The contributions of research design and process facilitation in accessing adolescent views of leadership
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Article Title | The contributions of research design and process facilitation in accessing adolescent views of leadership |
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ERA Journal ID | 19932 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Dempster, Neil (Author), Lizzio, Alf (Author), Keeffe, Mary (Author), Skinner, James (Author) and Andrews, Dorothy (Author) |
Editors | Andrews, Dorothy and Lewis, Marian |
Journal Title | Leading and Managing |
Journal Citation | 16 (2), pp. 77-89 |
Number of Pages | 13 |
Year | 2010 |
Publisher | Australian Council for Educational Leaders (ACEL) |
Place of Publication | Winmalee, Australia |
ISSN | 0310-8767 |
1329-4539 | |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.acel.org.au/ |
Abstract | This article reports an investigation into young people's understanding of 'good' and 'bad' leadership in school and sporting club contexts. Four discussion methods (open ended or structured discussions of either a person or situation based scenario) were trialled by 40 adolescents (aged 14 to 16) in a structured focus group format. Particular attention was given to positioning participants as collaborators and establishing trusting and open communication in the focus groups. Both qualitative and quantitative evaluation supported the efficacy of all discussion methods. Importantly, participants attributed the efficacy of the research process less to the use of specific research designs and more to the engaging and respectful quality of the interpersonal and group processes established for the discussions in which the students acted as co-researchers. Preliminary findings on the content of young people's leadership conceptions are also presented. |
Keywords | youth leadership; research design; adolescents; adolescent engagement |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390403. Educational administration, management and leadership |
399999. Other education not elsewhere classified | |
520105. Psychological methodology, design and analysis | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | Griffith University |
La Trobe University | |
Faculty of Education | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q0788/the-contributions-of-research-design-and-process-facilitation-in-accessing-adolescent-views-of-leadership
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