Abstract
At The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, a 2-credit General Education subject entitled "Service Leadership" was developed to promote service leadership qualities (including leadership competencies, moral character, and caring disposition) in university students. The subject was piloted in one class with 60 students in the 2012/2013 academic year. Pretest and posttest data utilizing measures of positive youth development, life satisfaction, and service leadership qualities were collected. Positive changes in the program participants were found, particularly for measures in behavioral competence, moral competence, character strengths, general positive youth development qualities, and overall service leadership qualities. The present study provided preliminary support for the effectiveness of the subject in nurturing service leadership qualities of Chinese university students in Hong Kong.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 505-511 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | International Journal on Disability and Human Development |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Nov 2014 |
Keywords
- leadership qualities
- objective outcome evaluation
- pre-experimental design
- service leadership
- university students
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Rehabilitation
- Sensory Systems
- Geriatrics and Gerontology
- Psychiatry and Mental health
- Advanced and Specialised Nursing
- Speech and Hearing