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Effectively Measuring Student Leadership
Management & Entrepreneurship
  • Barry Z. Posner, Santa Clara University
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-12-2012
Publisher
MDPI AG, Basel, Switzerland
Abstract

With a worldwide sample of students (N = 77, 387), this paper reviews and analyses the psychometric properties of the Student Leadership Practices Inventory [1]. Modest to strong internal reliability coefficients are found across a number of different dimensions. Predictive validity of the instrument is supported, with the instrument being able to differentiate between effective and ineffective leaders using both self-reported and observer (constituent) data. Few significant differences are found on the basis of respondent gender, ethnicity, nationality, or institutional level (high school versus college). Implications for developing student leaders and future research are offered.

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© 2012 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open-access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license 3.0
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/admsci2040221

Citation Information
Posner BZ. Effectively Measuring Student Leadership. Administrative Sciences. 2012; 2(4):221-234.