World Café approach for data collection, this study uncovers emerging followership themes and discourses from participants of three professional conferences: the Global Followership Conference, the Association of Leadership Educators annual conference, and the International Leadership Association global conference.
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    Inspiring Transformational Followership Practices Through Shared Leadership
    Oyedare, Israel; Kaufman, Eric K. (2024-04-26)
    How might shared leadership inspire transformational followership within an organization? Although there is not much literature on transformational followership, constructs such as effective followership, downward following, and courageous followers have been widely popularized to mean followers expressing transformational behaviors. Importantly, considering the increasingly dynamic nature of complex problems, organizations have developed approaches toward ensuring that their followers are transformational and contribute to achieving organizational goals and objectives. One of those approaches is the shared leadership style. From this session, participants will uncover approaches to inspiring transformational followership and collaboration within the workplace through shared leadership.
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    Leadership Strengths Escape Room
    Kaufman, Eric K.; Oyedare, Israel (2023-06-28)
    Leadership requires collective problem-solving, leveraging the potential of individuals’ strengths. This workshop will introduce participants to the strengths-based leadership framework and allow them to experience the concepts through an escape room activity. Participants must crack codes and solve puzzles to successfully access a lockbox of prizes. Get ready; the clock is ticking!
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    Non-Governmental Organizations' Involvement in Youth Leadership Development: The Case of LEAP Africa in Nigeria
    Oyedare, Israel; Kaufman, Eric K. (International Leadership Association, 2023-10-13)
    Youth leadership development has become a critical component of social and organizational investment. Recently, organizations and scholars have taken interest in exploring what inspires and enables youth leadership development within a system, and how this can be sustained. This presentation seeks to explore the role NGOs play in preparing youth for present and future leadership responsibilities. The presentation will glean from the experiences of LEAP Africa, (a Nigerian-based nonprofit organization), to discuss the significant and strategic contributions NGOs have to youth development. The Social Innovation Theory is adopted as a framework for explaining NGOs’ potential for youth leadership development.
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    Positive youth development: The case of teens and youths in leadership (TYIL) in Nigeria
    Oyedare, Israel; Kaufman, Eric K. (2023-02-24)
    Despite the role of positive youth development (PYD) in nation-building, relatively few PYD programs exist outside the United States, and many are still unaware of their benefits; hence, there is a need to examine the benefits of existing programs. This presentation aims to examine the influence of the Teens and Youth in Leadership (TYIL) Program, a PYD out-of-school program in Nigeria.
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    Sustaining and Reimagining Followership Discourse(s) for the Future
    Kaufman, Eric K.; Oyedare, Israel (Association of Leadership Educators, 2023-07-18)
    Through the ages, leadership discourses have generally been leader-centered, with little consideration given to the role of followers and potential followership discourses. To ensure that discussion on followership is not eroded in the future, it is imperative to help more practitioners and researchers understand and appreciate the subject. This workshop seeks to engage the participants in both contemporary and historical perspectives on followership. Better awareness of followership discourse(s) can help leadership scholars and practitioners recognize the importance of integrating followership in leadership education. Using a World Café approach, participants will be taken through the evolution of followership over the decades. Insights from round table discussions will be shared, and ideas for future applications will be developed.
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    A Systems Thinking Approach to Eliminating Rural-Urban Youth Out-Migration and its Effect on the Agricultural Sector in Nigeria
    Oyedare, Israel; Kaufman, Eric K.; Ojo, Emmanuel O.; Spence, Jessica R. (2024-04-24)
    The purpose of this presentation is to outline a systems thinking approach, in the form of an agricultural capacity building program for youth, that has the potential to eliminate the problem of rural outmigration in Nigeria and countries experiencing similar issues. The objectives are to: Help the audience understand the importance of systems thinking in tackling rural out-migration. Provide insights on the planning and implementation of agricultural capacity building programs for youth. Provide insights about humanistic learning theory.
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    Youth Leadership Development: An Investment for the Future
    Oyedare, Israel; Kaufman, Eric K. (Association of Leadership Educators, 2023-07-17)
    The importance of youth leadership development in this present world cannot be overemphasized. It remains a veritable tool for preparing young people for the present as well as future roles and responsibilities. This practice manuscript presents a detailed exposition of the Teens and Youths in Leadership (TYIL) Fellowship program, a 10-day intensive training targeted at developing the leadership skills of secondary and post-secondary school students in Nigeria. Key points of information include the rationale behind the Fellowship program, why the humanist pedagogy was adopted, and how the 5Cs of positive youth development (PYD) are practiced. Over the last three years, tremendous progress has been made among those who have participated in the TYIL Fellowship program.
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    Youth Leadership Programs and Socio-Economic Development: The Case of Nigeria
    Oyedare, Israel; Kaufman, Eric K.; Abisoye, Oyinkansola; Ogunniyi, Tolulope; Dauda, Zakariya'u; Omogiate, Daborah; Adedayo, Mary; Adeniyi, Israel (2024-07-14)
    For a long time, the notion that youth are the bedrock of the society and leaders of tomorrow has been a widely adopted belief by many, particularly in developing countries like Nigeria; however, only limited development has been experienced regarding improvements in the socioeconomic status of Nigerian youth. This research exposes some of the socio-economic issues affecting youth and highlights potential approaches to mitigating them. Moreover, the research acknowledges the impact of government initiatives and non-governmental youth leadership development programs have on the socio-economic condition of Nigeria. Findings from the literature review conducted revealed that present youth leadership development programs are narrow-focused, specialized majorly on food security and agriculture with lesser emphasis on non-agricultural sectors, and with short-term impacts. The authors recommend that youth leadership development should be deliberately and comprehensively planned and structured in a way that long-term impacts for both the individual youth and the nation are achieved. This poster presentation is a final research project completed by participants of a leadership research training program organized by the Teens and Youth in Leadership (TYIL), a leadership education focused non-governmental organization based in Nigeria.