Date of Award

2014

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Department

Curriculum, Instruction, and Media Technology

First Advisor

Susan Kiger

Abstract

This study examined students' perceptions of certain servant leader behaviors associated with either typical or outstanding instruction. F ive servant leadership dimensions were considered: altruistic calling, emotional healing, wisdom, persuasive mapping, and organizational stewardship . Two groups of 3 00 students attending a midsized university located in the M idwest participated in the survey. The instrument used was based upon the Servan t Leadership Questionnaire developed by Barbuto and Wheeler (2006). Four of five servant leader qualities: altruistic calling, wisdom, organizational stewardship, and persuasive mapping had some measure of explanatory power. A low participation rate by students adversely affected observed statistical power and was a limitation to this study.

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