The Impact of Race, Gender, and Experience on the Leadership Practices of Orientation Leaders

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dc.contributor.authorJohns, Jessica Renaen
dc.contributor.committeechairHirt, Joan B.en
dc.contributor.committeememberSpencer, Edward F. D.en
dc.contributor.committeememberCross, Landrum L.en
dc.contributor.departmentEducational Leadership and Policy Studiesen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:35:50Zen
dc.date.adate2006-06-19en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:35:50Zen
dc.date.issued2006-05-09en
dc.date.rdate2006-06-19en
dc.date.sdate2006-05-09en
dc.description.abstractResearch has examined student leadership in positions within residence life (Andersen, 2000; Levy, 1995; Posner & Brodsky, 1993; Romero-Aldaz, 2001), Greek life (Adams & Keim, 2000; Posner & Brodsky, 1992; Posner & Brodsky, 1994) and student government (Astin, 1992; Downey, Bosco, & Silver, 1984; Kuh & Lund, 1994; Schuh & Laverty, 1983; Schwartz, 1991). Very little research has been done to examine the leadership of orientation leaders. The purpose of this study was to examine the leadership practices of orientation leaders, by exploring how they rated their own leadership practices and how those practices were rated by first-year matriculants in their orientation groups. Differences by level of experience (first-year v. experienced), race (Caucasian v. non-Caucasian), and gender (male v. female) were examined. Data were collected by administering the student versions of the Leadership Practices Inventory (Kouzes & Posner, 2005a, 2005b). These instruments evaluate leadership using the Kouzes and Posner (1987, 2002a) model. The samples included 30 leaders and 584 matriculants who participated in five selected orientation sessions at a large, public research institution in the United States. Overall, orientation leaders self-reported high engagement on all five scales while matriculants indicated moderate engagement by orientation leaders on all five scales. Significant differences were revealed in the ratings of orientation leaders by level of experience and gender. Significant differences were not found in the matriculants' ratings of orientation leaders by level of experience or race. Interaction effects of race and gender were revealed on all five scales of orientation leader ratings.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Artsen
dc.identifier.otheretd-05092006-141415en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-05092006-141415/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/32429en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartjejohns_thesis.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectFirst-year Matriculantsen
dc.subjectLeadershipen
dc.subjectLeadership Experienceen
dc.titleThe Impact of Race, Gender, and Experience on the Leadership Practices of Orientation Leadersen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineEducational Leadership and Policy Studiesen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Artsen

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