The National Leadership Education Research Agenda 2020–2025: Advancing the State of Leadership Education Scholarship

Abstract

The second iteration of the National Leadership Education Research Agenda creates intentionality and structure for the advancement of scholarship and leadership learning within higher education

Critical approaches in leadership education: Making the case for racial equity via institutional type

“…Leadership education spans disciplinary boundaries and occurs across a variety of professional, educational, and community contexts. For this reason, the field of leadership education is often thought of as more fragmented than not (Andenoro & Skendall, 2020). The field of leadership education as situated within the context of higher education in the United States, however, represents an opportunity to a provide a more unified front.…”

Applying complexity to leadership educator professional formation

“…The call for leadership educator professional development has evolved alongside the growth of the theory and practice of leadership education. Task-forces, working groups, and associations have developed guiding questions (ILA, 2009), standards (CAS, 2020), collaborative priorities (ILEC, 2019), a national research agenda (Andenoro & Skendall, 2020;Andenoro et al, 2013), and specialized professional development venues like the National Leadership Symposium, Leadership Educators Institute, and the Leadership Education Academy. Early professional development resources for leadership educators emphasized questions like "what is leadership education?"…”

Fostering leadership learning for applied problem‐solving: Navigating the crossroads of the sustainable development goals and immersive experiential learning

“…It is imperative. As noted by Andenoro and Skendall (2020), …it is incumbent upon leadership educators and practitioners to assume the responsibility and promise of quality leadership education that meets local, national, and global challenges and contributes meaning and value for the diverse populations of our world. (p. 37) This concerted effort is inherently linked to and grounded in the work of the SDGs.…”