Date Capstone Completed
12-2019
Document Type
Capstone Publication
Degree Name
Masters of Science in Leadership Education: Organizational Leadership
Department
Leadership Education
Advisor
Theresa Waterbury
Abstract
Immersion in a strengths-based, study abroad program provided extensive opportunity for leadership growth. Navigating the unknown added to the challenge students experienced during their student-organized activities. The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore how a strengths-based curricula design advanced the leadership competency levels of self-reflection and relationship building during a graduate, short-term study abroad program. The findings show before and during the program, self-reflection led to thoughtful discussions, which led to valuing differences. Self-reflection contributed to deeper self-awareness of how an individual’s primary strengths and blind spots led to mutual respect. On-going mutual respect enhanced relationships through appreciation for diversity. The strengths-based knowledge aided in acknowledging and valuing differences in one another, which positively impacted relationships.
Recommended Citation
Moldenhauer, Elizabeth; Osland, Melissa; and Waterbury, Theresa A., "Study Abroad Strengths-Based Curriculum: Advancing Self-Reflection and Relationship-Building Leadership Skills" (2019). Leadership Education Capstones. 20.
https://openriver.winona.edu/leadershipeducationcapstones/20
