Leadership skills and personal characteristics of student leaders of Northwestern university

Abstract

Using the descriptive-correlational design, this study determined the students and student leaders' perceptions on the leadership skills and personal characteristics of student leaders of Northwestern University. Further, this study related the students and student leaders' perceptions on their leadership skills and personal characteristics. This study involved students and student leaders from different colleges of Northwestern University enrolled during the First Semester of Academic Year 2021-2022. The study used a survey questionnaire adopted from Leadership Trait Questionnaire developed by Peter Northhouse to determine the leadership skills and personal characteristics of student leaders. Data were analyzed using frequency count, percentage, weighted mean and T-test. Findings reveal that the students' perception on the leadership skills of the student leaders is high while the personal characteristics is very high. Moreover, student leaders' perception on the leadership skills of the student leaders is high while the personal characteristics is very high. Further, there is no significant difference on the perception of the students and the student leaders on the leadership skills and personal characteristics of student leaders of Northwestern University.