The current study explored the internal conflicts of a diverse group of undergraduate students as leadership development experiences challenge students’ pre-existing attitudes and beliefs of what comprises effective leadership. Interviews with 23 undergraduate students uncovered two consistent conflicts within the minds of emerging leaders, often experienced unconsciously: (a) the recognition of the need to serve the group while also exhibiting command over followers and (b) the desire to adapt to changing circumstances while also remaining resolute in personal chosen courses of action. The particular internal contradictions, common to students in the study across gender and racial lines, imply a structure of predictable cognitive transition as emerging leaders work toward internalizing group-inclusive concepts associated with contemporary leadership practices. The study's findings possess several implications for leadership educators—in higher education and external organizations—in the ways these professionals create both formal and informal developmental experiences for undergraduate students.

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大学生关于有效领导实践的内部冲突

当前的研究探讨了不同类型的本科生的内部冲突，因为领导力发展经历挑战了学生对有效领导力的原有态度和信念。在对23名本科生的访谈中，他们发现了新兴领导者心目中的两个始终如一的冲突，这些冲突通常是在不知不觉中经历的：（a）认识到在为团队服务的同时还表现出对追随者的指挥力；（b）适应环境变化的渴望，在个人选择的行动方案中也保持坚定。研究中学生在性别和种族方面普遍存在的特定内部矛盾，这意味着随着新兴领导者努力使与当代领导实践相关的包容性概念内部化，可预测的认知过渡结构。该研究结果对高等教育和外部组织中的领导力教育者具有多种意义，这些专业人士可以为本科生创造正式和非正式的发展经验。