A grounded theory of high-quality leadership programs: Perspectives from student leadership development programs in higher education

Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 176-187

  Eich, Darin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; College; Curriculum; Grounded theory; Higher education; Leadership development; Leadership program; Learning outcomes; Program development; Program innovation; Program model; Qualitative research; Student learning; Teaching leadership; University

Indexed keywords

EID: 53549100971     PISSN: 15480518     EISSN: 19397089     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1548051808324099     Document Type: Article

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