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Wisdom and Learning from Important and Meaningful Life Experiences.
- Source :
- Journal of Adult Development; Sep2014, Vol. 21 Issue 3, p129-146, 18p, 6 Charts
- Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- According to the wisdom literature, learning from important and meaningful life experiences can foster wisdom. Leading others is one such experience. This paper explores empirically whether and how learning acquired from leadership experience can foster wisdom, which is defined as a real-life process encompassing three core components: cognitive integration, embodiment in actions, and positive effects for oneself and others. This paper consists of two studies. Study 1 investigated the learning acquired from leadership experience and its relationship with wisdom. Eight leaders in higher education in Taiwan participated in five interviews spanning 2 years which explored the lessons learned from their leadership experience. Analysis of the interviews found that leaders acquired rich and multidimensional learning from their leadership experience and that components of wisdom were involved in their learning and their application of the lessons learned. Study 2 examined whether the results of Study 1 could be generalized to a wider population of higher education leaders. An inventory of learning and wisdom compiled from Study 1 was administered to 94 Taiwanese higher education leaders twice within 8 months. Multivariate statistical analysis showed that leaders' responses to items of both acquired learning and components of wisdom increased in 8 months and that these increases were strongly correlated. Results suggest that learning from important and meaningful life experiences can foster wisdom. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- CHI-squared test
CONFIDENCE intervals
STATISTICAL correlation
EXPERIENCE
EXPERIENTIAL learning
FACTOR analysis
INTERVIEWING
RESEARCH methodology
RESEARCH funding
SCALE analysis (Psychology)
STATISTICAL hypothesis testing
STATISTICS
T-test (Statistics)
DATA analysis
EFFECT sizes (Statistics)
THEMATIC analysis
INTER-observer reliability
DATA analysis software
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10680667
- Volume :
- 21
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Adult Development
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 97369450
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10804-014-9186-x