ERIC Number: EJ1258920
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Aug
Pages: 29
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"Solvitur Ambulando" (It Is Solved by Walking): Learning Business Leadership on the Camino De Santiago
Deer, Shannon; Simpson, Nancy
Journal of Management Education, v44 n4 p406-434 Aug 2020
Undergraduate students enrolled in a large research university walked 500 miles on the Camino de Santiago (Camino) as a culminating experience of a course designed to foster high-impact learning, specifically learning about themselves as leaders and global citizens. The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore undergraduate students' perspectives about the impact of the experience on their leadership development. The course design incorporated leadership theory and high-impact learning practices to provide students with an innovative and in-depth learning experience unique from a classroom setting. A thematic analysis of student post-Camino metareflections gave insight as to how students perceived their development as leaders and what elements of the experience students perceived to be most impactful. Interpretation of the findings was informed by leadership development literature identifying the metacompetencies and competencies of a leader. Other business schools could incorporate the findings regarding leadership development and the effectiveness of the specific course experience to implement their own programs. We provide recommendations and outline resources other universities would need for structuring similar innovative, high-impact learning experiences designed to enhance students' leadership competencies.
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Research Universities, Course Descriptions, Self Concept, Global Approach, Leadership Training, Student Attitudes, Business Schools, Instructional Effectiveness, Teaching Methods, Business Administration Education, Leadership Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Reflection, Study Abroad, Experiential Learning
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Spain
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