A Critical Look at Leadership Educator Preparation: Priority #4 of the National Leadership Education Research Agenda 2020-2025

In this episode, Dan and Lauren are joined by Dr. Darren Pierre, Lecturer in the Office of Global Engineering Leadership in the A. James Clark School of Engineering at the University of Maryland and Dr. Kerry Priest, Professor in the Staley School of Leadership and Program Director for Leadership Communication at Kansas State University. The group identified research areas centered on developing leadership educators. They built on prior work done on the professional practice of leadership education.

The article presents thought-provoking questions and ideas for innovative research methods. The authors envision a future where leadership facilitators are well-trained and knowledgeable in current teaching practices and research.  Pierre is the lead author and Priest was part of the writing team for Priority #4 of the National Leadership Education Research Agenda. 

Pierre and Priest were lead authors and part of the writing team for Priority Number 4, titled “A Critical Look at Leadership Educator Preparation: Developing an Intentional and Diverse Approach To Leadership Learning and Development"

This episode is part of a series of conversations with the lead authors of the nine priorities of the (NLERA) 2020-2025, published in Volume 14, issue 3, of the Journal of Leadership Studies.