Effective leadership in outdoor programming

Exploring Participant Development Through Adventure-Based Programming: A Model from the National Outdoor Leadership School

Recreation program evaluation efforts historically have focused primarily on the identification of program-specific outcomes rather than focusing on the influence of specific mechanisms of change. The purpose of this study was to begin to examine programs offered by the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) to develop an etiological model of participant development. Hierarchical modeling re...

On effective leadership.

COVER Model of a candidate HIV vaccine prime immunogen (center) engaging germline B cell receptors (bottom) to initiate an antibody immune response. The immunogen is a virus-like nanoparticle, ~30 nanometers in diameter, displaying 60 copies of an HIV gp120 outer domain protein engineered to bind germline precursors of specifi c broadly neutralizing antibodies. This work has promising implicati...

Leadership in anaesthesia teams: the most effective leadership is shared.

BACKGROUND Leadership plays a crucial role in teams working in complex environments, and research has shown that shared leadership where all team members perform leadership functions is an effective strategy. The authors aimed to describe shared leadership patterns during anaesthesia induction and show how they are linked to team performance. METHODS 12 anaesthesia teams consisting of one res...

The Economics of Effective Leadership

Qualities of Effective Leadership in Higher Education

The leadership of Higher Education institutions has been placed under increasing scrutiny since the 1980s with the expansion of student numbers, changes in funding for student places, increased marketization and student choice, and continuing globalisation of the sector. In this climate of change Higher Education institutions have been required to consider how to develop their leaders and what ...