Begun in 2001, the Leadership Development Institute (LDI) was created by the Louisiana
Community and Technical College System (LCTCS) as a means of improving the leadership
abilities of faculty, staff, and administrative personnel throughout the system, a grow your own
leadership program (Leadership Development, 2006). LDI has evolved into a nine-month
program of presentations, lectures, mentoring, self-exploration activities, and internships. The
purpose of this mixed methods study was to determine the impact of participation in LDI on the
career and educational goals of former cohort members. Phase One of this research project, the
qualitative portion of the study, was composed of individual interviews with 5% of located
former LDI cohort members. The interviews were completed over the phone so as to allow for
participation by former LDI participants located throughout the state of Louisiana. The
qualitative portion of the research and a thorough review of the literature provided the basis for
the Leadership Development Long-term Impact Survey (LDLIS) that was developed by the
researcher. The second phase of the research, the quantitative phase, was the administration of
the LDLIS to all identified LDI former cohort members. The survey results were tabulated and
indicate that LDI participation does significantly impact the career goals of former cohort
members. Although the results for educational goals were not significant, a positive impact was
noted. The following information could be used to develop new or improve existing leadership
programs for community college or university leaders.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LSU/oai:etd.lsu.edu:etd-04262012-102541 |
| Date | 26 April 2012 |
| Creators | Hohensee, Peggy Leonard |
| Contributors | MacGregor, Susan K., Birthwright, Eldon, Taylor, Dianne, Mitchell, Roland, Bourke, Brian |
| Publisher | LSU |
| Source Sets | Louisiana State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-04262012-102541/ |
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