Case Studies in Participatory Evaluation: Examining the Impact of Community Initiatives: Assessing the Impact of a Youth Leadership-Training Program on Participants' Skills and Attitudes Toward Voluntarism

2001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aparna Sharma ◽  
Yolanda Suarez-Balcazar
2015 ◽  
Vol 27 (6) ◽  
pp. 593-616 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fayçal Boukamcha

Purpose – This paper aims to clarify the impact of the entrepreneurial training on a Tunisian trainee’s entrepreneurial cognitions and intention. An interactive cognitive perspective was adopted to test the interaction effect between the entrepreneurial cognitions: the perceived entrepreneurial self-efficacy, the perceived entrepreneurial feasibility and entrepreneurial desirability. A research model was built showing several relationships between entrepreneurial training, cognitions and intention. Design/methodology/approach – A survey was conducted on a convenience sample of 240 participants in four business incubators. The maximum-likelihood test was used as a structural equation modeling method to test the model. Findings – The results show the importance of the entrepreneurial training in the development of entrepreneurial cognitions. Further, the findings, to some extent, validate the interaction between the entrepreneurial cognitive patterns. However, entrepreneurial intention was only predicted through the entrepreneurial desirability. Several implications are discussed at the end of this paper. Practical implications – The findings seem interesting insofar, as they show the importance of entrepreneurial trainings in the entrepreneurial intention development through the enhancement of desirability. This process can be triggered by a training program that contains case studies, success stories and conferences to make the youth enthusiastic about self-employment. Originality/value – The significant impact of the entrepreneurial training on trainees’ cognitions should encourage governments and incubators to promote entrepreneurial training programs to enhance the youths’ willingness to create their own businesses. The findings in this paper seem interesting insofar as they show the importance of entrepreneurial trainings in the entrepreneurial intention development through the enhancement of desirability. This process can be triggered by a training program that contains case studies, success stories and conferences to make the youth enthusiastic about self-employment.


2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 259
Author(s):  
Abd. Rohim ◽  
Endin Mujahidin ◽  
Didin Saefuddin ◽  
Adian Husaini

<p dir="RTL"><strong>الملخص</strong></p><p dir="RTL">توصل الباحث من هذه الدراسة إلى استنتاج وهو أن مفهوم التربية القيادية لطارق السويدان تربوي، وتدريبي، وواقعي، وأسوتي، وإسلامي، بمعنى أن تشكيل قائد هو من خلال التعليم والتدريب ووفق الواقع، وليكون نموذجا، وبالمعايير الإسلامية، وأن مفهوم التربية القيادية لطارق السويدان هو تعزيز نظرية وارن بلانك باسم "108 مهارات قيادية طبيعية" وهي النظرية التي أكدت على أنه لا يوجد شخص ولد قائدا في شكل طبيعي، لأن القيادة هي مجموعة من الخصائص والمهارات التي يمكن تعلُّمها، وأن تطبيق مفهوم التربية القيادية لطارق السويدان في إندونيسيا هو باسم "برنامج تعليم وتدريب الشباب القيادة الإسلامية 30 ساعة"، والتطبيقات للتربية القيادية الإسلامية وفق منظور طارق السويدان هي برنامج التعليم والتدريب القيادي الذي يُقدَّم للشباب الذين هم من أشد الموارد البشرية خصبة، خطوة خطوة، في مؤسسة أو دورة تدريبية أنشئت خاصة بهذا الغرض، وذلك باستخدام مختلف أساليب التعليم والتدريب المتنوعة، وأن مثل هذا التعليم حدث ولا يزال يحدث في واقع المجتمع الإندونيسي مما يؤكد على أهمية دور الكيايات (الشيوخ) في البسانترينات (المعاهد الإسلامية) في إعداد كوادر العلماء الذين هم قادة للمستقبل.</p><p dir="RTL"> </p><p>The conclusion of this research is that the concept of leadership education of Thariq as-Suwaidan is the concept of leadership education that having the characteristic of tarbawi, tadribi, waqi‘iy, uswati and Islami. In the sense of the formation of a leader must be through education, training, reality, model, and Islamic. Thariq as-Suwaidan’s Leadership Concept is to strengthen Warren Blank’s theory by the name of “108 Skills of Natural Born Leaders”, the theory that there is no natural leader. Leadership is a collection of traits and skills that can be learned. Application of Thariq as-Suwaidan Leadership Education Concept in Indonesia is under the name of “Youth Leadership Education &amp; Training Program 30 Hours”. The application of Islamic leadership education of Thariq as-Suwaidan is a leadership and leadership training program provided to the youngest of the most fertile human resources, step by step, in a training institute or course established specifically for this purpose, using various varied learning methods. The kind of education has really happened and will constantly happen in the reality of Indonesian society. The condition strictly shows the importance of the roles of Islamic scholars (ulama) in Islamic schools or Islamic institutions to perform and to shape their next generation to become the future leaders.</p>


2003 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 89-103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aparna Sharma ◽  
Yolanda Suarez-Balcazar ◽  
Matthew Baetke

2021 ◽  
pp. 026142942110559
Author(s):  
Omar Muammar

Leadership skills are a prerequisite in the 21st-century workplace in all fields. However, graduates often leave universities with a wealth of knowledge but less mastery and confidence in leadership skills. The purpose of the current study was to estimate the impact of a 20-hour leadership training program (LTP), on learning. A quasi-experimental method with non-equivalent groups, namely, an experimental group (EG) and a control group (CG), were used to assess the impact of the LTP on students’ learning perceptions. The convenience sample consisted of 96 students (49 males and 47 females), and 55 students in the EG. Pre- and post-assessments were performed. In the series of t-tests, the value of the difference between the pre- and post-assessments showed a significant overall effect on the ratings, favoring the EG. The results showed that the LTP was highly effective at developing students’ leadership skills. Implications and recommendations for future research are also included.


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