Research Agenda for Leadership Learning and Development through Higher Education

Edited by Susan R. Komives, Professor Emerita, Department of Counseling, Higher Education, and Special Education, College of Education, University of Maryland and Julie E. Owen, Associate Professor of Leadership Studies, School of Integrative Studies, George Mason University, US

• Contents:Foreword xixPreface xxiiiAcknowledgments xxxi1 An equity-minded research agenda for leadershiplearning and development in higher education 1Susan R. Komives and Julie E. Owen2 Advancing collective scholarship through theNational Leadership Education Research Agenda 23Anthony C. Andenoro and Kristan Cilente Skendall3 Social justice as the heart of leadership education 37Vivechkanand S. Chunoo and Kathy L. Guthrie4 International perspectives in leadership learning 57Dennis C. Roberts and Aoi YamanakaPART I LEADER AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT5 The complexities of the leadership learner 83Lindsay J. Hastings, Natasha T. Turman, andKristan Cilente Skendall6 Leadership in teams and other collectives 103Valerie I. Sessa, David M. Rosch, Lauren OffermannPART II LEADERSHIP EDUCATION7 Leadership learning 123Benjamin P. Correia-Harker and Rian Satterwhite8 Disciplinary perspectives 143Matthew Sowcik and Corey Seemiller9 Design and impact of student leadership programs 165Paige Haber-Curran and Daniel Jenkins10 Pedagogical practices through the lens ofliberatory pedagogy 189Melissa L. Rocco and Cameron C. Beatty11 Leadership educator roles, identities, and preparation 209Kerry L. Priest and Darren E. PierrePART III CALL TO ACTION FOR CRITICAL ANDINNOVATIVE RESEARCH12 Classic and emergent approaches to researchingleadership education and development 233Krista M. Soria and Matthew R. Johnson13 Insights from a critical qualitative inquiry inleadership scholarship 253Lauren N. Irwin, Danyelle J. Reynolds, Adrian L.Bitton, Sharrell Hassell-Goodman, Trisha Teig,and Nicholas Tapia-Fuselier14 Advancing liberatory leadership scholarship 271Julie E. Owen and Susan R. KomivesIndex 293

‘Bringing together enlightening contributions from experienced scholars of leadership education along with a team of early career critical scholars, A Research Agenda for Leadership Learning and Development through Higher Education examines essential dimensions of leadership education processes and outcomes and interrogates the knowledge bases that shape these dimensions. A Research Agenda for Leadership Learning and Development through Higher Education will prove to be an essential resource for leadership educators and practitioners interested in advancing equity and social justice outcomes in their program delivery. Its overview of the cutting edge of research will also be foundational in introductory graduate leadership education programs.’