The role of experiential and transformative learning in fostering young women's leadership: A pilot study

IF 6 2区管理学 Q1 BUSINESS

International Journal of Management Education Pub Date : 2025-02-10 DOI:10.1016/j.ijme.2024.101123

Machin-Rincón Laritza , Cifre Eva , Laguna Sánchez Pilar , Segovia-Pérez Mónica

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Abstract

Despite efforts to reduce the gender gap in leadership, substantial challenges remain. Higher education institutions address this gap by offering leadership development training for young women. Experiential and transformative learning are favourable educational strategies for developing psychological empowerment, leadership identity, and self-efficacy among young women, incorporating gender mainstreaming.

This study aims to assess the effectiveness of a pilot leadership development programme for young women to develop their psychological empowerment, leadership identity and self-efficacy at a Spanish university. This programme comprises training and mentoring activities built on experiential and transformative learning approaches.

A mixed-methods research intervention design combining quasi-experimental and qualitative methods measured the programme's effectiveness. The pre-and post-intervention scores of the intervention (n = 18) and control groups (n = 21) were compared by performing Student's t-test. The results reveal that participating in the young women's leadership development programme increases psychological empowerment, leadership self-efficacy and leadership identity. Participants' post-intervention interview results support quantitative results.

The findings demonstrate that effective young women's leadership development programmes should promote leadership self-development by providing strategies to their students regarding how to overcome gender biases and discrimination and combining personal growth experiences. Empowering young women to lead themselves sets the foundations for developing responsible leadership.

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体验式和变革性学习在培养年轻女性领导能力中的作用：一项试点研究

尽管努力缩小领导层中的性别差距，但仍存在重大挑战。高等教育机构通过为年轻女性提供领导力发展培训来解决这一差距。体验式和变革性学习是培养年轻女性心理赋权、领导认同和自我效能感的有利教育策略，并将性别主流化纳入其中。本研究旨在评估西班牙一所大学青年女性领导力发展试点项目的有效性，以发展她们的心理赋权、领导认同和自我效能感。该方案包括以体验和变革学习方法为基础的培训和指导活动。结合准实验和定性方法的混合方法研究干预设计测量了该计划的有效性。干预组（n = 18）与对照组（n = 21）的干预前后得分采用Student's t检验进行比较。研究结果显示，参与青年女性领导力发展计划可提高心理赋权、领导自我效能和领导认同。参与者的干预后访谈结果支持定量结果。研究结果表明，有效的年轻女性领导力发展课程应通过向学生提供克服性别偏见和歧视的策略，并结合个人成长经验，促进领导力自我发展。赋予年轻女性领导自己的权力，为培养负责任的领导力奠定了基础。

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International Journal of Management Education Multiple-

CiteScore

10.30

自引率

25.00%

发文量

136

审稿时长

64 days

期刊介绍： The International Journal of Management Education provides a forum for scholarly reporting and discussion of developments in all aspects of teaching and learning in business and management. The Journal seeks reflective papers which bring together pedagogy and theories of management learning; descriptions of innovative teaching which include critical reflection on implementation and outcomes will also be considered.