Undergraduate students enrolled in a large research university walked 500 miles on the Camino de Santiago (Camino) as a culminating experience of a course designed to foster high-impact learning, specifically learning about themselves as leaders and global citizens. The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore undergraduate students’ perspectives about the impact of the experience on their leadership development. The course design incorporated leadership theory and high-impact learning practices to provide students with an innovative and in-depth learning experience unique from a classroom setting. A thematic analysis of student post-Camino metareflections gave insight as to how students perceived their development as leaders and what elements of the experience students perceived to be most impactful. Interpretation of the findings was informed by leadership development literature identifying the metacompetencies and competencies of a leader. Other business schools could incorporate the findings regarding leadership development and the effectiveness of the specific course experience to implement their own programs. We provide recommendations and outline resources other universities would need for structuring similar innovative, high-impact learning experiences designed to enhance students’ leadership competencies.

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“Solvitur Ambulando”（步行解决）：在 Camino De Santiago 上学习商业领导力

在一所大型研究型大学就读的本科生在 Camino de Santiago (Camino) 上步行 500 英里，作为旨在促进高影响力学习的课程的最终体验，特别是了解自己作为领导者和全球公民的身份。这项定性研究的目的是探索本科生关于经验对其领导力发展的影响的观点。课程设计结合了领导力理论和高影响力的学习实践，为学生提供了课堂环境中独一无二的创新和深入的学习体验。对学生后卡米诺元反射的主题分析提供了关于学生如何看待他们作为领导者的发展以及学生认为最有影响力的体验元素的见解。研究结果的解释是通过领导力发展文献确定的领导者的元能力和能力。其他商学院可以将有关领导力发展的研究结果和特定课程经验的有效性纳入自己的课程。我们提供建议并概述其他大学需要的资源，以构建旨在提高学生领导能力的类似创新、高影响力的学习体验。