The purpose of this study was to assess the leadership practices or behaviors of FFA members participating in a leadership development workshop known as the Success Conference in Georgia. Leadership practices were determined using the Student Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI) (Kouzes & Posner, 1998). While success conference participants scored the highest on encouraging the heart (M = 23.77; SD = 4.18) and enabling others to act (M = 23.75; SD = 4.40), placing Georgia FFA members participating in the Success Conference at approximately the 45th and 35th percentile respectively for all Student LPI scores, this was slightly below Kouzes’ and Posner’s (1998) normative data for high school students. It is recommended that future leadership development opportunities focus on activities that foster collaboration, strengthen others, recognize the contributions of others, and celebrate team accomplishments.
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15 December 2007
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December 15 2007
Student Leadership Practices of Georgia FFA Success Conference Participants Open Access
John C. Ricketts;
John C. Ricketts
1
Assistant Professor Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communication, University of Georgia
, Athens, Georgia
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Kerry Priest;
Kerry Priest
2
Graduate Assistant Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communication, University of Georgia
, Athens, Georgia
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Ben Lastly
Ben Lastly
3
Executive Secretary Georgia FFA Association Georgia Department of Education Athens
, Georgia
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Journal of Leadership Education (2007) 6 (1): 158–173.
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Ricketts JC, Priest K, Lastly B (2007), "Student Leadership Practices of Georgia FFA Success Conference Participants". Journal of Leadership Education, Vol. 6 No. 1 pp. 158–173, doi: https://doi.org/10.12806/V6/I1/RF8
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