Country club management and self-directedness: implications for academics and practitioners of leadership.

摘要

Leadership orientation is an important component of students' leadership development and helps inform the creation and understanding of more advanced models of leadership. Students' level of self-direction must be understood in order to better serve their instructional and leadership needs. The researchers examined leadership style and self-directedness of undergraduate students enrolled in two separate agricultural leadership courses. Data was collected through a combined instrument measuring students' location on the Blake and Mouton Leadership Grid and level of self-directedness. The findings indicated a strong correlation between a people orientation leadership style and self-directedness. The majority of respondents had a country club leadership style. Developing a comprehension of students' previous leadership experiences may provide more insight into their location on the leadership grid and level of selfdirectedness. Gaining a deeper understanding of selfperceived skills or behaviors of agricultural leadership majors or those minoring in leadership would be beneficial for agricultural leadership educators.