Assessing the potential implications of personal leadership: A case study of CIEE's intercultural competency program

• Main Author: Sweetwater, Adrienne E.
• Format: Others
• Published: Scholarly Commons 2015
• Subjects: Communication; International Relations; Social sciences; Communication and the arts; Council of International Educational Exchange; Global leadership; Leadership development; Personal leadership; Study abroad; International and Area Studies; Social and Behavioral Sciences
• Online Access: https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/245; https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1244&context=uop_etds

This study explores potential implications of the Personal Leadership method for study abroad instructors and their students as emerging global leaders. This research documents and analyzes the experience of one cohort of Council of International Educational Exchange (CIEE) international educators as they gained a preliminary understanding of the Personal Leadership method across a five-month virtual blended learning course. Additionally, this research looks at CIEE's decision to incorporate Personal Leadership into their intercultural competency training program. Finally, this research examines the predicted global leadership development benefits Personal Leadership could provide students learning abroad, according to this cohort of international educators. This study employs qualitative methods in the case study of one CIEE instructor cohort. The researcher limited data collection to unstructured expert interviews, instructors' written discussion and polling data reported during the recorded course sessions, and a Likert-type scale exit survey. The findings from this study suggest that Personal Leadership offers a useful, process-based method for self-inquiry that significantly helps individuals develop affective qualities essential to be effective global leaders.