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Bartley, Natalie L. – 1989
A field study of 29 mountain-course instructors at the Colorado Outward Bound School (COBS) explored the relationships of gender-related personality traits and soft skills to outdoor leadership styles and course outcomes. Soft skills are competencies necessary for effective interpersonal helping skills, as opposed to hard skills, which are…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Competence, Leadership Styles, Leadership Training, Outdoor Education
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Wittmer, Carrie R. – Journal of Experiential Education, 2001
If female outdoor leaders assume a leadership style incongruent to their gender role, they may receive negative evaluations even though situations necessitate such behavior. Male and female outdoor leaders can break down gender-role expectations by identifying their own leadership styles and gender biases, creating awareness in colleagues of…
Descriptors: Expectation, Feedback, Females, Group Dynamics