A turning point: utilizing responsive interviewing and graphing as meaning-making techniques to develop leader identity

Orsini, Jonathan; McCain, Kate; Sunderman, Hannah M.

doi:10.1108/jole-01-2024-0019

JOLE

2024

DOI: 10.1108/jole-01-2024-0019

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A turning point: utilizing responsive interviewing and graphing as meaning-making techniques to develop leader identity

Jonathan Orsini,

Kate McCain,

Hannah M. Sunderman

Abstract: PurposeThe purpose of the current innovative practice paper is to introduce a technique to explore leader identity development and meaning-making that builds on the narrative pedagogical tradition. In this paper, we recommend a process for combining turning-point graphing and responsive (semi-structured) interviews to co-explore leadership identity development and meaning-making with college students.Design/methodology/approachThe paper provides student feedback data on the effectiveness of the technique in im… Show more

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Integrating worthiness with leader identity development for college students

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Sunderman,

McCain

2024

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While leader identity development (LID) and meaning making are interwoven and essential for student development, little research has explicitly explored their intersection. In this article, we briefly summarize the work of two research projects that explored the intersection of LID and meaning making, including a review of the findings that “worthiness” is a central component of the LID process among college students. Next, we propose an Input‐Process‐Worthiness‐Outcome model for LID that highlights the centrality of worthiness, conceptualizing inputs as developmental experiences; processes as meaning making, and outcomes as personal development. Finally, we close with a review of the scholarship behind the concept of worthiness and point out future research directions that require exploration regarding worthiness in LID, particularly among college students.

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Integrating worthiness with leader identity development for college students

Orsini,

Sunderman,

McCain

2024

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“A part of who I Am:” a phenomenological study of emerging adult leader identity through family storytelling

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Matkin

2024

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PurposeThe purpose of this phenomenological study is to explore leader identity development experiences of emerging adults at a large Midwest university and how retrospective family storytelling (Koenig Kellas, 2018) plays a role in the sense-making of the leader identity process. Through a unique, three-phase qualitative and narrative inquiry approach, this research further explores LID sense-making through retrospective family storytelling.Design/methodology/approachQualitative phenomenology and narrative inquiry approach. Data collection consisted of three different data sets: (a) two semi-structured interviews, (b) leader artifacts and (c) journals.FindingsThe stories told by the emerging adults described how key messages influenced their identity within the context of leader identity development and their college experiences. Furthermore, a key finding in the narratives exhibited the stories emerging adults recalled in the sense-making of their leader identity centered on persevering, overcoming hardships and interpersonal connections and relationships. Findings from this research contribute to LID literature for leadership educators, researchers and practitioners in leader development.Originality/valueThe research presented in this article advances LID by using a narrative approach to explore the role of family narratives in identity development. Further, it approaches qualitative work with rigorous data collection and analysis processing using a cross-case analysis to develop leader identity archetypes. This study directly impacts those who work with emerging adult college students and supports the development of college student leaders.

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A turning point: utilizing responsive interviewing and graphing as meaning-making techniques to develop leader identity

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Integrating worthiness with leader identity development for college students

Integrating worthiness with leader identity development for college students

“A part of who I Am:” a phenomenological study of emerging adult leader identity through family storytelling

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