Robinson Gordon Matthew, Magnusen Marshall J
Department of Exercise Science and Sport Management, Schreiner University, Kerrville, TX 78028, USA.
Department of Educational Leadership, Baylor University, Waco, TX 76706, USA.
Behav Sci (Basel). 2024 Sep 11;14(9):801. doi: 10.3390/bs14090801.
Servant leadership is characterized by a core altruistic calling and central attributes of genuine caring, humility, and empathy, and in recent years, has become a style of leadership recommended to be addressed in sports management classrooms because of its associated positive outcomes and emphasis on ethical behavior and decision-making. As the relevance and popularity of servant leadership continue to grow, it gives rise to matters of how this approach to leadership can be better studied and taught to current and aspirant sports professionals. Thus, the purpose of this qualitative case study is to analyze a community-based service-learning project as a mode for developing servant leaders as part of a college sports management curriculum. Nineteen upper-level college sports management students participated in this study by serving as mentors in an after-school program for underprivileged elementary school students for 12 h across the course of six weeks. Participants then completed a written reflection upon the conclusion of the service project. Content analysis of these reflections suggests that service learning may be a positive method for developing servant leaders. The article closes with a discussion of findings, proposed future research questions, as well as ideas for future service-learning projects aimed at developing servant leaders.
仆人式领导的特点是有一个核心的利他主义使命感以及真诚关怀、谦逊和同理心等核心特质。近年来，由于其带来的积极成果以及对道德行为和决策的重视，仆人式领导已成为体育管理课堂上推荐讲授的一种领导风格。随着仆人式领导的相关性和受欢迎程度不断提高，这引发了如何更好地研究这种领导方式并将其传授给当前和未来体育专业人员的问题。因此，本定性案例研究的目的是分析一个基于社区的服务学习项目，将其作为培养仆人式领导者的一种模式，作为大学体育管理课程的一部分。19名大学体育管理专业高年级学生参与了本研究，他们在为期六周的时间里，为贫困小学生的课后项目担任了12小时的导师。参与者在服务项目结束后完成了一份书面反思。对这些反思的内容分析表明，服务学习可能是培养仆人式领导者的一种积极方法。文章最后讨论了研究结果、提出了未来的研究问题，以及针对培养仆人式领导者的未来服务学习项目的想法。
