Fostering the Forgotten Dimension of Giftedness: The Leadership Skills

Indicators of Leadership in Gifted Grade Twelve Students

“…A possible explanation for this finding may be that the past leadership behaviors of the sample were evidenced in predominantly task-oriented (a leadership style more closely associated with males than females) rather than people-oriented situations (Dobbins, 1986;Russell et al, 1988;Stogdill, 1974). Consistent with the literature are the findings of no gender difference for actual leadership (Dobbins & Platz, 1986;Eagly et al, 1995), leadership potential (Goktepe & Schneier, 1988), leadership skills (Karnes & Chauvin, 1985) or overall leadership effectiveness (Eagly et al, 1995).…”

“…This instrument is a 125-item, Likert-type groupadministered untimed measure which yields 9 subcategories (fundamentals of leadership, written communication skills, speech communication skills, values clarification, decision-making skills, group dynamic skills, problem-solving skills, personal development skills, and planning skills) and a total score (Karnes & Chauvin, 1985). The Split-half and Spearman-Brown coefficients of reliability for each subcategory are reported at .78, and the Kuder-Richardson coefficients are above .62.…”

“…These include written instruments of leadership skills (Karnes & Chauvin, 1983, various forms of election, nomination, or ranking (Jarecky, 1959;Kitano & Kirby, 1986), observed leadership behavior (Bass, 1981;Friedman, Friedman, 8r Van Dyke, lg84)J and past leadership behavior (Stogdill, 1974). However, none of the research has examined the inter-relationships among these measures (Karnes & Meriweather-not appear to exist (Karnes, Chauvin, & Trant, 1984) whether it be in business (Stutzman & Jawetz, 1982) or in education (Karnes & Chauvin, 1985).…”

Developing and implementing a plan for leadership: An integral component for success as a leader

“…One program emphasizing active participation is the Leadership Studies Program at the University of Southern Mississippi (Karnes, Meriweather, & D'llio, 1987) which is based on the components in the Leadership Skills Development Program (Karnes & Chauvin, 1985;Karnes & Chauvin, 1986). The students in the program are administered the Leadership Skills Inventory, which is a self-rating and self-scoring inventory covering the nine components necessary for leadership development found in a review of literature on adult leadership: (a) fundamentals of leadership; (b) written communication skills; (c) oral communication skills; (d) values clarification; (e) decision making skills; (f) group dynamic skills; (g) problem solving skills; (h) personal development skills; and (i) planning skills.…”

Preparing gifted youth for leadership roles in a rapidly changing society

“…However, no evaluative data are reported. Karnes and Chauvin (1986) have also surveyed the literature on leadership skills and developed an inventory to assess those skills in the following areas:…”