José A. Alaby

The End or Ends of Leadership Education?: the Issue of Means and Ends of a University Leadership Graduate Program José A. Alaby

History of leadership education has shown tensions between its means and ends. Tensions become more apparent in contemporary educational institutions that deliver graduate leadership education. This is a case study of a Leadership Graduate Program (LP) It is job-embedded: theory and practice are united in the participants workplaces, where they show leadership competency in 20 areas. It stresses the importance of the participants individuality to develop a teaching-learning community of leaders. This qualitative study is useful to professionals in Leadership-related areas such as Education, Graduate Leadership Programs, Business Administration, Human Resources, Public Relations, CEOs of public and private organizations, and coordinators of NGOs, national and international leadership associations.