Expanding the boundaries of where leadership education occurs

Hannah M. Sunderman and Bolanle Adebayo

Chapter 3 in Handbook on Leadership Education and Impact, 2025, pp 33-48 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: Leadership paradigms have shifted from a traditional, positional focus to a process-oriented approach that occurs in all spaces and places. However, leadership education is widely implemented in higher education and organizational contexts and remains inaccessible to many, restricted by financial barriers and the lack of leadership focus in secondary education. Limiting leadership education to formal programs risks excluding potential leaders, a problem given global concerns over leadership shortages. Therefore, we advocate for expanding leadership education beyond the classroom, promoting a holistic “both/and” approach that values curricular and non-curricular contexts, as well as formal and informal leadership learning. Ultimately, we seek to enhance inclusivity, foster more comprehensive and effective leadership development, and expand the boundaries of where we, as leadership educators, perceive leadership education happens.

Keywords: Leadership education; Informal leadership education; Leadership learning; Mentoring; Leadership contexts; Experiential learning (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
ISBN: 9781035326211
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