Leadership development has been viewed as a foundational component of agriculture education and the FFA since the early 20th century (Hoover, Scholl, Dunnigan, & Mamontova, 2007). To contribute to previous research in the field of leadership, this study lays the framework for future studies on the leadership styles of those individuals who lead today’s youth in FFA programs across the State of Texas. This study describes FFA advisors of successful FFA programs in terms of their leadership styles, leadership training/educational background, and suggests how FFA advisors could use their leadership styles to improve their programs. Participants reported engaging in behaviors related to transformational leadership, M = 3.15, more often than those related to transactional, M = 2.45, or laissez-faire leadership styles, M = 0.86
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January 15 2019
Leadership Styles of Successful FFAAdvisors and FFA Programs
Zachary Nowak;
Zachary Nowak
Dr.
1
Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources Teacher B. F. Terry High School Lamar Consolidated Independent School District
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Dwayne Pavelock;
Dwayne Pavelock
Dr.
2
Professor Department of Agricultural Sciences Sam Houston State University
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Douglas R. Ullrich;
Douglas R. Ullrich
Dr.
2
Professor Department of Agricultural Sciences Sam Houston State University
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Lawrence A. Wolfskill
Lawrence A. Wolfskill
3
Associate Professor Department of Agricultural Sciences Sam Houston State University
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Publisher: Emerald Publishing on behalf of Association of Leadership Educators
Online ISSN: 1552-9045
Copyright © 2019, The Journal of Leadership Education
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Journal of Leadership Education (2019) 18 (1): 45–67.
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Nowak Z, Pavelock D, Ullrich DR, Wolfskill LA (2019), "Leadership Styles of Successful FFAAdvisors and FFA Programs". Journal of Leadership Education, Vol. 18 No. 1 pp. 45–67, doi: https://doi.org/10.12806/V18/I1/R4
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