Perceptions of Student Leadership in the University Context—The Case of the Students’ Union in the University of Sheffield (United Kingdom)

María Pilar Cáceres Reche, Inmaculada Aznar Díaz, Francisco Raso Sánchez

Department of Didactic and School Organization, University of Granada, Granada, Spain.

DOI: 10.4236/ojl.2013.23009                

Abstract

The current work presents a descriptive study which focuses on analyzing the self-perceptions of student representatives in order to determine their characteristics and leadership profile, based on their situation and context (Sheffield University’s Student Union, UK). A non-experimental research method was applied, based on the use of questionnaires and semistructured interviews. Some of the results confirm the conditioning exerted by the organizational culture of each institution, as well as the importance of the vocational component with respect to the development and dynamization of the groups.

Keywords

Perceptions; Student Leadership; University Micropolitics

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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