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Description:
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The intent of this study was to determine if leadership competency levels of the
students enrolled in a graduate level leadership course were different when taught in
Web -based versus traditional classroom settings . Specifically studied were leadership
competency scores based on self -perceived leadership skills , leadership expertise , and
Web -based and traditional classroom style . The population for this study consisted of
students enrolled in a graduate level leadership course in the Spring semester of 2003 .
The participants completed a questionnaire to ascertain how much they remembered and
used the competencies taught in the leadership course . They also responded to how their
leadership perceptions and practices changed after completing the course . In addition ,
the participants completed a section that assessed their self -perceptions of leadership
skills . This study found that the instructional format of a graduate level leadership course
did not affect how much the students remembered or used the competencies presented .
However , it was discovered that women in the Web -based section had a stronger
perception of themselves than women enrolled in the traditional section . Furthermore ,
Web -based instruction combined with high perceptions of leadership expertise had a
positive affect on the Decision Making Scale score . |