Analyzing the Effectiveness of Student Autonomy Activity on Self-leadership Enhancement in University

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to explore the effectiveness of the student autonomy activity program operated as an extracurricular program at the university to improve self-leadership skills within their college life. The samples include 438 students from A university, and the independent sample t-test was conducted after propensity score matching. As a result of the study, the students who participated in autonomy activities had a higher level of self-leadership awareness compared to the students who did not participate. This means that the autonomy activity program provides an opportunity to strengthen cooperation, communication, and problem-solving skills, and to develop the ability to set and lead one's own goals. Based on the results, the importance of student autonomy activity programs was confirmed from an educational point of view, and implications for program planning and operation as educational activities were suggested.