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Self leadership and academic performance.(Report)

Academic Exchange Quarterly

| June 22, 2007 | Garger, John; Jacques, Paul H. | COPYRIGHT 2007 Rapid Intellect Group, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Abstract

This study investigated the impact of self leadership on student performance. Students from a mid-sized, regional, comprehensive university returned completed surveys. Results suggest that students' transformational self leadership positively correlates with grade point averages while passive/avoidant self leadership negatively correlates with grade point averages. Study limitations and implications are discussed.

Background

Extant literature demonstrates many aspects of leadership influencing performance of both individuals and teams (c.f. Avolio, Sivasubramaniam, Murry, Jung, & Garger, 2003; Bass, 1981; Dansereau & Yammarino, 1998). ...

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