My Research Proposal

Education for Leadership Development

Every people belongs to any organization, the group of people. When the organization takes actions, how to unite individuals is the key point which sometimes determine whether the organization is good or not. This organizing skill is called “leadership”, and recently this skill is more required compared to the past like as Super Global Universities or High Schools which the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) designated for the special institutes to raise global leaders in Japan. Though MEXT designated some institutes for leadership developers, but this leadership education should be involved into the curriculum for all students. Some considers leadership is inborn skills and it was researched for the decades, but according to Lori, its definition is “an ability which can be developed, not necessarily inborn, and which is manifested in performance, not merely in potential.” (1) And also Scott's experiment shows leadership program for teenager is effective to develop their self-evaluation of leadership. Thus, leadership education for students should be considered to be effective. Leadership is not only done by leader. Followership is also involved into leadership, to make actions more effective. This is called

Leader- Memeber Exchange. It is “Leader attribute to subordinates, follower attributes and implicit theories, follower contribute to effective leadership, and social learning theory (Yulk).” Follwership should be studied as well as leadership for deeper understanding of leading.


Works Cited

Moore, Lori. Rudd, Rick. EXTENSION LEADERS’ SELF-EVALUATION OF LEADERSHIP SKILL AREAS.

Kleon, Scott, Rinehart, Susan. Leadership Skill Development of Teen Leaders.

Yukl, Gary. Leadership in Organization.