COE alumnus and faculty publish in Journal of Leadership Education
John Egan, Ed.D. (’19), completed and defended his dissertation from the College of Education at Georgia Southern University in Summer 2019. From the work of his dissertation has stemmed two manuscripts that Egan has written with members of his dissertation committee including Juliann Sergi McBrayer, Ed.D., Pamela Wells, Ph.D., and Steven Tolman, Ed.D.
One manuscript was recently published in a 2020 edition of the Journal of Leadership Education (JOLE).
The article, “Exploring Alumni Valuation of an Undergraduate Leadership Program,” explores the practices and behaviors that transfer into the workplace from undergraduate leadership training and programming.
Egan serves as the leadership development coordinator for the University’s Office of Leadership and Community Engagement (OLCE). Part of his role includes assisting with the coordination of the Southern Leaders program a three- to four-year program that engages students in interactive leadership development and community service during their academic career at Georgia Southern.
Employing the following two research questions, the article explores the perceived value of an undergraduate leadership program for alumni in their professional career. First, what leadership learning effectively transfers into the work environments of program alumni? Second, how frequently do alumni who completed an undergraduate leadership program engage in The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership?
To read the full article, visit https://journalofleadershiped.org/jole_articles/exploring-alumni-valuation-of-an-undergraduate-leadership-program/?fbclid=IwAR1l_fQkkwgt7TBGG6AIXLh0qgLmmUNaaUuz1iBDI_gPTYQPdE4tr4s30jE
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