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Developing a Leadership Identity: A Grounded Theory
- Journal of College Student Development
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Volume 46, Number 6, November/December 2005
- pp. 593-611
- 10.1353/csd.2005.0061
- Article
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This grounded theory study on developing a leadership identity revealed a 6-stage developmental process. The thirteen diverse students in this study described their leadership identity as moving from a leader-centric view to one that embraced leadership as a collaborative, relational process. Developing a leadership identity was connected to the categories of developmental influences, developing self, group influences, students' changing view of self with others, and students' broadening view of leadership. A conceptual model illustrating the grounded theory of developing a leadership identity is presented.