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Student Leadership Perceptions in South Africa and the United States

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  • Laura Getz
  • Michael Roy

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The present study examined high school and college students’ perceptions of leadership traits necessary foroutstanding leaders to possess in South Africa and the United States. Students (N =124) indicated traits that bothinhibited and facilitated outstanding leadership using modified Project GLOBE (House et al., 2004, Culture,leadership, and organizations- The GLOBE study of 62 societies, SAGE Publications) questionnaires. Resultsshowed that- 1) Overall valence of trait dimensions remained constant across cultures and developmental stages;2) South African students rated traits less strongly than American students overall, showing a less distinctdefinition of outstanding leadership; 3) College students’ ratings of positive versus negative leadership traitswere more differentiated than their high school counterparts’ ratings; 4) The ratings of students in this studymirrored those of business people from Project GLOBE, although college students tended to have an even moredistinct definition of what makes a good leader. Overall, our findings highlight the importance of consideringcultural and developmental contexts when studying leadership traits.

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  • Laura Getz & Michael Roy, 2013. "Student Leadership Perceptions in South Africa and the United States," International Journal of Psychological Studies, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 5(2), pages 1-1, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:ibn:ijpsjl:v:5:y:2013:i:2:p:1
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